Prabhupāda: . . . the modern civilization is that they have no knowledge about the change of body. Almost ninety-nine percent people, they do not know.
Yaśomatīnandana: Even the so-called religions. The religions even don't teach.
Prabhupāda: They do not know.
Girirāja: "This body is exactly like one of the bodies which we always see in dreams. During our dream of sleep we create so many bodies according to mental creation." (break)
Prabhupāda: . . . the psychologically whatever mental condition we prepare throughout this life, that means you are preparing next life, and in the Bhagavad-gītā it is said, yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvam tyajanty ante kalevaram (BG 8.6). The situation of the mind at the time of death will carry you to the similar body. Just like one who likes to eat some special foodstuff, so . . . suppose the meat-eaters. So the mentality is, "How to eat meat, how to eat meat." So they are given next life the canine teeth to give facility for eating meat. Canine teeth means dogs, cats, tigers, like that.
Girirāja: "Unless we have a particular type of body, we cannot enjoy or suffer according to our mental proclivities inherited from the previous life." (break)
Prabhupāda: . . . another example. Asaṅgo 'yaṁ puruṣaḥ (Bṛhad-araṅyaka Upaniṣad 4.3.15). It is said that this living entity is untouched by this material body. Asaṅgo 'yaṁ puruṣaḥ. So the example is given that the moon reflected on water appears to be moving, but moon is separate from that movement. Daktar kidhar gaya, dekha nahi aaj? (indistinct) . . . where is he? Haven't you seen him? (japa) Go on . . . (indistinct) . . . (break) . . . good example. Unnecessarily he thinks that, "I belong to this country. I belong to this society." That means he creates another body. And if he knows perfectly well that "I do not belong to any of these bodies," that is brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā (BG 18.54). That teaching required, that every being is unattached to this body. Therefore yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape . . . anyone who is maintaining himself under bodily concept of life, he is no better than the animals. (break) The demonic person does not accept any good lesson. Mūrkhāyopadeṣo hi prakopāya na śāntaye (Hitopadeśa 3.4). Because he is foolish, if you give him good advice, he will be angry. Still, we have to do that.
Girirāja: But it is better to find some innocent persons. But for preaching it is better to find innocent persons.
Prabhupāda: Yes, better field, those who are innocent. That is the duty of the preacher, four things: īśvare tad-adhīneṣu baliśeṣu dviṣatsu ca (SB 11.2.46).