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Bhaktivinoda Thakura was grhastha; he produced Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. That is wanted. So in this way, if there is ideal institution, ideal mode of living, it is happy; everything is all right

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"Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura was gṛhastha; he produced Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī. That is wanted. So in this way, if there is ideal institution, ideal mode of living, it is happy; everything is all right"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1977 Conversations and Morning Walks

This is life. Why shall I produce cats and dogs? And Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura was gṛhastha; he produced Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī. That is wanted. So in this way, if there is ideal institution, ideal mode of living, it is happy; everything is all right. That is gṛhastha. Produce Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī.

Prabhupāda: Why should be checked? This is the point.

Girirāja: Yes. I don't think that the court will decide against us.

Prabhupāda: If they decide that, there are many other court judgments in our favor. Then we must adopt civil disobedience. There is no other, second way. "Capriciously you cannot impose anything against the law, against the judgment. If you do, then we shall also disobey." That should be the last resolve.

Hari-śauri: I remember when we were first beginning in Melbourne, we were harassed very tremendously by the Council.

Prabhupāda: Yes, I know that.

Hari-śauri: And they were putting us in jail and everything. And actually every court decision was against us too. But somehow or another, we just went out on saṅkīrtana every day, distributing. We were getting booked, then fined. Then we wouldn't pay the fines, so they would come and they would raid the temple at two o'clock in the morning and try and take us away to jail. And . . . it went on for months. And then in the end we had . . . there was so much publicity about it . . . when we went to jail we were fasting. So there was so much publicity that the Council became very embarrassed that they couldn't get rid of these boys and girls. They became so embarrassed that they stopped their harassment, and we carried on with our saṅkīrtana activities. So actually, if we just determine just to stick with it, then there's nothing they can do. What can they do to us unless they kill us? I don't think they can do that.

Prabhupāda: So your wife came.

Devotee: Oh, yes. (break)

Prabhupāda: This is Indian attitude. They do not care for the modern, civilized way of life, wasting time reading some nonsense book or going to the bars, the cinema, talking unnecessarily. They do not like. Those who are old style, they do not.

Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: No, I know many women who are very good cooks. I have tasted it . . .

Prabhupāda: They have no time to waste time in that way. They must be inclined that "I must prepare something nice so that my husband, my children or my, all friends will be very pleased." That is their policy. I wanted that all our girls, they should be expert. And in America they are doing that. They should learn the art of cooking and prepare very nice foodstuff, daily change of menu. And the children should be so trained up that no more birth. And that is life. They can produce hundreds of children, it doesn't matter, but must be responsible that, "These children should be saved. This is the last birth; no more birth. I'll train the child in such a way that next life he's going to Kṛṣṇa, back to home, back to Godhead." That is parents' duty. Otherwise they should not become parent. That is contraceptive: "I am not fit to train my children in that way, so I shall not produce cats and dogs." This is life. Why shall I produce cats and dogs? And Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura was gṛhastha; he produced Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī. That is wanted. So in this way, if there is ideal institution, ideal mode of living, it is happy; everything is all right. That is gṛhastha. Produce Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī. My Guru Mahārāja used to say that "If I can produce kṛṣṇa-bhakta as children, then I'm prepared to marry and produce hundreds of children." And if we cannot, then we shall not produce even one children. Just like Vasudeva and Devakī in their previous life . . . what was the name? Their determination is, "If we can get a child like God, then we shall produce. Otherwise we go on, tapasya." And when Kṛṣṇa came, "What do you want?" "I want You." "Who is like Me? I shall appear." Anyway, we have got such huge establishment. Utilize it very properly, everywhere. Another thing, that in Vṛndāvana . . . you remember the corner land, Parikra-arasta?

Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Ah, yes.

Prabhupāda: That is available by acquirement.

Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: The corner land to the left? Left of Gurukula? Or . . .

Prabhupāda: No, Gurukula . . . when we go to the chuni, in front of . . .

Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Ha, ha, ha. In that direction.

Prabhupāda: Yes. That is agricultural land.

Page Title:Bhaktivinoda Thakura was grhastha; he produced Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. That is wanted. So in this way, if there is ideal institution, ideal mode of living, it is happy; everything is all right
Compiler:SharmisthaK
Created:2023-03-25, 05:58:55
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1