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The miser, the opposite word is liberal or brāhmaṇa. Miser knows his self-interest, "How much nice foodstuff I have got to eat daily." That's all. And liberal, "How much kṛṣṇa-prasāda I am distributing to the world." Liberal. A miser is thinking, "How much nice dishes I have eaten today. How much I have satisfied my tongue. Never mind I go to hell; let me eat this, that, so many nice things. Let me satisfy my tongue." "Oh, for your tongue so many animals are being sacrificed, killed?" "Never mind. I want to satisfy my tongue." Miser. But Kṛṣṇa conscious person, he does not satisfy tongue. He wants to satisfy Kṛṣṇa, and whatever remnants, foodstuff, is there, he eats. That's all. He's liberal. These are the distinction between miser and liberal.
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[[Vanisource:681216 - Lecture BG 02.46-62 - Los Angeles|681216 - Lecture BG 02.46-62 - Los Angeles]]
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In the Tenth Chapter you'll find. Arjuna says that "You are paraṁ brahma. Kṛṣṇa, You are paraṁ brahma." Similarly, if anyone knows Brahman, Para-brahman, Kṛṣṇa, he is brahmin. Brahma jānāti iti brahmin. One who knows the Supreme Brahman, Kṛṣṇa, he is brāhmaṇa. Not a person who is born in the family of a brahmin. He may be a caṇḍāla by his mentality.

So Bhāgavata says, yasya hi yal lakṣaṇaṁ (proktaṁ puṁso) syat varṇābhivyañjakam ([[Vanisource:SB 7.11.35|SB 7.11.35]]). There are symptoms. You'll find all these in Bhagavad-gītā: who is brahmin, who is kṣatriya, who is vaiśya, who is śūdra. By symptoms, by characteristics, you will know. Similarly, if you find a man knows Kṛṣṇa, you must accept him: "He is a brahmin." He's a brahmin. Brahma jānāti iti brāhmaṇa.

So the miser, the opposite word is liberal or brāhmaṇa. Miser knows his self-interest, "How much nice foodstuff I have got to eat daily." That's all. And liberal, "How much kṛṣṇa-prasāda I am distributing to the world." Liberal.

A miser is thinking, "How much nice dishes I have eaten today. How much I have satisfied my tongue. Never mind I go to hell; let me eat this, that, so many nice things. Let me satisfy my tongue." "Oh, for your tongue so many animals are being sacrificed, killed?" "Never mind. I want to satisfy my tongue." Miser. But Kṛṣṇa conscious person, he does not satisfy tongue. He wants to satisfy Kṛṣṇa, and whatever remnants, foodstuff, is there, he eats. That's all. He's liberal. These are the distinction between miser and liberal.
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