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Lect LA 1972-05-27 Initiation Sannyasa
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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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Muk means liberation, one who
gives liberation and blissful life.
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So, this Kṛṣṇa
Conscious movement
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is 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 sannyāsa at the age of
twenty-four years only, very young man.
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So according to Vedic system, one
takes sannyāsa 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 sannyāsa.
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So, that is also, something
is better than nothing.
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And now you have taken
sannyāsa 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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adānta-gobhir viśatāṁ tamisraṁ
punaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇānām
[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 māyā,
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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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