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Generally they take it that, "Why I am working for my family? If I work for my community, or if I work for my society . . ." Extended. So the quality does not change

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"Generally they take it that, "Why I am working for my family? If I work for my community, or if I work for my society . . ." Extended. So the quality does not change"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1977 Conversations and Morning Walks

Indian man (1): Actually, I have thought, I have returned many times, because I did not want any material gain, but was my firm faith, that what attracted me was the worth not of my personal ability but abilities of many other people. Prabhupāda: No, no. We have to understand the subject matter for which we are working. Personal benefit and extended personal benefit, there is no difference by quality. Generally they take it that, "Why I am working for my family? If I work for my community, or if I work for my society . . ." Extended. So the quality does not change.

Indian man (1): Actually, I have thought, I have returned many times, because I did not want any material gain, but was my firm faith, that what attracted me was the worth not of my personal ability but abilities of many other people.

Prabhupāda: No, no. We have to understand the subject matter for which we are working. Personal benefit and extended personal benefit, there is no difference by quality. Generally they take it that, "Why I am working for my family? If I work for my community, or if I work for my society . . ." Extended. So the quality does not change.

Indian man (1): The quality is . . . but even dharma many come, the mind should not be idle. Even if you go . . .

Prabhupāda: Mind cannot be idle. That is also foolishness.

Indian man (1): Even if you go for religious sevā, that you go for some benefit, not otherwise, either for yourself or for the world.

Prabhupāda: But we must know what benefit is essential. Therefore I am trying to explain that there is body and there is the owner of the body.

Page Title:Generally they take it that, "Why I am working for my family? If I work for my community, or if I work for my society . . ." Extended. So the quality does not change
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-06-17, 14:21:49
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