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<h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2>
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<h3>1969 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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If you go to a drug shop and you say: "I am diseased. You give me any medicine," that is not . . . he'll ask you, "Where is your prescription?" So similarly, in this age, in Kali-yuga age, this mantra, Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, is recommended in the śāstras, and great stalwart—we consider Him the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu—He preached this. Therefore our principle is everyone should follow. Mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ (CC Madhya 17.186). We should follow the footprints of great authorities. That is our business.
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Just like in drug shop they sell all medicine for disease, curing disease. But still, you have to take doctor's prescription to take a particular type of medicine. They will not supply you. If you go to a drug shop and you say: "I am diseased. You give me any medicine," that is not . . . he'll ask you, "Where is your prescription?" So similarly, in this age, in Kali-yuga age, this mantra, Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, is recommended in the śāstras, and great stalwart—we consider Him the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu—He preached this.

Therefore our principle is everyone should follow. Mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 17.186|CC Madhya 17.186]]). We should follow the footprints of great authorities. That is our business. The Vedic mantra says, tarko 'pratiṣṭhaḥ ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 25.57|CC Madhya 25.57]], Mahābhārata, Vana-parva 313.117). If you simply try to argue and try to approach the Absolute, it is very difficult, simply by argument and reasoning, because our arguments and reason are limited because our senses are imperfect. (break) So tarko 'pratiṣṭhaḥ śrutayo vibhinnāḥ.

And scriptures, there are different kinds of scriptures. Nāsau munir yasya mataṁ na bhinnam ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 25.57|CC Madhya 25.57]], Mahābhārata, Vana-parva 313.117). Philosophers, every philosopher has got a different opinion, and unless a philosopher defeats other philosopher, he cannot become a big philosopher. So therefore philosophical speculation also will not make a solution. Dharmasya tattvaṁ nihitaṁ guhāyām. So it is very secret. Then how to get that secret thing? Mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 17.186|CC Madhya 17.186]]): you simply follow great personalities, how they have achieved success.
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