People will appreciate. ...pure character or position, people will take, in any condition. There may be revolution or no revolution. They will take it. ...that our movement is actually good. They will take in any condition. That standard we must maintain

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"People will appreciate" |"character or position, people will take, in any condition. There may be revolution or no revolution. They will take it" |"that our movement is actually good. They will take in any condition. That standard we must maintain"

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

Ideal character, ideal behavior, ideal preaching. People will appreciate. ...pure character or position, people will take, in any condition. There may be revolution or no revolution. They will take it. ...that our movement is actually good. They will take in any condition. That standard we must maintain.

Morning Walk -- April 23, 1974, Hyderabad:

Prabhupāda: That's all. And tax you and get fat salary. That's all. This is government. They will degrade you and take your money and enjoy themselves. That's all. (break) . . . revolution in India.

Mahāṁsa: In India?

Prabhupāda: Yes. Because people are hungry. There is no food. A very great revolution. So long they were under Vedic culture, they were suffering. Suffering in this way—tolerating. Now that culture is gone. Now they will be violent, just like in other countries. If you pinch somebody on and on, there will be a violent protest. In the beginning you may tolerate. But if you go on pinching, pinching, pinching, how long you will tolerate? This is India's condition. Britishers, when they were ruling, they had some responsibility, although they were exploiting. But they were arranging for sufficient food and other things. But these people are irresponsib . . . simply personal, "Whatever money I can get, that's all." This is going on. All these so-called ministers, they come to the post for taking money, as much as possible. (break) It must have been belonging to some Nawab, Nizam. It is aristocratic building, not ordinary building. (break)

Mahāṁsa: . . . it could be favorable for our movement? Because we can . . . people will be very much frustrated at that time?

Prabhupāda: Well, people are now shameless. You see? They are being kicked in so many ways. We are giving the prescription, "Here is the remedy," but they are not taking to it. But they will take it. Some of them will take it, provided you remain also ideal. If you become also degraded, then who will take it? Ideal character, ideal behavior, ideal preaching. People will appreciate. (break) . . . character or position, people will take, in any condition. There may be revolution or no revolution. They will take it. (break) . . . that our movement is actually good. They will take in any condition. That standard we must maintain. Somebody . . . yes, Balavanta, when he was speaking against smoking, one candidate—he was important man—he was smoking. Immediately he wanted to hide. (laughter) So immediate effect was there. He understood that, "Yes, this is bad habit." So people will take it, any condition, provided you are ideal. Āpani ācari prabhu jīveri śikṣāya. That is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's movement. He teaches others by behaving Himself. "Example is better than precept." If you cannot rise early in the morning, then how can you ask others to rise early in the morning? What is the effect? There is no effect. We have got business early in the morning to attend maṅgala ārati. And if you sleep yourself and teach others, so who will take it? (japa) (break) . . . thing we have introduced. Very, very simple thing. But still, if he cannot . . . (break) . . . (indistinct) . . . Mahārāja. He is . . . he imitating smārta paṇḍita, but he cannot rise early in the morning. Never. And he is imitating the smārta paṇḍita. You know that? Smārta, and so on pot, and this and that, and āsana. (laughing) And "I had some . . . consult with some smārta paṇḍita," and the real business, to rise early in the morning, he will never do. He will never do. Brāhmaṇa. Brāhmaṇa means he must rise early in the morning. What kind of brāhmaṇa? (seeing Pradyumna approaching) Oh, he is coming. (laughs) Early in the morning at half past seven. If he walks early in the morning, all his disease will be cured. That he will not do.

Devotee: If he works early in the morning?

Akṣayānanda: Walks.

Prabhupāda: Yes, walks. I mean walks. After all, everyone can do after performing maṅgala ārati, take a morning walk, bathing.