Greatest common factor
Lectures
General Lectures
Philosophy Discussions
Revatīnandana: Śrīla Prabhupāda, is it possible, or is it confirmed that the similarities in symbolism and cultural relationships, which are similar in civilizations all over the world, can that be due to the fact that they are all coming from the same source? Five thousand years ago there was one culture?
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Revatīnandana: So you find the same symbols in the South American Incas as we find in India as we find in the Pacific Islands because they are coming down from the original Vedic culture in different states of...
Prabhupāda: Vedic culture or non-Vedic culture, there are so many similarities. It doesn't matter. Because you are living being, the similarities are there. Just like every living being eats. It is similar to everyone. Every living being sleeps. It is similar to everyone. Every living being mates. It is similar to everyone. Every living being fears. So you have to take the greatest common factor. There are so many similarities.Conversations and Morning Walks
1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
Bahulāśva: Many students are here during the day. They come and set up the Deities and then do kīrtana and give out prasādam.
Prabhupāda: Do that. Continue that. They will be infected.
Bahulāśva: Yes.
Prabhupāda: Infect them.
Bahulāśva: Their brains will be washed. We will have big success with this new temple here, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Many of these students will come and visit us. People like us very much here, at least the students.
Prabhupāda: That is very good. Students are the future hope, young students.
Dharmādhyakṣa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, we should teach them to live very simply, to give up all of this complexity that is causing them so much agitation and depression and just live very simply, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That is greatest common factor. Whatever he may be, if he is induced to chant, that is very good, and take prasādam.Correspondence
1970 Correspondence
Page Title: | Greatest common factor |
Compiler: | Labangalatika |
Created: | 20 of Dec, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=2, Con=1, Let=2 |
No. of Quotes: | 5 |