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RC WDC 1976-07-02 Prabhupada Respecting Prasadam--We --etc
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ANNOUNCER: The
following is a conversation,
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with His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda,
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recorded on the 2nd of July,
1976, in Washington, D.C.
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PRABHUPĀDA: Come on.
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- Sit.
- Jaya.
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What is this?
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DEVOTEE: Kiwi from New Zealand.
VIPINA: Kiwi.
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Those are Narottama’s rasagullās
over there, Prabhupāda.
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- Hmm?
- Narottama’s rasagullās.
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HARI−ŚAURI: He’s… He’s learned how
to make Indian sweets very expertly.
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- Oh.
- He was making them in Detroit.
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Hmm!
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- Jaya, Prabhupāda.
- You’re wonderful, Prabhupāda.
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This is real prasādam distribution.
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PRABHUPĀDA: Very nice.
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Those are melons, Prabhupāda.
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Melons—watermelons—sweet
melons; they are the best.
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I take America as my fatherland.
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India is motherland,
and here is fatherland.
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So many fathers.
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My father was very
affectionate to me.
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He would do everything for me.
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I lost one father; I have
got so many fathers.
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Jaya; we’d like to keep
it that way, Prabhupāda.
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- Hmm?
- If you’d let us, we’d like to keep it that way.
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VṚṢĀKAPI: We want to take care
of you forever, Prabhupāda.
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What do you say, Prabhupāda?
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That… They… Everyone
appreciate that in India,
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that the American
fathers keeping him.
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Just like keeping him in cotton.
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They admit that.
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Where is salt? [splice]
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Fruits are so nice.
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Kṛṣṇa has given fruit.
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They are locally grown?
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No, Prabhupāda; not too many.
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They all come from other
parts of the country.
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Your country?
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- Yes.
- Not outside.
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Not like England: They
have to import from…
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This is a very good example:
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Just like salt: We require.
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A little salt will increase the taste.
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But because it is absolutely necessary
for eating: Salt; everyone eats salt.
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Nobody can avoid salt; it does
not mean I shall eat too much.
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If I take this whole salt pot and put into
because it is very good, that is foolishness.
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Similarly, sense gratification,
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so long we have got this
material body, we require little.
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But because it is tasty, let us take
it, whole pot, that is mistake.
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This is going on.
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This foolishness is going on.
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Sex life is good; simply take sex life,
go on and spoil your whole life.
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That is going on.
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If everything is accepted in
regulative principle—little salt;
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that’s all; that’s very nice.
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But as soon as you
think “It is very nice.
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Let me take simply
this,” then it is spoiled.
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That is wanted.
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Don’t reject anything, but
accept in a regular way.
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Hmm? Flesh eaters?
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All right, you want flesh?
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“No, I want flesh, but
I want this big cow.”
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Why not less important animals?
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There are so many other animals.
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The goats are there, the lambs
are there, the hogs are there.
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Take them.
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Why Kṛṣṇa says go-rakṣya?
It is a very important animal.
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It will give you brain
substance, this rasagullā.
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There Kṛṣṇa says go-rakṣya, but
this rascal has no knowledge.
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Hmm? “The cows gives us milk, very
nutritious: Oh, eat the whole cow.
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Then all nutrition will come.”
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This is their intelligence.
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Rubbish civilization.
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Why Kṛṣṇa has
recommended go-rakṣya?
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He never said the other animal.
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If you are fond of eating flesh, you
take other animals, not the cow.
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Give protection, take milk from it,
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and prepare nice preparations, that
will be good for brain—for your mind.
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Apart from… There is no
question of religious sentiment.
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From practical.
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RŪPĀNUGA: Just the medical
point of view, it is right.
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You see; but they are so fools,
rascals, they’ll not accept it.
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And they’ll give example,
“Christ ate fish” somewhere;
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therefore we have to
maintain the slaughterhouse.
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Because Christ ate fish, therefore we
have to maintain slaughterhouse.
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“Give the dog a bad
name and hang it.”
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Huh?
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This is going on.
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So we have to make vigorous
propaganda for all this foolishness.
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mūḍho nābhijānāti
mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam
[Bg. 7.13]
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So we are giving the best civilization:
This Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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With little patience and perseverance
you work on it; people will take it.
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Because there is nothing
adulteration; it is pure.
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Rest assured;
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if you follow the principles and push on
according to the prescription I have given,
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it will be accepted.
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May take some time.
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But they will appreciate the purity.
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It is pure.
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Actually, these fruits and some
milk preparation are sufficient.
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You don’t require any flesh.
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Is the flesh comparable
with this nice fruit?
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Sit down.
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- Is there one for you, Śrīla Prabhupāda?
- Hmm?
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- Is there one for you?
- Yes.
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- I am not so fool…
- Good; good.
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- That I shall give everything.
- Jaya!
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