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<h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2>
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<h3>1973 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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People in general, they do not know that their real problem is how to approach the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu. And the leaders, so-called leaders, who have created so many problems, they also do not know; therefore the leaders are blind and the followers are blind—so what will be their result? If a blind man leads other blind.
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[[Vanisource:730727 - Conversation - London|730727 - Conversation - London]]
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Sir Alistair Hardy: Yes, I agree, but don't you think it's possible that some of these other, which are, true, minor problems concerned...

Prabhupāda: The minor problems will be solved if the major problem is solved. Just like if you have typhoid, disease is taken care of. When you are out of typhoid infection, all other symptoms accompanying typhoid fever will automatically vanish.

Sir Alistair Hardy: Yes, in fact I do say that in my second philosophic aspect of it.

Prabhupāda: So...

Sir Alistair Hardy: Maybe it is the more important. But it may…, it might be that in the present materialistic phase of the world, these other...

Prabhupāda: Yes, the present materialistic world, the leaders, they do not know what is God. They are, almost all the leaders, they are godless, andhā: they have been described as blind leaders, because they have no knowledge of God. Andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānāḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 7.5.31|SB 7.5.31]]). In the Bhāgavata it is said, na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ.

They do not know; people in general, they do not know that their real problem is how to approach the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu. And the leaders, so-called leaders, who have created so many problems, they also do not know; therefore the leaders are blind and the followers are blind—so what will be their result? If a blind man leads other blind man...

Sir Alistair Hardy: Yes, I would agree. I would agree.

Prabhupāda: So the real problem is, as we emphasize, not whimsically; it is the beginning of the Vedānta-sūtra. The Vedānta-sūtra says, athāto brahma jijñāsāḥ, that this human life is meant for enquiring about the Absolute Truth, God; no other enquiry. But they have rejected this thing. They are embarrassed with the subsequent problems. They do not know the real problem. The real problem is to enquire, "What is God? What I am? What is my relationship with God?" The educational department or advancement of science and education—everything should be employed to solve this problem: that people are now disinterested in the matter of understanding God; they think it is frivolious.

Sir Alistair Hardy: Yes. I fully agree. I fully agree with you, and...

Prabhupāda: Other problem, as you have mentioned. Therefore we have started this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement just to manipulate this problem. People are neglecting. They are not taking very serious attention to understand about God. That is their main disease. And other problems, that is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā:

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:daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī
:mama māyā duratyayā
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As in this verse it is said that "These living entities, they are part and parcel of Me." So qualitatively God and we living entities, we are one qualitatively. There cannot be any problem. As God has no problem, therefore we have no problem. This is mistaken. We have created problem in our disease condition.
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