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Prabhupāda: No, no. Nobody can stay without following our rules and regulations. That is not our...
Prabhupāda: No, no. Nobody can stay without following our rules and regulations. That is not our . . .


Dr. Patel: Externally they may follow. They may be people, out of difficulty... (Hindi)
Dr. Patel: Externally they may follow. They may be people, out of difficulty . . . (Hindi)


Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Everyone is in difficulty.
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Everyone is in difficulty.


Prabhupāda: It will be an institution for teaching spiritual life. So if he does not take the teaching, then it is not...
Prabhupāda: It will be an institution for teaching spiritual life. So if he does not take the teaching, then it is not . . .


Dr. Patel: One thing, you must have a Sanskrit school.
Dr. Patel: One thing, you must have a Sanskrit school.
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Prabhupāda: That we can have. Sanskrit is already there in the books.
Prabhupāda: That we can have. Sanskrit is already there in the books.


Dr. Patel: And then let them have a factual teaching of Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Sanskrit.
Dr. Patel: And then let them have a factual teaching of ''Bhagavad-gītā'' and ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', Sanskrit.


Prabhupāda: Now every gentleman knows English, so we have explained everything in English. There is no difficulty.
Prabhupāda: Now every gentleman knows English, so we have explained everything in English. There is no difficulty.


Dr. Patel: That is right, sir. But when you see, I mean, study a thing in English and study in original language, you...
Dr. Patel: That is right, sir. But when you see, I mean, study a thing in English and study in original language, you . . .


Prabhupāda: Original language? Nobody can read Sanskrit nowadays. Even the Sanskrit paṇḍitas, they also cannot read. I have tried it. (break) It does not depend on understanding language.
Prabhupāda: Original language? Nobody can read Sanskrit nowadays. Even the Sanskrit ''paṇḍitas'', they also cannot read. I have tried it. (break) It does not depend on understanding language.


Dr. Patel: That's right.
Dr. Patel: That's right.


Prabhupāda: Hearing. One who has heard, given aural reception nicely, he is perfect knowledge. Therefore our Vedas are known as śruti. You have to learn it by hearing, not by studying.
Prabhupāda: Hearing. One who has heard, given aural reception nicely, he is perfect knowledge. Therefore our ''Vedas'' are known as ''śruti''. You have to learn it by hearing, not by studying.


Dr. Patel: In bhakti also, śravaṇam is first.
Dr. Patel: In ''bhakti'' also, ''śravaṇam'' is first.


Prabhupāda: Yes. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam ([[Vanisource:SB 7.5.23|SB 7.5.23]]). Jāniyā śuniyā viṣa khāinu. Anyone who is not taking seriously to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he is purposefully committing suicide. It is not a sentiment; it is a scientific movement. But they do not care to understand. Therefore, purposefully they are committing suicide. Jāniyā śuniyā viṣa khāinu, very appropriate word: "I have drunk poison knowingly." (aside:) We shall return now?
Prabhupāda: Yes. ''Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam'' ([[Vanisource:SB 7.5.23-24|SB 7.5.23]]). ''Jāniyā śuniyā viṣa khāinu''. Anyone who is not taking seriously to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he is purposefully committing suicide. It is not a sentiment; it is a scientific movement. But they do not care to understand. Therefore, purposefully they are committing suicide. ''Jāniyā śuniyā viṣa khāinu'', very appropriate word: "I have drunk poison knowingly." (aside:) We shall return now?


Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Yes.
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Yes.


Prabhupāda: Hari hari bifale, janama goṅāinu. Jaya. "I am free. What can I...? Whatever I like, I can do," without knowing, prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 3.27|BG 3.27]]).
Prabhupāda: ''Hari hari bifale'', ''janama goṅāinu''. ''Jaya''. "I am free. What can I . . .? Whatever I like, I can do," without knowing, ''prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ'' ([[Vanisource:BG 3.27 (1972)|BG 3.27]]).


Dr. Patel: Ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā.
Dr. Patel: ''Ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā''.


