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Lect LA 1972-05-27 Initiation--This Foolish Civilization

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ANNOUNCER: The following
is an initiation lecture,

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given by His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda,

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recorded on the 27th of May,
1972, in Los Angeles, California.

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PRABHUPĀDA: As
explained in the beginning,

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the whole process is to
engage in the service of Kṛṣṇa,

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whose another name is Mukunda.

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<i>Muk</i> means liberation, one who
gives liberation and blissful life.

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So, this Kṛṣṇa
Conscious movement is

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meant for delivering the
conditioned soul of this age,

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Kali-yuga, as it was inaugurated by
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself,

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accompanied by Nityānanda.

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He also took <i>sannyāsa</i> at the age of
twenty-four years only, very young man.

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So according to <i>Vedic</i> system, one
takes <i>sannyāsa</i> at the fag end of life.

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Just like I have taken.

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While I was going to
die, I took <i>sannyāsa</i>.

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So, that is also, something
is better than nothing.

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And now you have taken
<i>sannyāsa</i> in prime youthful life.

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So you are all far better than me.

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You have got enough opportunity
to serve Kṛṣṇa and His mission.

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I am old man.

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I may pass away [at] any moment.

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The wording is already there.

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So, you remain and
preach this cult.

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The world is suffering
for ignorance.

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They may be very proud of their
advancement of education.

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After all, they have no
education, no improvement.

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Simply, they are bold
enough, just like the insects.

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The insects are bold enough
to fall down on the fire.

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Similarly, this civilization without
any control of the senses,

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<i>adānta-gobhir viśatāṁ tamisraṁ
punaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇānām</i>
[SB 7.5.30]

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being unable to
control the senses,

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exactly like the insect, flies
very boldly, falls on the fire.

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Similarly, these
uncontrolled senses [are]

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leading them to the darkest
region of materialistic life.

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They do not know it, and they
don’t care to know it, because they,

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they have got their own theory that after
this body everything is finished, zero.

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But that is not the case.

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Not finished.

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There are so many species of life we
have to enter, in any one of them,

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and this human form of
life is the opportunity

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to get out of the clutches of <i>māyā</i>,

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this repetition of birth and death,

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and anyone can go back to
home, back to Godhead,

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and become eternal associate
of the Lord in blissful life.

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That opportunity is there.

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So, but this foolish civilization,
they do not know it.

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It is our duty on behalf of Kṛṣṇa.

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Kṛṣṇa wants it.

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Lord Caitanya wants it.

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Therefore, success or no success, that
doesn’t matter, Kṛṣṇa will help us.

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But it is our duty to enlighten the whole
human society with Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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They are forgetful of Kṛṣṇa.

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They do not know what is God,
therefore they say that God is dead,

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there is no God,
God is impersonal.

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So many theories they have got.

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Actually, they have
no idea what is God.

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On the other hand,

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against this propaganda of
godlessness, we are giving directly God.

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Here is God, Kṛṣṇa.

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We give His name, His father’s name,
His address, His activities , everything.

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So these rascals may
be informed at least.

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This is our duty.

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Try your best, and be blessed
by Kṛṣṇa and Lord Caitanya.

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Thank you very much.

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