RC LON 1973-08-30 Schoolmaster--Everybody Is Chanting
ANNOUNCER: Next is a conversation,
with His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda,
recorded on August 30th, 1973, in London, England.
PRABHUPĀDA: We should generally know
that we may take pleasure chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa loudly;
others may not.
REVATĪNANDANA: Right. That is generally.
So when you go others’ place,
we may not chant loudly, simply chant in such a way you can hear; That’s all.
HARRY: Yeah, this’ll do it, you know…
- I mean, if you want to chant… - You don’t stop chanting.
- No! - But that: Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa
Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma…
- I am hearing; that’s all. - Yes.
Not that you have to advertise yourself,
you are chanting, Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa…
Because, you see, this is the thing; people say,
“Oh, you know…” Because you know that they call me.
I mean what they say, don’t you?
Hare Kṛṣṇa on this side, and Harry Edwards on the other side.
Oh, Harry on this side and Hare Kṛṣṇa on this side.
[indistinct] Hare Kṛṣṇa on this side,
and Harry Edwards on the other side, that’s me.
ŚYĀMASUNDARA: He lives across the road, you see.
I live across the road.
So it’s Hare Kṛṣṇa on this side and Harry Edwards on that side.
- His name is Harry Edwards. - Oh, I see.
- My name is Harry Edwards. - So the people who are…
- A good name. - Yes.
- By chanting your name… - Oh, there you are, yes; they are, yes.
This is it; they are chanting my name, you know; yeah; yeah.
- ’Cause when I ring up the station. - So when…
When somebody’s disturbed, he can say, “I’m calling Mr. Harry.”
You see, when I ring up the station in the morning, you see, I say, “Ah, Hare Kṛṣṇa.”
I say: “Hare Kṛṣṇa to you.”
So I mean some way or other,
you’re doing what you’re asking to do, aren’t you?
- Psychologically.
- [indistinct] - Everyone’s being forced to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Yeah… But a… No, I think these is, you know, and um…
[Indistinct] you know, I’ve… I’ve a…
The people chant Hare Kṛṣṇa by seeing us.
Yes; all over the world.
They say to me, Harry Edwards, you see, or Hare… So therefore, really and truly,
if you look at it psychologically,
you’ve achieved your object without them knowing.
- Yes; yes. - Is that right?
That is why we dress this way.
Every time we go on the street,
everybody on the street says, “There’s one of the Hare Kṛṣṇa people.”
- Yes. - He says “Hare Kṛṣṇa” one time.
That’s it; yes, yes.
But you think…? I suppose… Well, it’s like everything else.
They would get… They would get used to it; you are…
I don’t know; they [indistinct], if there’s a problem…
As far as we are concerned, as far as the police are concerned:
we can find nothing wrong; you have done nothing wrong, nothing wrong.
I mean, I don’t know what you got, supposed to do.
I don’t know what you’re supposed to do wrong anyway, but…
But, ah… I mean that’s what, as far as we are concerned… We do have this liaison.
You know, I must keep in liaison with you.
So if I come over here, gentlemen, you must realize I am not here…
I am not here for the purpose of, say, spying, if you may think this.
I don’t suppose you do?
- But a… [indistinct] - We are very happy to have you here.
Stay… overstayed my my welcome…
We feel… We feel very… We feel very good when we see you here.
We feel very pleased to see you on this grounds.
Yes; but, yeah, yes, but don’t forget, gentlemen, as I say… Ah… I…
You must realize that I still have a job to do
and if there was something in which I think you should report upon,
- I will do so. - Mr. Ha… You can…
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