Indian man (1): But generally, while people, they don't go blindly. That is what the difficulty is. They want to open their eyes, they want to have opened their mind, and still, they wanted to be Kṛṣṇa conscious.
Prabhupāda: No, no, if there is doubt, if there is doubt, why shall I accept a person who is doubtful? Why not accept a person who is without doubt? Kṛṣṇa is accepted the Supreme Personality of Godhead by all ācāryas. All ācāryas. So why not accept Kṛṣṇa? Why imitation Kṛṣṇa—this Kṛṣṇa, that Kṛṣṇa, dini-Kṛṣṇa? That is our protest. You accept Kṛṣṇa and be led by Him. The path is clear.
Indian man (1): The path is . . .?
Prabhupāda: Clear. (break) . . . simply advertising that "You are searching after some leader. Take this leader, Kṛṣṇa." This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. "We have taken. You also take." We don't say anybody else. No. We are fools. We do not know if there is anybody. So we are fools. Let us remain like a fool like that and tell follow Kṛṣṇa. That's all. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We don't say that, "I have got eyes. I have got a full knowledge." No, we don't say that. Kṛṣṇa says. That's all. This is our version. We request that, "You take Kṛṣṇa, you will be benefited." And actually it is being done. We don't present a false person. We present the real person, Kṛṣṇa. Now, if you are misfortunate, you cannot take, that is your business. That is your business.
Indian man (1): It is open, anybody can take.
Prabhupāda: Yes. (break) . . . qualification is there. Yāre dekha tāre kaha 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa. You speak only Kṛṣṇa's words. He doesn't say: "Your word, your interpretation." This is nonsense. Kṛṣṇa's words. What Kṛṣṇa has said, just speak it. Then you become spiritual master.
- āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra' ei deśa
- yāre dekha tāre kaha 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa
- (CC Madhya 7.128)
Because you have become guru, you manufacture some ways and means, that is rascaldom. If you are guru, then you have to speak what Kṛṣṇa has said. That is guru. A guru does not manufacture anything. He is not guru. (break) . . . activities. People are eager to give service to the fellow man, and not to the animals. How much blind they are. Just see. Animals have to be sent to the slaughterhouse, and fellow man should be given help. This is daridra-nārāyaṇa seva. And what this poor animal-nārāyaṇa has done? Because poor fund of knowledge. And here it is said that both the animal and the people should be taken care of. Who is taking care of the animals? Hundreds and thousands of animals are being slaughtered daily. (aside) Hare Kṛṣṇa. Who is taking care of them? How much short-sighted they are.