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Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 7
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Initiation Lectures
Conversations and Morning Walks
1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: The first cultural education is how to teach the small children to become purified, brahmacārī.
Dr. Patel: In ancient times it was done by association in gurukula.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That is required, gurukula. We are starting, therefore, gurukulas. And it is becoming...
Dr. Patel: Gurukula. Kula of guru.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Brahmacari gurukule vasan danto guror hitam. This is the beginning. A brahmacārī should live in the aśrama of guru, danta, self-controlled, and only for the benefit of guru, not for anyone's benefit. Brahmacārī guru... They'll go, collect alms, and everything should be delivered to guru.
Dr. Patel: When Kṛṣṇa was sent to collect the wood.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Guror hitam. The brahmacārī life means only for the benefit of guru. Everything is there in Bhāgavatam.1976 Conversations and Morning Walks
1977 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: That he should act simply for the benefit of the guru. This is the process. He has no personal interest. He'll go by the order of guru to beg alms from different householders and... They are innocent children. They'll go, ask, "Mother, give me some alms." And the mother also knows that "My child or his child, they are all neighbors' child. They will give." And whatever collection is there, he'll bring it to guru. So he does not claim that "I have collected. It is my property." No. It is guru's property. This is the first training. He works so hard to collect, but the property belongs to the guru. Guror hitam. This is first training. And that is the meaning of karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana. That gentleman was quoting this. He does not know what is the meaning. He... Karmaṇy e... He is engaged to work, to collect. Just like you are doing that. You are, whole day you are working for the selling books, but you don't make a farthing even out of the profit. That is for the guror hitam, for the benefit of guru.
Jayādvaita: That is one of their objections, that "These people, young people, work all day... "
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Jayādvaita: "...and they give all the money to the guru."
Prabhupāda: You show. You show these quotes from the śāstra. "This is our training, guror hitam, for the benefit of guru. So this is our śāstra." [break] ...he comes, he should stay here. His name is Gopāla.