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If one attends the temple regularly and inquires from the devotees about the devotional principles, and because of some reason, it's not convenient for him to live in the temple at that time, and he is living with people?

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"if one attends the temple regularly and inquires from the devotees about the devotional principles, and because of some reason, it's not necessarily" |"it's not convenient for him to live in the temple at that time, and he is living with people"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

No, no, you live in temple or without temple, if you follow the instruction, that is wanted. If you live without temple and chant sixteen rounds and observe the regulative principle, that's all right. It doesn't require that you should live in the temple. And if you live in the temple and do all nonsense, then what is the use of living in the temple?
Morning Walk -- May 20, 1975, Melbourne:

Devotee (3): Śrīla Prabhupāda, if one goes to the temple, if one attends the temple regularly and inquires from the devotees about the devotional principles, and because of some reason, it's not necessarily... it's not convenient for him to live in the temple at that time, and he is living with people...

Prabhupāda: No, no, you live in temple or without temple, if you follow the instruction, that is wanted. If you live without temple and chant sixteen rounds and observe the regulative principle, that's all right. It doesn't require that you should live in the temple. And if you live in the temple and do all nonsense, then what is the use of living in the temple?

Devotee: Is it wrong to think of initiation then? Or initiated also? (?)

Prabhupāda: Their "thinking" means they are not fixed up. That very word suggest that they are not fixed up. Oh, initiation can take place anywhere.

Śrutakīrti: He's saying those that are initiated, must they live in the temple? He's making the...

Prabhupāda: No, no, must follow the regulative principle, not that must live in temple.

Page Title:If one attends the temple regularly and inquires from the devotees about the devotional principles, and because of some reason, it's not convenient for him to live in the temple at that time, and he is living with people?
Compiler:Mangalavati, Rishab
Created:06 of Mar, 2011
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1