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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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The essence of śāstra is Bhagavad-gītā. So anyone who studies Bhagavad-gītā minutely will become perfect.
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Prabhupāda: They have manufactured different types of religion, different types of philosophy. All these—Radhaswami, . . . (indistinct) . . . Jains, Sikhs, they have manufactured. . . . (indistinct) . . . And our Vedic regulation is anyone who does not accept the ''śāstra'' . . . Just like such a great personality of Buddha, simply he said that, "I do not follow the Vedic principles." That Buddhism could not flourish, although Buddhism began from India. Lord Buddha was ''kṣatriya'' king, . . . (indistinct) . . . He started this movement. But because he did . . . simply he said that, "I do not accept your ''Vedas''," immediately he was rejected . . . such a great personality of . . . (indistinct) . . . This is the ''śāstra''.

So anyone who does not follow the ''śāstra'' . . . the essence of ''śāstra'' is ''Bhagavad-gītā''. So anyone who studies ''Bhagavad-gītā'' minutely will become perfect. These European, American boys, because they're strictly following the instruction of ''Bhagavad-gītā'', therefore . . . (indistinct) . . . Only thing is they're following the footsteps, according to ''śāstra''. ''Śāstra'', everyone, in reality . . . (indistinct) . . . Śāstric injunction without any malinterpretation. Otherwise, waste of time. ''Śrama eva hi kevalam'' ([[vanisource:SB 1.2.8|SB 1.2.8]]). That is stated in the ''Bhāgavata''. Simply wasting time . . . (indistinct) 

Christian religion has failed all over the world because they are neglected the śāstric injunctions . . . is now failure. Nobody goes to church. Churches, churches are now being sold. In London . . . have you been in London? There are hundreds and thousands of churches, they're simply vacant; nobody goes there. Not only in England; in America. In America still they are going on, because there are followers, churches. But in England I have said, it is this . . . nobody goes. Very, very nice.

You have been to London? Oh . . . (indistinct) . . . or Chursley, there is one very aristocratic . . . (indistinct) . . . Big, aristocratic man lived there. And that quarter there is a so excellent church . . . (indistinct) . . . very big church, well constructed.

Now the church authority, desiring that somebody . . . he's imagining. He wanted to purchase that. He's imagining that "This is such a nice church, so our . . . Government has sent somebody to take this church." He's thinking Americans may take . . . no. Why Americans will be interested to take the church as it is? But he's thinking like that. That means he wants to dismantle the church. But church now will not allow. But he's finding out some customer who will take the church some other place. So that, that quarter land is very valuable. So if the land is vacated, then you may have a little church, and other land he can utilize for himself. That is his proposition.