Prabhupāda: Oh, the robe? Yes, I am a sannyāsī. The sannyāsī is the highest status of human social division. According to Vedic culture there are four divisions of human society. Brahmacārī, student life; then householder, gṛhastha; and then vānaprastha, retired life; and then sannyāsa life, means preaching transcendental knowledge to the society from door to door. So this dress... In Vedic culture, there are different dresses for different persons. So this saffron colored dress means that he is admitted without any introduction anywhere because he's understood to be a man of transcendental knowledge. And the householders receive them and take knowledge from them. That is the system of Vedic culture.
Receive knowledge (Conv. and Letters)
Expressions researched:
"Receive Knowledge"
Notes from the compiler:
VedaBase query: "receive knowledge"@5 or "received knowledge"@5 or "receiving knowledge"@5 or "receives knowledge"@5 or "reception of knowledge"@5
Conversations and Morning Walks
1968 Conversations and Morning Walks
Page Title: | Receive knowledge (Conv. and Letters) |
Compiler: | Mayapur, RupaManjari |
Created: | 05 of Oct, 2011 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=62, Let=12 |
No. of Quotes: | 74 |