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I say that you shall remain fixed up in this way, but if you do not accept it, then how can I help you? If I say that "Don’t dry your knife on your neck," and if you do it, so how can I save you?

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"I say that you shall remain fixed up in this way, but if you do not accept it, then how can I help you? If I say that" |"Don't dry your knife on your neck" |"and if you do it, so how can I save you"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

These four principles, if they are not strictly followed, then he's victimized forever—today or tomorrow. He should take little time, of his time, to save himself. Artificially, that will not save him; he will fall down. Kṛṣṇa can excuse for some time, but it is not (indistinct). Api cet su-durācāro (BG 9.30). If unconsciously, or if you have some accidentally falldown, that is excused. But purposefully—it is all rascaldom. Bali-mardana fell. Karāndhara fell. Sudāmā fell. And gradually they are falling down. What can I do? I say that you shall remain fixed up in this way, but if you do not accept it, then how can I help you? If I say that “Don’t dry your knife on your neck,” and if you do it, so how can I save you?.


Prabhupāda: This sex, this illicit sex, how is killing him. Illicit sex is so dangerous. He's a good boy. Similarly, Gaurasundara is killed by this illicit sex. Everyone will be killed with the illicit sex. That is the difficulty—falldown. What can I do? I have already given instruction. If they do not follow, they fall down. That is sure. So dangerous. And in our society it is very easy to have affair, so many girls are there. I can say "Don't do this," but if you do, what can I do? So, what you have written, Alfred?

Devotee: "Sudāmā has left our camp. He has his own plans, so under the circumstances. . ."

Prabhupāda: Ahah, "He has his own camp, and he has violated our rules and regulations and fallen down. Under the circumstances don't be influenced by him, unless you see me." Is that all right?

Gurukṛpā: Unless he sees you?

Prabhupāda: Yes. So "I am coming very soon in Hawaii. I am very much busy in Bombay for some business." . . . (indistinct) . . . Everyone is this. Karāndhara has done some. . . I trusted so much. How you can. . .? This is the poison, illicit sex, and this poison will kill everything. This is the poison. And I cannot understand whether I shall be able to save my disciples from this poison. This is the poison. They do not take it seriously, but in the beginning I said, "No illicit sex." If you want, . . . (indistinct) . . . . These four principles, if they are not strictly followed, then he's victimized forever—today or tomorrow. He should take little time, of his time, to save himself. Artificially, that will not save him; he will fall down. Kṛṣṇa can excuse for some time, but it is not . . . (indistinct) . . . . Api cet su-durācāro (BG 9.30). If unconsciously, or if you have some accidentally falldown, that is excused. But purposefully—it is all rascaldom. Bali-mardana fell. Karāndhara fell. Sudāmā fell. And gradually they are falling down. What can I do? I say that you shall remain fixed up in this way, but if you do not accept it, then how can I help you? If I say that "Don't dry your knife on your neck," and if you do it, so how can I save you?

Gurukṛpā: I think that there is no saṅkīrtana.

Prabhupāda: Huh?

Gurukṛpā: They get too much business and no saṅkīrtana, then they forget.

Prabhupāda: Well, why too much business? Who . . . (indistinct) . . . business?

Gurukṛpā: That is the case of all the devotees that have fallen. They have stopped doing saṅkīrtana and just strictly business. And then they forget. I know myself, if I don't do some saṅkīrtana every day, I usually become agitated. But if I can do two. . .

Prabhupāda: That is also advised. But if you do not do it, then sixteen rounds first be done. This is not saṅkīrtana?

Gurukṛpā: Myself, I need more than. . .

Prabhupāda: More than anyone. This is the. . . Every letter, every time it is stressed that "You must finish sixteen rounds."

Page Title:I say that you shall remain fixed up in this way, but if you do not accept it, then how can I help you? If I say that "Don’t dry your knife on your neck," and if you do it, so how can I save you?
Compiler:Visnu Murti
Created:2019-03-17, 19:50:41
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1