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So, dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam, to offer everything to God - whatever I have got, my body, my money, my... everything

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"So, dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam, and to offer everything to God—whatever I have got: my body, my money, my . . . everything"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

So, dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam, and to offer everything to God—whatever I have got: my body, my money, my . . . everything.

Prabhupāda: Best friend.

Jesuit: Best friend.

Prabhupāda: Just like Arjuna did. Arjuna worshiped God as friend, the best friend. God is the best friend for everyone.

Jesuit: That's right. As John says: "God is love." Same thing.

Prabhupāda: Yes. So, dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam, and to offer everything to God—whatever I have got: my body, my money, my . . . everything. These are nine processes:

śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ
smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam
arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ
sakhyam ātma-nivedanam
(SB 7.5.23)

Nine processes. So you, nine processes you take. Or you take eight or you take seven or you take six or you take five, you take four, you take three, you take two—at least one.

Jesuit: And is everybody able to take the nine processes?

Prabhupāda: Yes. It is not difficult.

Jesuit: And do you have what I may call a training in contemplation, in which you get . . .

Prabhupāda: That is smaraṇam, memorizing. Thinking of God's activities.

Page Title:So, dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam, to offer everything to God - whatever I have got, my body, my money, my... everything
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-09-18, 06:32:14
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1