Prabhupāda: Ahaṅkāra. "Ah, what is Kṛṣṇa consciousness? I can do without."
Prabhupāda: ''Ahaṅkāra''. "Ah, what is Kṛṣṇa consciousness? I can do without."


Dr. Patel: Once a man is free of ahaṅkāra, then he is soul.
Dr. Patel: Once a man is free of ''ahaṅkāra'', then he is soul.


Prabhupāda: No, ahaṅkāra there will be, but ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā, thinking falsely something, that "I am this body." Therefore he's vimūḍha. These are animal. Ahaṅkāra is there, "I am Brahman, spirit soul." But he is thinking, "I am Indian," "I am American," "I am dog," "I am cat." Vimūḍhātmā. And this first principle of knowledge they cannot understand. Mūḍha. Mūḍho 'yaṁ nābhijānāti mām eka param avyayam ([[Vanisource:BG 7.25|BG 7.25]]).
Prabhupāda: No, ahaṅkāra there will be, but ''ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā'', thinking falsely something, that "I am this body." Therefore he's ''vimūḍha''. These are animal. ''Ahaṅkāra'' is there, "I am Brahman, spirit soul." But he is thinking, "I am Indian," "I am American," "I am dog," "I am cat." Vimūḍhātmā. And this first principle of knowledge they cannot understand. ''Mūḍha''. ''Mūḍho 'yaṁ nābhijānāti mām eka param avyayam'' ([[Vanisource:BG 7.25 (1972)|BG 7.25]]).
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Conversations and Morning Walks

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

One who has heard, given aural reception nicely, he is perfect knowledge. Therefore our Vedas are known as śruti. You have to learn it by hearing, not by studying.


Prabhupāda: No, no. Nobody can stay without following our rules and regulations. That is not our . . .

Dr. Patel: Externally they may follow. They may be people, out of difficulty . . . (Hindi)

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Everyone is in difficulty.

Prabhupāda: It will be an institution for teaching spiritual life. So if he does not take the teaching, then it is not . . .

Dr. Patel: One thing, you must have a Sanskrit school.

Prabhupāda: That we can have. Sanskrit is already there in the books.

Dr. Patel: And then let them have a factual teaching of Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Sanskrit.

Prabhupāda: Now every gentleman knows English, so we have explained everything in English. There is no difficulty.

Dr. Patel: That is right, sir. But when you see, I mean, study a thing in English and study in original language, you . . .

Prabhupāda: Original language? Nobody can read Sanskrit nowadays. Even the Sanskrit paṇḍitas, they also cannot read. I have tried it. (break) It does not depend on understanding language.

Dr. Patel: That's right.

Prabhupāda: Hearing. One who has heard, given aural reception nicely, he is perfect knowledge. Therefore our Vedas are known as śruti. You have to learn it by hearing, not by studying.

Dr. Patel: In bhakti also, śravaṇam is first.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam (SB 7.5.23). Jāniyā śuniyā viṣa khāinu. Anyone who is not taking seriously to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he is purposefully committing suicide. It is not a sentiment; it is a scientific movement. But they do not care to understand. Therefore, purposefully they are committing suicide. Jāniyā śuniyā viṣa khāinu, very appropriate word: "I have drunk poison knowingly." (aside:) We shall return now?

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Yes.

Prabhupāda: Hari hari bifale, janama goṅāinu. Jaya. "I am free. What can I . . .? Whatever I like, I can do," without knowing, prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ (BG 3.27).

Dr. Patel: Ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā.

Prabhupāda: Ahaṅkāra. "Ah, what is Kṛṣṇa consciousness? I can do without."

Dr. Patel: Once a man is free of ahaṅkāra, then he is soul.

Prabhupāda: No, ahaṅkāra there will be, but ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā, thinking falsely something, that "I am this body." Therefore he's vimūḍha. These are animal. Ahaṅkāra is there, "I am Brahman, spirit soul." But he is thinking, "I am Indian," "I am American," "I am dog," "I am cat." Vimūḍhātmā. And this first principle of knowledge they cannot understand. Mūḍha. Mūḍho 'yaṁ nābhijānāti mām eka param avyayam (BG 7.25).