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You cannot purchase Krsna consciousness - you can have money - that you have to cultivate

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"You cannot purchase Kṛṣṇa consciousness—you can have money—that you have to cultivate"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1973 Conversations and Morning Walks

You cannot purchase Kṛṣṇa consciousness—you can have money—that you have to cultivate.

Prabhupāda: The Marwaris in India, they don't educate their son. Just like Birla. They say: "We can purchase these rascals. Why we should waste our time? (laughter) So-called technicians, so-called expert computer, these are . . . we can purchase. Why we shall waste our time?"

Haṁsadūta: It's the same thing I learned in Germany. First I wanted to get my own press, and I studied the situation very carefully, and I saw it was ridiculous for us to do that; it's so much hard work. It's much easier to collect the money in the street by giving the magazine and then paying someone. They work very hard and do it. Everything is like that. They have so many people that can do everything. The one thing that people can't do is distribute Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and for that Kṛṣṇa's giving so much money.

Prabhupāda: Yes, therefore tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovidaḥ (SB 1.5.18), that verse. Only for this purpose one should endeavor.

Haṁsadūta: Yes. Kṛṣṇa . . . (indistinct) . . . is paying us for that.

Prabhupāda: You cannot purchase Kṛṣṇa consciousness—you can have money—that you have to cultivate.

Revatīnandana: Yeah, when Mr. Birla is getting old, then he has to come to us, if he has any sense.

Prabhupāda: No, they say, they simply give primary education, a,b,c,d they can read, that's all. And Sanskrit. They don't send, because everyone knows that sending boys to the school means spoil them. That's all. I have seen intelligent boys, they go to school and he is spoiled. Bas, spoiled. He learns how to smoke, how to use sex, how to talk nonsense, how to use knife, how to fight, these things. At least at the present moment. Yes. Simply slaughterhouse. This so-called school is called, collages yes, slaughterhouse. Yes, slaughterhouse.

Revatīnandana: It was when I went to school—I was a nice little boy—in school I fell down, only . . . (indistinct)

Prabhupāda: Yes, you must have been intelligent. That so . . . time was wasted. Our this gurukula should be taken care of very nicely, so nice preachers may come out. Brāhmaṇa, nice brāhmaṇa.

tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovido
na labhyate yad bhramatām upary adhaḥ
tal labhyate duḥkhavad anyataḥ sukhaṁ
kālena sarvatra gabhīra-raṁhasā
(SB 1.5.18)
Page Title:You cannot purchase Krsna consciousness - you can have money - that you have to cultivate
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-09-16, 05:51:44
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1