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Does that mean a serious devotee should only pass stool once a day?

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"Does that mean a serious devotee should only pass stool once a day"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

Don't artificially do that. (laughter) First of all become yogi. Then do it. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Jaya. Don't try for passing stool once. (laughter) That does not make you a yogi. Antara... Yes. That makes you yogi, not by passing stool. (laughter) Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Morning Walk -- December 7, 1975, Vrndavana:

Aksayānanda: Yes, I have. Still, if we're sincere we'll stay in Vṛndāvana even if blood and stool comes from the sky, if you want.

Prabhupāda: Why do you expect that? (break) ...capati, you apply little ghee?

Aksayānanda: For the guests.

Prabhupāda: And not for you?

Aksayānanda: No.

Prabhupāda: Why?

Aksayānanda: Because it's very expensive and not necessary.

Prabhupāda: No.

Aksayānanda: If you say it is necessary, we will do.

Prabhupāda: No, in this season it is necessary.

Aksayānanda: Very nice. We'll do. That is nice. A little more ghee should be there.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Aksayānanda: A little more grain. Even little grain at night is all right, I think.

Prabhupāda: No, you must eat properly.

Aksayānanda: Yes. Then we'll do it.

Prabhupāda: And try to keep some cows.

Aksayānanda: Accha.

Prabhupāda: Yes. On the other land. Make a shed immediately and keep some cows. And Viśvambhara, he is experienced. He will help. (break) ...necessary vairāgya, there is no need. We don't approve that. Yuktāhāra-vihāras ca. What you require for keeping health but not to eat too much. But what is absolutely required must be done.

Aksayānanda: I heard that if you pass stool more than once a day you become a bhogī? You are called a bhogī?

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Aksayānanda: Does that mean a serious devotee should only pass stool once a day?

Prabhupāda: Don't artificially do that. (laughter) First of all become yogi. Then do it.

Aksayānanda: Yes. Of course, it can only be done by Kṛṣṇa's mercy, but one should at least try for that.

Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṇa. Jaya. Don't try for passing stool once. (laughter) That does not make you a yogi.

Bhavananda: Yoginām api sarveṣāṁ mad-gatenāntarātmanā (BG 6.47).

Prabhupāda: Antara... Yes. That makes you yogi, not by passing stool. (laughter) Hare Kṛṣṇa. (break)

Page Title:Does that mean a serious devotee should only pass stool once a day?
Compiler:MadhuGopaldas, Rishab
Created:05 of Mar, 2011
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1