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Conversations and Morning Walks

1973 Conversations and Morning Walks

Room Conversation with Indian Guests -- July 11, 1973, London:

Prabhupāda: Defense. Defense means... Just like we have discovered atomic bomb for defending. This is also material activities. So it requires time to learn. But one thing is, the beginning should be, as far as possible, our life should be sinless. Because in the Bhagavad-gītā you'll find, it is said, yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpam. "Anyone who is completely freed from all sinful activities." Yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām. "And always engaged in pious activities, such person can become devotee." Te dvandva-moha-nirmuktā bhajante māṁ dṛḍha-vratāḥ (BG 7.28). "He becomes free from the duality of this world, and becomes fixed-up in My service." So this is the condition, that yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpam. Without being sinless, nobody can understand what is Bhagavān, what is Bhagavad-bhajana. Therefore this is the beginning of sinless life: no intoxication, no illicit sex... If you can, if somebody avoids these things, he does not die. It is simply a little practice. He's practiced to all these bad habits, and if he likes, he can give it up. It is not difficult. And this is tapasya, little tapasya. Tapasā brahmacaryeṇa (SB 6.1.13). To become advanced in spiritual life, one has to accept some tapasya, austerity. So this is a simple austerity. Therefore when we officially initiate, we get this promise from the student, that "You have to follow this." And that's all.

Guest (4): (Hindi)

Guest (1): In the evening tomorrow, Swamiji, have you got any special program or...

Prabhupāda: No, anyone can come after four.

Guest (5): Four to...?

Prabhupāda: Four to six.

Revatīnandana: I think tomorrow evening there'll be special, some special guests coming. Tomorrow evening.

Prabhupāda: That's all right.

Revatīnandana: Not tomorrow...

Prabhupāda: No, you are also. You come. You are also. You come.

Guest (5): Some people they work, you see, seven days of the week.

Guest (8): Sunday night?

Guest (5): No Sunday is tomorrow. So they wanted to come.

Revatīnandana: Yeah, except tomorrow evening, I..., Śyāmasundara's arranging a very special conference. And I don't think...

Prabhupāda: That's (all) right. They also come and here what is... It is open to everyone. Our special conference: Bhagavad-bhakti.

Guests: Thank you very much.

Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṇa.

Guest (5): Otherwise, you know, we are disallowed...

Prabhupāda: No.

Guest (1): ...we have got your permission, then.

Prabhupāda: They will also hear. Yes. (Hindi) Jaya.

Guest (1): (Hindi for few sentences)

Prabhupāda: Punjab?

Guest (5): I'm a Hindu.

Prabhupāda: You are Hindu, but which province.

Guest (5): I come from Guyana and my father's from...

Prabhupāda: Oh, Guyana. That South America.

Guest (5): No. My father's from India. My mother's from India.

Prabhupāda: Oh.

Guest (5): No, they come from Jullundar.

Prabhupāda: Jullundar, Punjab.

Page Title:Guyana
Compiler:Surabhi, GauraHari
Created:27 of Jun, 2012
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=4, Let=18
No. of Quotes:22