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<h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2>
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<h3>1974 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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Because they say: "These are a class of idle men. They cannot do anything, and they take to this religious life." That is the tendency. They are feeling like that. But if you show that you are actually doing something ideal, then they will appreciate. Make a small unit of community and show ideal life, not idle life. Ideal life. Then this mis . . . that . . . now in Bombay, they have refused, because they are under the impression that "Their, these Europeans, have come here under some sentiment, and what is the use?.
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[[Vanisource:740312 - Morning Walk - Vrndavana|740312 - Morning Walk - Vrndavana]]
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Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: They are not prepared.

Prabhupāda: Then? You have to engage laborer and spend two hundred rupees per head at least, including salary and food, and the production is nil. In this way, there must be ten thousand, twenty thousand expenditure. Am I right or not that, "You bring money some way from anywhere, and let us spend lavishly"? What kind of management this is? We should consider the money, after all, is earned with hard labor. So somebody will bring money with hard labor, and another body will spend like irresponsible prince. That should be stopped. That is management. (break) . . . especially is that the religion means to make a class of men simply idle . . . what is? Opiate? What is called?

Devotees: Opiate of the people.

Prabhupāda: Therefore they are against religion. But actually, if we show that we are producing, we are managing, we are educating, then we can counteract the Communist tendency. But they are seeing that, that escaping. They say: "They escape responsibility of worldly life, and they're indulging in some religious . . ." That is the tendency. All . . . everywhere the government is complaining like that. Therefore they do not want to increase the number of temples, increase the number of devotees. They do not want. Because they say: "These are a class of idle men. They cannot do anything, and they take to this religious life." That is the tendency. They are feeling like that. But if you show that you are actually doing something ideal, then they will appreciate. Make a small unit of community and show ideal life, not idle life. Ideal life. Then this mis . . . that . . . now in Bombay, they have refused, because they are under the impression that "Their, these Europeans, have come here under some sentiment, and what is the use? They have taken some plea and rejected our . . ." (break) . . . is there. As we are making counter propaganda against māyā, the māyā is also very strong. She will also make propaganda against you, very strong. So unless you become very sincere devotee, daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā ([[Vanisource:BG 7.14 (1972)|BG 7.14]]), then it will not be possible to conquer over māyā. You'll be succumbed. Hare Kṛṣṇa.

(break) . . . taranti te. Mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te. In India the, the brāhmin class, they say: "Oh, I am born in brāhmaṇa family. Why shall I do this work?" You see? Therefore the whole society has gone to hell. In your country still, they accept any kind of work. It doesn't matter. And here in India, if he happens to be a brāhmin, he'll not take any kind of work. Means . . . just like plowing. He'll not agree. Therefore so much land. The kṣatriya is thinking, "I am kṣatriya." The brāhmin is thinking, "I am brāhmin." And the land is lying fallow. There is no production. He will go to the office and fight with the pen as a kṣatriya. And instead of studying Vedas, he'll study the rules and regulation given by the office. But he'll not come to plow. Therefore this scarcity of food. He'll go to a mill to work as ordinary laborer. Kyun thik hai ki nahi? (Is that correct or not?) He'll not come. So much land we see lying unutilized. And they're crying for grain. Why? The same example. I was writing that in New York City, the whole city is full of dirty things, garbage, for want of cleaner, and you go to the Central Park, you'll find so many hippies are lying down idle.
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