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| <div id="LectureonBG42434NewYorkAugust121966_0" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="190" link="Lecture on BG 4.24-34 -- New York, August 12, 1966" link_text="Lecture on BG 4.24-34 -- New York, August 12, 1966"> | | <div id="LectureonBG42434NewYorkAugust121966_0" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="190" link="Lecture on BG 4.24-34 -- New York, August 12, 1966" link_text="Lecture on BG 4.24-34 -- New York, August 12, 1966"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 4.24-34 -- New York, August 12, 1966|Lecture on BG 4.24-34 -- New York, August 12, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just yesterday night one of our friends inquired that "How long it takes time to have complete Kṛṣṇa consciousness?" So I replied that the Kṛṣṇa consciousness can take place in a second, and it may not take in thousands of years. Because the point is here, that after all, we have to come to this point, that surrender unto Kṛṣṇa, vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti ([[Vanisource:BG 7.19|BG 7.19]])—Vāsudeva means Kṛṣṇa—"Kṛṣṇa is everything, and therefore I surrender unto Him." Sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ. That person, great soul, is very rare to be found. Therefore why not become that great soul immediately by surrender unto Kṛṣṇa? This is the point. By sacrifice. Sacrifice means we have to come to that point.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 4.24-34 -- New York, August 12, 1966|Lecture on BG 4.24-34 -- New York, August 12, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just yesterday night one of our friends inquired that "How long it takes time to have complete Kṛṣṇa consciousness?" So I replied that the Kṛṣṇa consciousness can take place in a second, and it may not take in thousands of years. Because the point is here, that after all, we have to come to this point, that surrender unto Kṛṣṇa, vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti ([[Vanisource:BG 7.19 (1972)|BG 7.19]])—Vāsudeva means Kṛṣṇa—"Kṛṣṇa is everything, and therefore I surrender unto Him." Sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ. That person, great soul, is very rare to be found. Therefore why not become that great soul immediately by surrender unto Kṛṣṇa? This is the point. By sacrifice. Sacrifice means we have to come to that point.</p> |
| <p>Now, if that is the point to be achieved at the end, why not become immediately jñānavān and surrender unto Kṛṣṇa? That is my suggestion.</p> | | <p>Now, if that is the point to be achieved at the end, why not become immediately jñānavān and surrender unto Kṛṣṇa? That is my suggestion.</p> |
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| <p>Prabhupāda: That is very difficult. No, I... They wanted to make a national language. There was fight, great fight. Therefore I suggested, "Why not make Sanskrit language?" Everyone will adore.</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: That is very difficult. No, I... They wanted to make a national language. There was fight, great fight. Therefore I suggested, "Why not make Sanskrit language?" Everyone will adore.</p> |
| <p>Satsvarūpa: Because English is the language of the invaders; Sanskrit...</p> | | <p>Satsvarūpa: Because English is the language of the invaders; Sanskrit...</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: Yes. I have no objection, English. But if they wanted that national language, why not take Sanskrit? I am international. I don't believe in this national or statewise. I never believed. This is very good idea, īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam ([[Vanisource:ISO 1|ISO 1]]). God is the proprietor. He is the original father. Ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā ([[Vanisource:BG 14.4|BG 14.4]]). Why do they not take this philosophy?</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: Yes. I have no objection, English. But if they wanted that national language, why not take Sanskrit? I am international. I don't believe in this national or statewise. I never believed. This is very good idea, īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam ([[Vanisource:ISO 1|ISO 1]]). God is the proprietor. He is the original father. Ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā ([[Vanisource:BG 14.4 (1972)|BG 14.4]]). Why do they not take this philosophy?</p> |
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| <div id="ConversationwithYadubaraafterseeingfilmApril171977Bombay_5" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="140" link="Conversation with Yadubara (after seeing film) -- April 17, 1977, Bombay" link_text="Conversation with Yadubara (after seeing film) -- April 17, 1977, Bombay"> | | <div id="ConversationwithYadubaraafterseeingfilmApril171977Bombay_5" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="140" link="Conversation with Yadubara (after seeing film) -- April 17, 1977, Bombay" link_text="Conversation with Yadubara (after seeing film) -- April 17, 1977, Bombay"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Conversation with Yadubara (after seeing film) -- April 17, 1977, Bombay|Conversation with Yadubara (after seeing film) -- April 17, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The movie should be given out with also a copy of Bhagavad-gītā along with it. To be a part of the film.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Conversation with Yadubara (after seeing film) -- April 17, 1977, Bombay|Conversation with Yadubara (after seeing film) -- April 17, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The movie should be given out with also a copy of Bhagavad-gītā along with it. To be a part of the film.</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: You can give in this course(?) Bhagavad-gītā, Sanskrit, dehino 'smin yathā dehe ([[Vanisource:BG 2.13|BG 2.13]]). Or the English translation. You have got that abridged edition?</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: You can give in this course(?) Bhagavad-gītā, Sanskrit, dehino 'smin yathā dehe ([[Vanisource:BG 2.13 (1972)|BG 2.13]]). Or the English translation. You have got that abridged edition?</p> |
| <p>Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: No, we don't have a copy of it here.</p> | | <p>Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: No, we don't have a copy of it here.</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: How is that you don't have copy? Find out...</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: How is that you don't have copy? Find out...</p> |