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Srila Prabhupada? Should not the temple be kept open earlier than six o'clock in the afternoon?

Expressions researched:
"Everything should be on routine, strictly" |"Make it five" |"Should not the temple be kept open earlier than six o'clock in the afternoon" |"Srila Prabhupada"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

Six o'clock?... Make it five... Everything should be on routine, strictly.
Morning Walk -- September 18, 1975, Vrndavana:

Indian man (1): Śrīla Prabhupāda? Should not the temple be kept open earlier than six o'clock in the afternoon? Many people are...

Prabhupāda: Six o'clock?

Guṇārṇava: 5:15.

Indian man (1): Six o'clock. The temple is going to open in the afternoon at six o'clock.

Dhanañjaya: Temple opens at four o'clock. The door of the gates.

Indian man (1): No, temple, mandir.

Dhanañjaya: The gates open at four o'clock, and the doors open at 5:15 for ārati. Ārati is at 5:15.

Prabhupāda: But 5:15 means six because you are very expert.

Dhanañjaya: Always it's 5:15.

Indian man (1): Not earlier than 5:30, I find.

Guṇārṇava: No, it's 5:15.

Dhanañjaya: (to Indian man:) You are saying wrong. It's 5:15 every day. It's never late.

Prabhupāda: No, why not five? Why 5:15? Make it five.

Dhanañjaya: All right.

Prabhupāda: Your signboard is "five." Why you make 5:15? Everything should be on routine, strictly.

Dhanañjaya: But the main gates are open to the public at four o'clock.

Prabhupāda: That's nice. They can wait on the corridor. I wanted Praṇava to speak, but he is not interested. What I can do? I told you that "You read books and speak. Try to preach." Yes. Did I not say? Did I not say to you that you and Dikṣita, "Study together and..."

Page Title:Srila Prabhupada? Should not the temple be kept open earlier than six o'clock in the afternoon?
Compiler:Marc, Rishab
Created:23 of Jul, 2011
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1