Not misguided
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 7 - 12
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 2
SB Canto 8
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Conversations and Morning Walks
1973 Conversations and Morning Walks
David Lawrence: ...deliberately, if you like, deliberately misguided, planned almost to be misguided in the Bhagavad-gītā. How, how is this work, like...?
Prabhupāda: If he does not be... He was purposefully misguided so that he could put question like a misguided man...
David Lawrence: Yes.
Prabhupāda: ...and the right answer may come from Kṛṣṇa. It is for our benefit. He's not misguided.
David Lawrence: No.
Prabhupāda: But he played the part of misguided.
David Lawrence: Yes. What we would say and...
Prabhupāda: Yes. Just like a person is playing in the stage as a fool, but he may be very educated man. So... But for the dramatic expression of talks, he might play as a fool. Similarly Arjuna's position is... How...? He cannot be misguided; he's personal friend of Kṛṣṇa.
David Lawrence: Yes.
Prabhupāda: He cannot be misguided.
David Lawrence: But it was for our benefit.
Prabhupāda: But... And nobody can talk with Kṛṣṇa also. Nobody is so qualified. So somebody who would talk with Kṛṣṇa who must be very qualified, but he's playing the part of a befooled man. Otherwise, he's not misguided. He knows everything. Yes.Page Title: | Not misguided |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Labangalatika, Jai |
Created: | 01 of Dec, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=1, SB=2, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=1, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 5 |