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No, you cannot create God. God is one, already there

Expressions researched:
"No, you cannot create God. God is one, already there"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

Prabhupāda: Bhakti-yoga . . . first of all try to understand what is bhakti-yoga. Indian man (3): In the beginning it's relatively easy to be. . . Prabhupāda: No, no. Explain what is bhakti-yoga. Indian man (2): No, what we have understood from the chapters only . . . Prabhupāda: So what is that? What you have understood? Indian man (2): Just surrender yourself first . . . Prabhupāda: Yes. Indian man (2): And then depend upon one God or one Deity in whom you have a sort of immense belief or confidence. Prabhupāda: No, you cannot create God. God is one, already there. Indian man (2): No, no, but then I can create in the form of Rāma as one. Prabhupāda: That is not creation. Indian man (2): No, not creation, but I can have my own concentration in the Rāma-mūrti. Prabhupāda: That's all right.

Indian man: In the elementary way, if he starts. . .

Prabhupāda: What is that elementary way?

Indian man: Half-heartedly.

Prabhupāda: No, no, what is that process elementary?

Indian man (3): In the dvaita way. In the dvaita way, not in the advaita way, assuming that He is different and I am different. That is the elementary way of starting worship.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that is always. Why elementary?

Indian man (3): He is considering in that way.

Indian man: No, no. Assuming there had been, supposing bhakti-yoga . . .

Prabhupāda: Bhakti-yoga . . . first of all try to understand what is bhakti-yoga.

Indian man (3): In the beginning it's relatively easy to be. . .

Prabhupāda: No, no. Explain what is bhakti-yoga.

Indian man (2): No, what we have understood from the chapters only . . .

Prabhupāda: So what is that? What you have understood?

Indian man (2): Just surrender yourself first . . .

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Indian man (2): And then depend upon one God or one Deity in whom you have a sort of immense belief or confidence.

Prabhupāda: No, you cannot create God. God is one, already there.

Indian man (2): No, no, but then I can create in the form of Rāma as one.

Prabhupāda: That is not creation.

Indian man (2): No, not creation, but I can have my own concentration in the Rāma-mūrti.

Prabhupāda: That's all right.

Indian man (2): Instead of Kṛṣṇa mūrti, I can . . .

Prabhupāda: That's all right.

Indian man (2): That way.

Prabhupāda: That's all.

Indian man (2): Ah, that way. So that way is two devatās, you see.

Prabhupāda: Hmm, yes.

Indian man (2): So supposing I start simply chanting Rāmeśvara . . .

Prabhupāda: Rāma.

Indian man (2): Rāma or Kṛṣṇa.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that we are chanting.

Indian man (2): Any God's name, any divine name . . .

Prabhupāda: Hmm. That's nice.

Indian man (2): You see? And then, why is it we are again getting breaks now and then and we trace back our steps?

Prabhupāda: No, you can . . . if you are following rigidly, there will be no break.

Indian man (2): No, but rigidity is again a relative term. Rigidity again . . . what is rigid?

Prabhupāda: No, no, you said that you begin chanting Rāma.

Indian man (2): Yes.

Prabhupāda: So follow it.

Indian man (2): Yes, but then there are breaks.

Prabhupāda: Why break? If you are serious . . .

Indian man (2): I don't get . . .

Prabhupāda: No, no, if you are serious, there will be no break.

Indian man (2): Ah. Then serious is also . . .

Prabhupāda: Then you are not serious.

Page Title:No, you cannot create God. God is one, already there
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-01-25, 08:10:31
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1