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<h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2>
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<h3>1972 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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Upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ (BG 4.34). Those who are tattva-darśiḥ, those who have seen the truth, we have to take knowledge from them—that is direction in the Bhagavad-gītā—not from the third-class men. One who has seen, one who has known, you have to take knowledge from him, tattva-darśiḥ.
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[[Vanisource:720604 - Conversation A - Mexico|720604 - Conversation A - Mexico]]
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Prabhupāda: Law of gravity . . . the big, big planets are floating in the air. Now you can explain how it is floating. The hint is already there in the Bhagavad-gītā, that He enters. Viṣṭabhyā idaṁ kṛtsnam ekāṁśena sthito jagat ([[Vanisource:BG 10.42 (1972)|BG 10.42]]), dharayani aham ojasam that, "I enter into this universe, and by My prowess they are floating." These hints are there. Now you are a scientist; if you are actually devotee, then you try to explain from your scientific explanation that this floating is possible because God has entered within it.

That is your duty. And because you're scientist, your explanation from the scientific point of view, how God has entered, how He is acting, that will be very well received by the public. So that will be great service. Actually that is the fact. It is already stated there that, "I enter." We can understand. Yes. We believe. I'll explain. Just like that balloon. What is that gas? Hydrogen gas?

Martin: Helium.

Prabhupāda: Huh?

Martin: Helium gas.

Prabhupāda: Helium gas. So helium gas has entered within the balloon, and it is floating. (laughter) So if the helium gas can float, cannot God float? If helium gas has so much power, the God is less than helium gas or He is more than helium gas? So what is the difficulty to understand? God says: "I enter." So similarly, the helium gas enters and it makes possible that it floats. So where is the difficulty to understand? I see in my eyes. So He can become big helium gas. Just like Kṛṣṇa says, raso 'ham apsu kaunteya ([[Vanisource:BG 7.8 (1972)|BG 7.8]]): "I am the taste of the water." Water is important. We are drinking water for the taste. That taste is Kṛṣṇa. Similarly, if you explain this law of gravitation which we have discovered is Kṛṣṇa, prove it by your scientific knowledge, that will be your service.

Actually that is the fact. That is the fact. But you have to explain, just like I have given you this example. This is scientific. As you can float a balloon by creating helium gas, so there must be some gas like that; Kṛṣṇa enters into each and every planet or universe and it floats, that's all. They, not only the planets are floating, the universes are also floating. So you accept this theory or not? If not, clearly explain.

Martin: I, I, I cannot reject it.

Prabhupāda: That's . . .

Martin: Because you know more about it than I do.

Prabhupāda: Thank you very much.

Martin: You are obviously a wise man.

Prabhupāda: That should be the attitude. That is the way of understanding. Upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 4.34 (1972)|BG 4.34]]). Those who are tattva-darśiḥ, those who have seen the truth, we have to take knowledge from them—that is direction in the Bhagavad-gītā—not from the third-class men. One who has seen, one who has known, you have to take knowledge from him, tattva-darśiḥ.

Tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā ([[Vanisource:BG 4.34 (1972)|BG 4.34]]). You have to understand by surrendering, by rendering service and by question, three things. You cannot question simply. There must be service and surrender, then question will be nice. And if all of a sudden you come and question, that answer will not be sufficient.

Just I am drinking this water because there is taste. At this time, if you can . . . if you give me some other juice, I'll not like. I'll like to take . . . drink water, because there is peculiar taste that will satisfy my thirst. That thirst-quenching taste is Kṛṣṇa. So immediately you can remember Kṛṣṇa, "Here is Kṛṣṇa." This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Raso 'ham apsu kaunteya ([[Vanisource:BG 7.8 (1972)|BG 7.8]]).
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