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If I say to a dog, "Mr. Dog, you are not this body; you are soul," what he will understand? The same position of the so-called human society

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"If I say to a dog," |"Mr. Dog, you are not this body; you are soul," |"what he will understand? The same position of the so-called human society"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

The first basic principle, knowledge that, "You are not this body." And they will never agree. They will not take this knowledge. They will stick to this principle, "No, I am this body." "I am American," "I am Indian," "I am brahmin," "I am kṣatriya," "I am this," "I am that." They will stick to that. So as soon as they stick to this principle, they are animals. The dog is also thinking like that. If I say to a dog, "Mr. Dog, you are not this body; you are soul," what he will understand? The same position of the so-called human society. If I say that, "You are not American; you are not Roman; you are spirit soul," he will not agree. So what is the difference between dog and him? Is there any difference?.

Satsvarūpa: We have to try to teach everyone.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that is our duty, because everyone is rascal, so we have to give them knowledge. The first basic principle, knowledge that, "You are not this body." And they will never agree. They will not take this knowledge. They will stick to this principle, "No, I am this body." "I am American," "I am Indian," "I am brahmin," "I am kṣatriya," "I am this," "I am that." They will stick to that. So as soon as they stick to this principle, they are animals. The dog is also thinking like that. If I say to a dog, "Mr. Dog, you are not this body; you are soul," what he will understand? The same position of the so-called human society. If I say that, "You are not American; you are not Roman; you are spirit soul," he will not agree. So what is the difference between dog and him? Is there any difference? The dog cannot understand. If I say: "My dear dog, you are not this body, you are spirit soul," he will not be able to understand. And if I say a gentleman, American or Indian or Roman that, "You are not this body," if he cannot understand, then where is the difference between the dog and the man?

Dhanañjaya: No difference.

Prabhupāda: That's it. He is a dog actually, and he is thinking that, "I am very advanced, civilized." This is the position. Because he has no knowledge. Without knowledge, there is no difference between dog and man. Dog is sleeping on the street very comfortably, and you are sleeping on the top of the skyscraper building, taking three dozen pills. (laughter) So what is your civilization?

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