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Every religion believes - not believes; it is fact - that there is God. Or any religion will deny the existence of God, is there any religion? I don't think. Is there any religion?

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"Every religion believes—not believes; it is fact—that there is God. Or any religion will deny the existence of God, is there any religion? I don't think. Is there any religion"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

Prabhupāda: Every religion believes—not believes; it is fact—that there is God. Or any religion will deny the existence of God, is there any religion? I don't think. Is there any religion? Bhagavān: Buddhist religion? Mr. Chenique: But you know, it's true, but you have got so many idea of God according to your own spiritual temperament. Prabhupāda: No, God is one. There cannot be many ideas of God. That is not possible. Mr. Chenique: You have got many idea of God. Prabhupāda: No, many ideas, that means he does not know what is God.

Prabhupāda: God has given us the tongue and the ear. So it's Hare Kṛṣṇa, tongue, and hear with the ear. Śruti-gatāṁ tanu-vāṅ-manobhir (SB 10.14.3): by hearing, the sound enters into the heart. In this way you become purified, mind is cleansed, ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam (CC Antya 20.12). It is very scientific and very easy. And we are recommending . . . "We" means Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He says that, "You chant the name of God." Now, if somebody thinks, "Kṛṣṇa is Hindu God. Why shall I chant?" it doesn't matter. You chant your conception of God. What is the name of God in Christianity? Is there any name?

French man: Jehovah.

Prabhupāda: Jehovah?

French man: He has no name in Christianity.

Prabhupāda: Then take this name. (laughter) If you have no name, then take this name. Where is the harm? And they are taking Hare Kṛṣṇa; what is the harm? Every religion believes—not believes; it is fact—that there is God. Or any religion will deny the existence of God, is there any religion? I don't think. Is there any religion?

Bhagavān: Buddhist religion?

Mr. Chenique: But you know, it's true, but you have got so many idea of God according to your own spiritual temperament.

Prabhupāda: No, God is one. There cannot be many ideas of God. That is not possible.

Mr. Chenique: You have got many idea of God.

Prabhupāda: No, many ideas, that means he does not know what is God.

Mr. Chenique: Because anyhow, when we say "God," we have to put into words, intellectual words, what is an experience.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Mr. Chenique: And this experience is different of many people.

Prabhupāda: But you experience . . . because your knowledge is imperfect, therefore your experience is also imperfect.

Mr. Chenique: But who is to say . . .

Prabhupāda: That is . . .

Mr. Chenique: . . . what is a perfect experience?

Prabhupāda: Yes. No. Even we are imperfect, with our . . . as far as our knowledge goes, now generally, just like the Christians, they say: "God is great." Is it not?

Mr. Chenique: That is rather the Muslims.

Page Title:Every religion believes - not believes; it is fact - that there is God. Or any religion will deny the existence of God, is there any religion? I don't think. Is there any religion?
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-11-30, 10:44:16.000
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1