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That (to serve Krsna) is the real duty. But people do not know that. They are manufacturing their duty

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"that is the real duty. But people do not know that. They are manufacturing their duty"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1972 Conversations and Morning Walks

Dhanañjaya: The duty is to serve Kṛṣṇa. Prabhupāda: Yes, that is the real duty. But people do not know that. They are manufacturing their duty. A big man like Gandhi, he also manufactured his duty, but he does not know what is the duty. He never preached Kṛṣṇa consciousness, therefore he does not know his duty.

Prabhupāda: Give up your all nonsense duty. Kṛṣṇa says. So your first duty is to give up your nonsense duty. (laughter) That is your first duty. That "You have concocted so many duties, but please give up all these ideas," that is your first duty. Everyone has manufactured his duty. Just like in our country all the leaders, they thought, "It is my duty," and every other country also, "take to politics." Huh? But people did not become happy. Rather, they were so unhappy that a great leader like Gandhi was killed. But he thought, "I am doing my duty." But why he was killed?

Indian man: T’is inevitable.

Prabhupāda: Huh?

Indian man: It was inevitable. Someway or other he has to be . . .

Prabhupāda: But inevitable means . . . inevitable, that's all right, but as you are speaking of duty, so Gandhi was working his duty, but other man killed him. He thought that, "You are not doing your duty."

Śyāmasundara: Hmm. So who is the judge of what is your duty? What I may think is my duty, someone else may think it's his duty; it's not my duty.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that is going on. So what is the duty?

Dhanañjaya: The duty is to serve Kṛṣṇa.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that is the real duty. But people do not know that. They are manufacturing their duty. A big man like Gandhi, he also manufactured his duty, but he does not know what is the duty. He never preached Kṛṣṇa consciousness, therefore he does not know his duty.

Śyāmasundara: He said that the message of Bhagavad-gītā is nonviolence.

Prabhupāda: That's all. Opposite. Whatever message it is . . . he was supposed to be a very good scholar of Bhagavad-gītā. His photograph is with the Bhagavad-gītā. But he did not speak a single word that "You become a devotee of Kṛṣṇa." He talked so many nonsense.

Page Title:That (to serve Krsna) is the real duty. But people do not know that. They are manufacturing their duty
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-03-06, 09:02:14
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1