Real freedom
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)
Lectures
Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Nectar of Devotion Lectures
Conversations and Morning Walks
1973 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: You are free to some extent, because you are part and parcel of God. God is completely free. So because you are part and parcel of God, therefore you have got that minute freedom. That minute freedom, when you misuse for other purposes, then you fall down. But if you use that freedom for the service of the Lord... You have got freedom. You may serve the Lord, you may not serve. That is your freedom. But if you serve the Lord, then you become happy. If you do not serve the Lord, then you become unhappy.
Father Tanner: If I serve the Lord, do I lose that little bit of freedom?
Prabhupāda: Because you are meant for that purpose.
Father Tanner: Do I lose that little bit of freedom?
Prabhupāda: No, that is real freedom. Just like this, my finger, is part and parcel of my body. So long the finger serves the body, it is healthy. If it is painful, it cannot serve, then it is unhealthy. Similarly, a living entity, when he cannot serve God, that is his material condition, or unhealthy condition. When he serves God, that is his natural condition. Because he's part and parcel of God.1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
Correspondence
1947 to 1965 Correspondence
Page Title: | Real freedom |
Compiler: | Rati, Laksmipriya |
Created: | 24 of Nov, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=3, Con=3, Let=1 |
No. of Quotes: | 8 |