You cannot say: "No. Why keep to the left . . . keep to the right? Let me keep to the left. I give this law." Your law will not be accepted. The state laws will be accepted. Similarly, nobody can manufacture a religious process. That is nonsense

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"You cannot say: "No. Why keep to the left . . . keep to the right? Let me keep to the left. I give this law." Your law will not be accepted. The state laws will be accepted" |"Similarly, nobody can manufacture a religious process. That is nonsense"

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"The religion is the," I mean to say: "order, or regulation, given by God." Just like the state gives you some regulation, the same example, that "Keep to the right." This regulation is given by the state. You cannot give such regulation. You cannot say: "No. Why keep to the left . . . keep to the right? Let me keep to the left. I give this law." Your law will not be accepted. The state laws will be accepted. Similarly, nobody can manufacture a religious process. That is nonsense. If somebody says that, "I am introducing this religious process," that is nonsense. Nobody will be interested. But if God gives you law, just like the state gives you law, one has to accept.

690106 - Lecture BG 04.07-10 - Los Angeles

Here is a reference of Bhāgavatam. In the Bhāgavatam it is said, dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam (SB 6.3.19):

"The religion is the," I mean to say: "order, or regulation, given by God." Just like the state gives you some regulation, the same example, that "Keep to the right." This regulation is given by the state. You cannot give such regulation. You cannot say: "No. Why keep to the left . . . keep to the right? Let me keep to the left. I give this law." Your law will not be accepted. The state laws will be accepted.

Similarly, nobody can manufacture a religious process. That is nonsense. If somebody says that, "I am introducing this religious process," that is nonsense. Nobody will be interested. But if God gives you law, just like the state gives you law, one has to accept. So religion means to accept the order of God. That is religion. And who can accept the order of law, er, God? When there is exactly relationship. Just like you have got relationship with the state. You are a citizen of American government. So you, out of love of your country, out of your obligation, you abide by the laws.