If you are actually inquisitive to understand what is Absolute Truth, what is your life, what is the value of life, tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta. A guru is not a fashion, "Oh, such and such swamiji is a..., let me make him guru." Just like, "Oh, there is a nice dog. Keep me a dog. Let me keep here dog." And if a guru says, "Yes, whatever you are doing, you are right. You can do whatever you... You can eat whatever you like. You can do whatever...," "Oh, he is a very nice guru." And as soon as he will say, "No illicit sex life, sir, no meat-eating, no gambling, no intoxication," "Oh, Swamiji, you are very conservative." I have heard these things. That poet Allen Ginsberg, he said, "Swamiji, you are very conservative." No, I am the most liberal. You do not know. If I become conservative, then none of you will come to me.
Allen Ginsberg
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Page Title: | Allen Ginsberg |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Serene |
Created: | 08 of Aug, 2012 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=8, Con=23, Let=24 |
No. of Quotes: | 55 |