When I first went to U.S.A., the theory was "God is dead." But when I began to speak, they realized, "No, God is not dead. God is with Swamiji"

Expressions researched:
"God is with Swāmījī"

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

People are in doubt whether there is God, or "If there is God, He might have died by this time." So there are so many... (laughs) Yes. When I first went to U.S.A., the theory was "God is dead." But when I began to speak, they realized, "No, God is not dead. God is with Swamiji." They wrote. They wrote articles.

Morning Walk -- March 31, 1974, Bombay:

Prabhupāda: Nirodha. So our activities are now materially centered—how to satisfy the senses. All these so-called improvement, material improvement, means how to satisfy the senses. So this aśaktiḥ, attachment, for material sense gratification . . .

Indian man (2): Has to be transferred.

Prabhupāda: To Kṛṣṇa. Yes. Mayy āsakta-manaḥ partha. This is yoga. This is bhakti-yoga.

Mr. Sar: It is said, jñānaṁ te sa-vijñānam.

Prabhupāda: But it can be done mad-āśrayaḥ. Āśrayaḥ, to take shelter. "Taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa," you can make this meaning, or mad-āśrayaḥ means "one who has taken shelter of Kṛṣṇa."

Mr. Sar: Kṛṣṇa. Correct. Correct. That is correct.

Indian man (1): Mad-āśrayaḥ means āśrayaḥ.

Prabhupāda: Either you . . . directly it is not possible to take shelter of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore mad-āśrayaḥ means "One who has taken shelter of Me." That is paramparā system. You take shelter of Him. Then the result will be asaṁśayaḥ.

Passerby: Hello.

Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṇa. Asaṁśayaḥ means at the present moment . . .

Indian man (1): Without any doubts.

Prabhupāda: No . . . people are in doubt whether there is God, or "If there is God, He might have died by this time." So there are so many . . . (laughs) Yes. When I first went to USA, the theory was, "God is dead." But when I began to speak, they realized, "No, God is not dead. God is with Swāmījī." They wrote. They wrote articles. So asaṁśayaṁ . . .

Mr. Sar: Samagraṁ māṁ. From all aspects.

Prabhupāda: From all aspect. Yathā jñāsyasi tac chṛṇu. So Kṛṣṇa is speaking about Himself. We can speculate about God. That way we'll never be successful, because we have got limited senses. Therefore you hear from Kṛṣṇa about Kṛṣṇa. This is called bhakti-yoga.

Mr. Sar: And He wants to tell the jñānaṁ te 'haṁ sa-vijñānam (BG 7.2). "What I have realized, I tell you."

Prabhupāda: No, not realized.

Indian man (1): Experienced.

Prabhupāda: Sa-vijñānam, how it can be practically applied.

Mr. Sar: Yes, how it can be practically applied.

Prabhupāda: Not that he has realized. He's God. He's already realized.