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Highly developed consciousness means he's a devotee

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"Highly developed consciousness means he's a devotee"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

Prabhupāda: Highly developed consciousness means he's a devotee. Svarūpa Dāmodara: Yes, but what is the relationship of the . . . those individuals who are living with him, though they are not conscious. Prabhupāda: They will live. Just like a dog live with you, but you are developed; he's not developed.

Jayatīrtha: By the same trick, Madhudviṣa Swami once got someone to take all of his clothes off and give it to him. "If everything is all one, then you will not mind giving me your clothes."

Prabhupāda: No. Their philosophy is, "We are one. What is mine, that is mine. And your—also mine. (laughter) Therefore we are one." And as soon as you'll say: "No, why not your mine?" that is . . . that is not agreeable. Harer nāma (CC Adi 17.21).

Svarūpa Dāmodara: That type of philosophy will not last long.

Prabhupāda: Huh?

Svarūpa Dāmodara: That type of philosophy will not last long. (long pause) Śrīla Prabhupāda, in the highly developed consciousness that, in the body, which is highly . . . which has . . . consciousness which is highly developed . . .

Prabhupāda: That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness, devotee.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: So in the . . .

Prabhupāda: Highly developed consciousness means he's a devotee.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Yes, but what is the relationship of the . . . those individuals who are living with him, though they are not conscious.

Prabhupāda: They will live. Just like a dog live with you, but you are developed; he's not developed.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: But still, he's benefited.

Prabhupāda: Eh?

Svarūpa Dāmodara: He's benefited from the consciousness of the master.

Prabhupāda: Yes. So . . . if the master is devotee, then he's benefited. Kīṭa janma hau yathā tuwā dāsa. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura sings that, "Let me become a worm in the house of a devotee. If I have to take birth, I don't want a life, nondevotional life, even it is like Brahmā. I'll prefer to become a worm in the house of a devotee." This is the prayer of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura.

Page Title:Highly developed consciousness means he's a devotee
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-08-26, 07:13:36.000
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1