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Bring any so-called swami and yogis and talk with them about jnana. They will be, I mean to say, victorious, even they are with me for only four and five years

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"Bring any so-called svāmī and yogīs and talk with them about jñāna. They will be, I mean to say, victorious, even they are with me for only four and five years"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

They can earn any amount of money. But vairāgyam. Janayaty āśu vairāgyam. This, see practically. And jñānam. Bring any so-called svāmī and yogīs and talk with them about jñāna. They will be, I mean to say, victorious, even they are with me for only four and five years.

So vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ (SB 1.2.7). If you apply bhakti-yoga to Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of . . . then very soon, janayaty āśu . . . āśu means very soon. Janayaty āśu vairāgyam. Just see. These boys and girls of America and Europe, they were too much addicted, because their father, mother, their civilization is to be attached to material enjoyment. Actually they were. Now see their vairāgyam. Practical. There is no theoretical. As soon as you engage yourself, vāsudeve bhagavati . . . these young girls . . . One of my student is, was . . . she is girl. She was a great artist, dancing girl in Australia. She gave up everything and came to me, "Swāmījī, make me your disciple." I saw her father and mother in Australia. A very beautiful girl. Very big, big heading in newspaper that "Such-and-such girl has left everything." This is vairāgya. Very profitable business she was earning. All of them. They are all qualified. They are not like our Indian boys and girls, uneducated or illiterate. No. They are well qualified. They can earn any amount of money. But vairāgyam. Janayaty āśu vairāgyam. This, see practically. And jñānam. Bring any so-called svāmī and yogīs and talk with them about jñāna. They will be, I mean to say, victorious, even they are with me for only four and five years.

So this is practical. This is not story. If you actually want jñānam and vairāgyam, then vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ, janayaty āśu (SB 1.2.7), very soon. Ahaitukam. Nobody can give any reason how this man has become . . . actually, our Indians are appreciate . . . "How these Europeans, Americ . . . become so nice devotees." But ahaitukam. Ahaitukam. You cannot ascertain how the reason. It is Kṛṣṇa's favor. It is Kṛṣṇa's favor.

Page Title:Bring any so-called swami and yogis and talk with them about jnana. They will be, I mean to say, victorious, even they are with me for only four and five years
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-10-30, 08:58:04
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