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If you can mix copper, tin and mercury - this is stated in the sastra - you can make gold. It is not legend. The particular metals to be combined, that is stated: copper, tin and mercury. You mix, and there will be gold: Difference between revisions

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Jayatirtha: What is the position of a soul that's in a sacred tree like a fig tree?
Jayatīrtha: What is the position of a soul that's in a sacred tree like a fig tree?


Prabhupada: There are also sattva-guna, rajo-guna, tamo-guna. Sattva-guna, rajo-guna, tamo-guna is working throughout the universe. (break) ...was attempt to manufacture gold by combination of metals. They are not doing that?
Prabhupāda: There are also ''sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa, tamo-guṇa. Sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa, tamo-guṇa'' is working throughout the universe. (break) . . .was attempt to manufacture gold by combination of metals. They are not doing that?


Jayatirtha: No, I don't think they're doing that.
Jayatīrtha: No, I don't think they're doing that.


Prabhupada: Why?
Prabhupāda: Why?


Jayatirtha: They think that that's foolishness. They think that it's a legendary thing.
Jayatīrtha: They think that that's foolishness. They think that it's a legendary thing.


Sudama: Alchemy is not looked upon as very intelligent.
Sudāmā: Alchemy is not looked upon as very intelligent.


Tamala Krsna: Scientific.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Scientific.


Sudama: They've replaced it now with science, higher truth of science.
Sudāmā: They've replaced it now with science, higher truth of science.


Prabhupada: No, it is not legend. If you can mix copper, tin and mercury - this is stated in the sastra - you can make gold. It is not legend. The particular metals to be combined, that is stated: copper, tin and mercury. You mix, and there will be gold.
Prabhupāda: No, it is not legend. If you can mix copper, tin and mercury—this is stated in the ''śāstra''—you can make gold. It is not legend. The particular metals to be combined, that is stated: copper, tin and mercury. You mix, and there will be gold.


Tamala Krsna: Why aren't they doing it?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Why aren't they doing it?


Prabhupada: Huh?
Prabhupāda: Huh?


Tamala Krsna: Why don't they do it?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Why don't they do it?


Prabhupada: Because they do not know the process.
Prabhupāda: Because they do not know the process.
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"If you can mix copper, tin and mercury—this is stated in the śāstra—you can make gold. It is not legend. The particular metals to be combined, that is stated: copper, tin and mercury. You mix, and there will be gold"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

If you can mix copper, tin and mercury - this is stated in the sastra - you can make gold. It is not legend. The particular metals to be combined, that is stated: copper, tin and mercury. You mix, and there will be gold.


Jayatīrtha: What is the position of a soul that's in a sacred tree like a fig tree?

Prabhupāda: There are also sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa, tamo-guṇa. Sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa, tamo-guṇa is working throughout the universe. (break) . . .was attempt to manufacture gold by combination of metals. They are not doing that?

Jayatīrtha: No, I don't think they're doing that.

Prabhupāda: Why?

Jayatīrtha: They think that that's foolishness. They think that it's a legendary thing.

Sudāmā: Alchemy is not looked upon as very intelligent.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Scientific.

Sudāmā: They've replaced it now with science, higher truth of science.

Prabhupāda: No, it is not legend. If you can mix copper, tin and mercury—this is stated in the śāstra—you can make gold. It is not legend. The particular metals to be combined, that is stated: copper, tin and mercury. You mix, and there will be gold.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Why aren't they doing it?

Prabhupāda: Huh?

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Why don't they do it?

Prabhupāda: Because they do not know the process.