Ānandamaya: Śrīla Prabhupāda, also Lord Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā at the end that "One who surrenders unto Me, he will be delivered from all material reactions and go to . . . (indistinct) . . ." But it is also said that some persons, they are more inclined to surrender than others.
Prabhupāda: Yes. You should surrender; you should request others to surrender. That is service.
Ānandamaya: But, Śrīla Prabhupāda, is it because of their karma, past activity, that they . . .
Prabhupāda: Whatever it may be, one can immediately surrender if he likes. The background has nothing to do. Even the background is sinful, Kṛṣṇa says, ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi (BG 18.66): "I shall save you from reaction of sinful life." Then there is no consideration of their background. You simply surrender. Then it will be solved, everything.
Ānandamaya: But, Śrīla Prabhupāda, has anyone got the same ability to surrender? Because . . .
Prabhupāda: Everyone has got. If I say, "You surrender," you just . . . What is . . . If you disagree, that is another. Otherwise you can surrender immediately. Where is the difficulty?
Ānandamaya: So it's just by our personal whim that we can surrender.
Prabhupāda: Anyone can surrender immediately. There is no difficulty. But if he does not, then nobody can induce him. Otherwise, if he likes, he can surrender immediately. And He said, voluntary. Kṛṣṇa does not force. If He would have forced, then He would not say, "You surrender." No, it is your will. If you like, you surrender. If I say, "You do this," that is not force. If you like, you can do it. That is your interest. Yathecchasi tathā kuru (BG 18.63): "Whatever you like, you do that. But I give you the right instruction, that if you surrender, you'll be happy." That is the greatest service. If you teach people how to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, that is the greatest service. That will solve his all problems. (aside:) . . . (indistinct) . . . has . . . That's all. Bring water. If you don't surrender, then go on suffering. That's all. That is your business. You should surrender.
Guest (2) (Indian man): I have got some doubt.
Prabhupāda: What is that?
Guest (2): If we are all children of Lord Kṛṣṇa—all the living beings are a part of Kṛṣṇa—in that case childrens in thousands and hundreds who are killed every day . . .
Prabhupāda: That is created by you, that you may become the sons of one father, but every one of you has got different tendency.
Guest (2): But I can't see how . . .
Prabhupāda: No, no, just try to understand that we are all sons of Kṛṣṇa.
That's nice. (aside:) No, there is another one.
Devotee: Of brass?
Prabhupāda: It is silver. You go. All right. A father has got five sons. Some of them are very learned; some of them foolish. Why? Does the father like that "The some of my sons should be rascals, and others should be very nice"? Does the father like it? Then why he becomes? Hmm?
Guest (2): If one becomes . . .
Prabhupāda: (Hindi) That we say. Consider. But these varieties are there, so how you can check it? Cause may be different. I have seen while I was in Allahabad one big barrister's sons. One became barrister; another became ekala.(?) You know ekala? Ekala driver. So the father did not like that "One of my sons should become ekala, and other son should be like me, barrister," but I have seen. And there are many instances. Father does not want that "My son should be vagabond, useless," but sometimes they become by their own activities. That independence everyone has got. So that is not father's creation. Your point was "Why God has created like that?" That is foolishness. God says that "You surrender." But you do not surrender. That is your foolishness.