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Every living entity is eternal; therefore he has future. But for himself he is thinking, "There is no life, next." And he is thinking of the life which will come as his grandson or son, what will be their future. And he is blind about the own future

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"every living entity is eternal; therefore he has future. But for himself he is thinking" |"There is no life, next" |"And he is thinking of the life which will come as his grandson or son, what will be their future. And he is blind about the own future"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

Prabhupāda: So why you are thinking of your son's future, your grandson's . . . why don't you think of your future?

Amogha: It makes me happy to think that they'll be happy.

Prabhupāda: That is madness. That is madness.

Amogha: If I get insurance policy, then they will have some money after I go . . .

Prabhupāda: No, no, that is natural, that you think of future. But the foolishness is you don't think of your future. That is foolishness. This is natural. Because every living entity is eternal; therefore he has future. But for himself he is thinking, "There is no life, next." And he is thinking of the life which will come as his grandson or son, what will be their future. And he is blind about the own future. This is fourth-class man.

Amogha: This is my country.

Prabhupāda: What is your country? You will be kicked out after some years, that's all. Where is your country? You cannot stay in your country. First of all you make sure that it is country. Where is your country? I have come here for three weeks. Shall I consider it is my country?

Amogha: Your country is India; our country is Australia.

Prabhupāda: No, no. Anywhere, I come here for three weeks or some three years or some three hundred years. What are these in comparison to the eternal time? So why I am thinking like that, "my country," "your country," "this country"? Everyone will be kicked out: "Get out." You country will stay here permanently. This is called fourth-class man.

Śrutakīrti: It is like that woman you speak about. She goes into the marketplace, "How will I feed all these men?" (laughs)

Prabhupāda: Only she is anxious: "Oh, so many men. Where shall I keep them? Where shall I give them food?" And in the evening her son brought him (her)—everything is finished. (laughter) Everything is finished by the evening. Nobody in the market. And she was very much anxious, "How to feed them? How to keep them?" It is like that.

Amogha: But even if we can't stay here, we all have to die. Our sons and their sons, if we do something now, then maybe they won't have to suffer so much in the future.

Prabhupāda: So why you are thinking of your son's future, your grandson's . . . why don't you think of your future?

Amogha: It makes me happy to think that they'll be happy.

Prabhupāda: That is madness. That is madness.

Amogha: If I get insurance policy, then they will have some money after I go . . .

Prabhupāda: No, no, that is natural, that you think of future. But the foolishness is you don't think of your future. That is foolishness. This is natural. Because every living entity is eternal; therefore he has future. But for himself he is thinking, "There is no life, next." And he is thinking of the life which will come as his grandson or son, what will be their future. And he is blind about the own future. This is fourth-class man. Suppose some danger is coming. So shall I take care of you, "How you will be saved? How you will be saved?" How I will be saved—that is my first business. That he does not know. There have been many cases; there is all of a sudden fire. The man has left everything, and his baby was there. He was crying, "Oh, I have left my . . ." The natural tendency—"First of all save me." Self-preservation is the first law of nature. So why did he forget about his baby? Now, when he comes out, he is thinking about baby. This is natural, that he does not think about himself; he is thinking about future generation. "What nonsense will come as my son or grandson?" Just see. This is fourth-class man.

Page Title:Every living entity is eternal; therefore he has future. But for himself he is thinking, "There is no life, next." And he is thinking of the life which will come as his grandson or son, what will be their future. And he is blind about the own future
Compiler:SharmisthaK
Created:2025-01-16, 07:43:36.000
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