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Dharma does not mean so-called some religious fanaticism. Dharma means occupational duty. Just like you are medical man. You have practiced medical dharma. Medical dharma

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Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

Dharma does not mean so-called some religious fanaticism. Dharma means occupational duty. Just like you are medical man. You are practiced medical dharma. Medical dharma.

Dr. Patel: You follow, I follow means I follow Kṛṣṇa. (laughs)

Prabhupāda: Means nobody follows. Because Kṛṣṇa says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66). Who is doing that?

Dr. Patel: Here dharma means all actions . . .

Prabhupāda: Dharma means occupational duties.

Dr. Patel: Actions.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Duty. Dharma means duty.

Dr. Patel: "You give up all other actions and do actions for Me."

Prabhupāda: Dharma does not mean so-called some religious fanaticism. Dharma means occupational duty. Just like you are medical man. You are practiced medical dharma. Medical dharma.

Dr. Patel: So I went yesterday early, after quarreling. (laughs)

Prabhupāda: Yes. That's all right. No, that's all right. One must . . . just like Arjuna. Arjuna was a fighter. His dharma was to fight.

Dr. Patel: (Gujrati) Fighter . . . I am wrongly placed in the medical profession. (laughs)

Prabhupāda: No. dharma means one's sva-kar . . . just like varṇāśrama-dharma.

Dr. Patel: That is the real dharma.

Page Title:Dharma does not mean so-called some religious fanaticism. Dharma means occupational duty. Just like you are medical man. You have practiced medical dharma. Medical dharma
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-11-22, 14:10:23
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1