MW SD 1972-06-30 Scientists--Envious Bombastic Rascals
ANNOUNCER: The following is a morning walk conversation,
with His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda,
recorded on the 30th of June, 1972, in San Diego, California.
PRABHUPĀDA: …the brain of Einstein.
ĀTREYA ṚṢI: The brain of who?
DEVOTEE (1): Einstein?
Einstein.
Well, the way they’re doing it is through the genetic… Yes.
- Whatever it may be, they are trying… - Yes.
…to make a xerox copy.
So why not the original?
What is that?
Explain to him.
- Why not the original? - Yes.
The scientists, they are trying to make a xerox copy of Professor Einstein.
So why not the original? Hmm? What is their answer?
They cannot keep the original alive.
No, that’s all right, but let them make one original.
- [They] can’t even begin. - Hm?
They can’t even make a cell.
Then what is their credit?
- They have made a computer. - Huh?
They have made a computer, but it takes a human being to program the computer.
So what is their credit?
If you simply copy something, that is not credit.
The credit should go to the original.
The scientists admit that there is nothing new that they can make.
Everything is the manipulation of the laws of nature.
Then the thing is that
as they are individual person trying to do something wonderful,
the individual person who has already done all this wonderful,
how much credit He deserves.
If by simply copying you want to take so much credit
that you will defy the existence of God, you are so fool, rascal,
then how much credit should be given
to the original person who has made all these things existing.
What is their answer?
- They simply don’t care. - Like that man said last night,
“We will do it.”
You’ll do exactly; that’s all right.
He’ll do it, but it is already there.
What is your credit, he’ll do it?
It is already there; then what is your credit?
- They choose to ignore it. - Even if… Even if you do that,
Aeh; already one who has done it, why don’t you give Him credit?
Yeah; instead of being envious.
Ah there… Where is there… Tān ahaṁ dviṣataḥ krūṛān.
They’re envious: rascal.
Envious means rascal.
That is material quality.
And spiritual quality means to praise good quality: “Ahhh. [splice]”
And enviousness: “Oh, this man is surpassing me? All right. I…”
- Cut him down? - That’s right.
This is material.
Matsaratā.
This is explained in Bhāgavata as matsaratā.
paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satāṁ vāstavaḥ vastu vedyam atra [SB 1.1.2]
Last night you said that that man…
That man’s claim was like a poor man saying,
- “Yes, I’ll become a millionaire.” - Yes.
“Someday I’ll become a millionaire.”
And he wants the respect of a millionaire immediately, with future tense; just see.
“Ah, you give me the respect of a millionaire.
I shall become in future a millionaire.”
What is this nonsense?
“First of all you become millionaire; then ask the respect.”
They want the credit beforehand.
“Trust no future, however pleasant.”
Why shall I believe you?
There’s a lake over there.
There’s a pond, we can walk down there.
Oh, bridge we are not going to cross.
All right, sir.
Every time they find something new they should be glorifying Kṛṣṇa.
Yes.
That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
It’s all there.
These are all peach trees.
Ahh.
You have made this nice park,
but with the help of God, who has created all these trees.
You cannot do that.
This means that you try to help or cooperate with God.
Then your credit is all right.
Just like God has created this tree,
and you are cooperating to make it nicely trimmed; make this path.
This is cooperation.
You take this much credit.
It is first credit given to God, who has created this tree.
Does this remind you of Vṛndāvana, Prabhupāda?
- Huh? - Is this like Vṛndāvana?
- Vṛndāvana? - Vṛndāvana is different.
This is man-made.
DEVOTEE (2): Is this like Dvārakā, when Kṛṣṇa was living in Dvārakā,
- they had trees… - Yes, Dvārakā, yes.
Vṛndāvana trees are all full of fruits and flowers.
These are for fuel: these trees.
- For fuel. - That’s all.
For burning.
There is no fruits and flowers. [break]
…come on… on shore and get drunk and make trouble.
They have their own police.
- Ah, military has their own police. - Yeah.
They are so pious and advanced in civilization, the students require police.
The dean has probably requested police,
- and still they are very much proud of advancement. - Yes.
- The police steals too. - Yes.
- Especially in New York. - And police also requires another police.
harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇā [SB 5.18.12]
All these Indians coming to this country to benefit.
Maybe we should go to India to take care of Vṛndāvana
- and all these other lands. - Yes; Therefore, this movement is there.
- Will we be someday in charge of those? - Oh, yes,
We are already in charge; you simply take charge.
Your appointment is already there; simply go and take charge over.
- No one else can even dispute it. - Yes.
Hare Kṛṣṇa.
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