Lord Sri Krishna
Buddhist Monk, July 12, 1973, London: That’s right. One has to…sambhuh papas cakarana, kusalasya upasampada sac citto parayodapanam etam buddham anusasana. Abstain from the unwholesome, the source of all our problems and suffering, lobha, dosa, moha. Kusalasya upasampada.
Practice the virtues, that is when the mind is rooted in alobha, that is non-greed, liberality, including hospitality; adosa, non-hatred, evil, all-loving kindness; amoha opanya wisdom. And why? When one is on the noble, eight-fold path—right understanding, right thinking, right speech, right bodily action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration—there is that oozing joy and delight. And that is the finest substitute. Men, because of avidya, have not tasted delight. Because of his weakness, they thought moksa…
Prabhupada: Yes.
Buddhist Monk: …that it was here in this earth when they indulge in sensualities.
Prabhupada: So we are therefore presenting Krishna, the most delightful feature. So chanting and dancing before Krishna, taking His prasadam, and practicing delightful nature, awakening the delightful consciousness, Krishna consciousness.
So as this is taking practical shape, all these European, American boys, Canadian, African, they are becoming delightful, and with great delight, they are chanting, dancing and taking prasadam.
atah sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adhah [BRS. 1.2.234]
We cannot understand God by our present senses. So the senses are to be purified. And that purification begins: sevonmukha, by engaging the tongue, jihvadau, in the delightful activities of Krishna consciousness. So practically we are getting result. These boys, they were very morose, but now they are very delightful simply by following this method, engaging the tongue in the service of Krishna.
Tongue has got two business: tasting and chanting, vibrating. So they are vibrating harer nama harer nama harer nama eva kevalam [Adi 17.21], and tasting Krishna prasadam. And we are practically seeing that they are becoming delightful, living very happily, preaching all over the world.
I started this movement alone in 1966, but these boys, inexperienced boys, having no spiritual training… They were trained up in their own ways, meat-eating, illicit sex, intoxication, but they gave up all these habits and delightfully they are going any part of the world and preaching this cult, and we are meeting with success.
It is not that I have gone every place. It is not possible. I am old man. So I give them direction. Just like this boy. He’s a grhastha. So husband and wife, they are organizing in Germany.
We have got four, five branches in Germany. We have published this record and so many books and literatures. So this Sankirtana Movement, even though conducted by inexperienced young men, but they are creating delight to the masses. [….] Full Conversation
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