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The grhasthas, they are very cripple-minded. They are satisfied with the family, and they do not know that anything else to do. Therefore it is the duty of the sannyasi and the brahmanas to go to the householder's home and enlighten them spiritually

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"The gṛhastha, they are very cripple-minded. They are satisfied with the family, and they do not know that anything else to do. Therefore it is the duty of the sannyāsī and the brahmin to go to the householders' home and enlighten them spiritually"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

Presence of a brāhmaṇa, of a sannyāsī in the household, in the house of a householder, means to enlighten. Mahad-vicalanaṁ nṛnām gṛhinām gṛhacet dīna-cetasām (SB 10.8.4). The gṛhastha, they are very cripple-minded. They are satisfied with the family, and they do not know that anything else to do. Therefore it is the duty of the sannyāsī and the brahmin to go to the householders' home and enlighten them spiritually.

Girirāja: "He received Gargamuni with the feeling of one who is worshiping God or the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He offered him a nice sitting place, and when he sat down Nanda Mahārāja offered him a warm reception." (break)

Prabhupāda: . . . presence of a brāhmaṇa, of a sannyāsī in the household, in the house of a householder, means to enlighten. Mahad-vicalanaṁ nṛnām gṛhinām gṛhacet dīna-cetasām (SB 10.8.4). The gṛhastha, they are very cripple-minded. They are satisfied with the family, and they do not know that anything else to do. Therefore it is the duty of the sannyāsī and the brahmin to go to the householders' home and enlighten them spiritually. Therefore puro-hita. Go on. (break) . . . pura. Pura-sāra means "in the front", and hita means welfare. So one who conducts welfare of the householder, guru-puro-hita. Every family must have guru and puro-hita for spiritual advancement. (aside) Hare Kṛṣṇa. Jaya.

Indian man (1): For all the vices . . .

Prabhupāda: Yes. (break)

Girirāja: ". . . in household duties and are forgetting our real duty of self-realization.' " (break)

Prabhupāda: . . . gṛha-medhinām. Apaśyatām ātma-tattvaṁ gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām (SB 2.1.2). Those who are gṛhamedhis and do not know anything else except maintaining the family, they are called gṛhamedhi. And those who are cultivating spiritual consciousness in gṛhastha life, with family and children, they are called gṛhasthas. That is the difference between gṛhamedhi and gṛhastha. So gṛhamedhi, they have no aim of life, of self-realization. Apaśyatām ātma-tattvam. That is described in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Nṛnāṁ santi sahasraśaḥ (SB 2.1.2).

Page Title:The grhasthas, they are very cripple-minded. They are satisfied with the family, and they do not know that anything else to do. Therefore it is the duty of the sannyasi and the brahmanas to go to the householder's home and enlighten them spiritually
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-10-01, 06:00:01
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1