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Anybody can say, "I do not know who is my father." And if the real father says, "I'm your father, my son," then how he can prove? How he does not know

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"Anybody can say, "I do not know who is my father." And if the real father says, "I'm your father, my son," then how he can prove? How he does not know"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

Sentiment there is, even your ordinary relationship. Just see. You cannot avoid sentiment. Just like we're dancing. That is also sentiment, "Oh, here is Kṛṣṇa." That is sentiment. But that does not mean because he's dancing in sentiment, he does not know what is Kṛṣṇa. Sentiment must be there. That is ecstasy, enjoyment. But not blind sentiment. (break) . . . you do not know, know from Kṛṣṇa. Anybody can say, "I do not know who is my father." And if the real father says, "I'm your father, my son," then how he can prove? How he does not know? If he says: "No, I don't believe you that you are my father," then what is the . . . where is evidence?.

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: People sometimes can't understand why we are not satisfied that someone has some religious sentiment, even though their knowledge of God may be wrong.

Prabhupāda: Sentiment, there is . . . even your relationship with your friends and father and mother is sentiment. That is another thing. But you must know, "He's my father," "He's my mother," "He's my son." Sentiment there is, even your ordinary relationship. Just see. You cannot avoid sentiment. Just like we're dancing. That is also sentiment, "Oh, here is Kṛṣṇa." That is sentiment. But that does not mean because he's dancing in sentiment, he does not know what is Kṛṣṇa. Sentiment must be there. That is ecstasy, enjoyment. But not blind sentiment. (break) . . . you do not know, know from Kṛṣṇa. Anybody can say, "I do not know who is my father." And if the real father says, "I'm your father, my son," then how he can prove? How he does not know? If he says: "No, I don't believe you that you are my father," then what is the . . . where is evidence?

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: He's lost.

Prabhupāda: The mother also says: "Yes, he's your father." "No, I don't believe." What is the evidence? The father is saying: "I am father." The mother is saying: "Yes, he's your father." And the rascal is saying, "No, I don't believe it." Then?

Hari-śauri: You can't do anything for them.

Prabhupāda: Just see his unfortunate position.

Page Title:Anybody can say, "I do not know who is my father." And if the real father says, "I'm your father, my son," then how he can prove? How he does not know
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-04-29, 15:22:53
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