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She (Anandamayi) is simply exploiting some women's sentiments, by giving them some deity and crying. And woman, they're simple. This way, she wanted to captivate donors

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"She is simply exploiting some women's sentiments, by giving them some deity and crying. And woman, they're simple. This way, she wanted to captivate donors"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1971 Conversations and Morning Walks

Prabhupāda: Anandamayi's men also came to invite me.

Gurudāsa: This morning I met mātājī in Kamala Nagar.

Prabhupāda: Oh, she's there?

Gurudāsa: She was there, yes.

Prabhupāda: She's . . . she has got some party for saṅkīrtana.

Gurudāsa: Yes. She was in Calcutta, she told me.

Prabhupāda: She has become something, incarnation, like that. That is his proposal. And she cries.

Gurudāsa: She is not . . . (break)

Prabhupāda: She is simply exploiting some women's sentiments, by giving them some deity and crying. And woman, they're simple. This way, she wanted to captivate donors. I know that. She has got some foolish woman, innocent woman. I say foolish, innocent. And naturally their husbands become inclined.

Gurudāsa: Hmm.

Prabhupāda: Anandamayi's men also came to invite me.

Gurudāsa: This morning I met mātājī in Kamala Nagar.

Prabhupāda: Oh, she's there?

Gurudāsa: She was there, yes.

Prabhupāda: She's . . . she has got some party for saṅkīrtana.

Gurudāsa: Yes. She was in Calcutta, she told me.

Prabhupāda: She has become something, incarnation, like that. That is his proposal. And she cries.

Gurudāsa: She is not . . . (break)

Prabhupāda: She is simply exploiting some women's sentiments, by giving them some deity and crying. And woman, they're simple. This way, she wanted to captivate donors. I know that. She has got some foolish woman, innocent woman. I say foolish, innocent. And naturally their husbands become inclined.

Gurudāsa: Hmm.

Prabhupāda: Actually she has no . . . she is not a preacher. She is a sentimental so-called religionist among some women, and naturally their husbands . . . and she has no objection. Whatever you do, it doesn't matter. Therefore she is getting some followers, and posing herself as . . . she's opening hospital. That means she has no asset.

Gurudāsa: True.

Prabhupāda: We are going without opening hospital and school, rather challenging . . . (Gurudāsa laughs) . . . and diminishing everything, decrying. We do not agree with anyone, and still people like us. Is it not?

Gurudāsa: Yes.

Prabhupāda: Our first proposition is that, "You do not know anything." (Gurudāsa laughs) (laughs) And still they agree to come to us.

Gurudāsa: Yes, Delhi is very successful. People were asking, asking, asking.

Prabhupāda: Yes, yes. Walking in the morning, and someone came to me, "Ah, we thought that somewhere you have gone." When we have got regular center here, they should come.

Page Title:She (Anandamayi) is simply exploiting some women's sentiments, by giving them some deity and crying. And woman, they're simple. This way, she wanted to captivate donors
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-12-23, 13:09:39.000
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