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This is the first step of spiritual understanding. That one must know that he's not this body. Actually anyone can understand. It is a very simple thing

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"this is the first step of spiritual understanding, that one must know that he's not this body. Actually, anyone can understand. It is very simple thing"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1973 Conversations and Morning Walks

This is the first step of spiritual understanding, that one must know that he's not this body. Actually, anyone can understand. It is very simple thing. I'm not this body, because I had many types of body, in this life also, a child's body, a baby's body, boy's body, youth's body.

Prabhupāda: Yes. First of all, we have to understand what is that force which is moving this body. Then we come to the spiritual platform. As you understand, the nature of the soul, that is very elaborately explained in different way, negative, positive way, what is the soul. This morning, every morning, I speak on this Bhagavad-gītā. If you find time you can come. At quarter past seven, I'm beginning, for one hour.

Guest: Now for . . . that is for Saturday and Sunday?

Prabhupāda: No, every day.

Guest: Every day.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Guest: Right. I will do something about it.

Prabhupāda: Yes. So . . . we . . . this is the first step of spiritual understanding, that one must know that he's not this body. Actually, anyone can understand. It is very simple thing. I'm not this body, because I had many types of body, in this life also, a child's body, a baby's body, boy's body, youth's body. Now we have got different body. So the body's changing. That's a fact. The child, you do not possess any more that your childhood body. It is gone. Your boyhood body—gone. Your youthhood body—gone. Now you have got a different body. So although the bodies are not existing, you are existing. That's a fact.

Guest: Yes, yes.

Prabhupāda: Therefore, the conclusion should be that body may change or may not remain, but the soul is eternal. Therefore, the next body means when this body will be useless . . . I am old man, you are also getting old. What is your age now? What is your age now?

Guest: My age? I'm fifty-six.

Prabhupāda: Fifty-six. I am seventy-eight. I may be of your father's age.

Guest: We are both still boys, aren't we?

Prabhupāda: (laughs) Yes. Spiritually you were young. The body's getting old. Just like your garment, your shirt and coat: it may be torn, but you are not torn. These things are all explained very nicely.

Page Title:This is the first step of spiritual understanding. That one must know that he's not this body. Actually anyone can understand. It is a very simple thing
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-09-12, 13:48:05
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