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If you stop kirtana, then it is ordinary

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"If you stop kirtana, then it is ordinary"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

If you stop kīrtana, then it is ordinary.

Room Conversation -- December 12, 1976, Hyderabad:

Prabhupāda: Spiritually if you enlighten them, then they'll be attached. They'll voluntarily say they are accepting here. The chanting, chanting, then... This is the beginning, that "You chant and take prasādam." Then ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam (CC Antya 20.12). Gradually the heart will be cleansed, and gradually they will be elevated to the platform of āsakti. Then they will not want money, they will not want... Then they will live here, work, just you are doing. That stage, that requires little advancement. Therefore I say this kīrtana program must be continued. Then ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam. As you make the heart cleansed, they become more and more advanced. And then this stage of āsakti, that "This is... We shall live here." Just like we have given up our hearth and home and wife and children. We have given up that attachment. This attachment, practical... That is... You cannot expect immediately. That is not possible. Paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate (BG 2.59). When one gets better attachment, then they can give up this nasty attachment. Therefore we have to continue this saṅkīrtana. This is the psychology. But there is very great prospect to develop this place, and you have got experience. If you can develop, it will be very nice example. Once successful here, we can introduce this program. And India will be easier because they are by nature inclined to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. It will be easier. The kīrtana must be there. Otherwise why we have to take so much responsibility?

Tejas: Last night it was very hard. Again no one was coming to the kīrtana.

Prabhupāda: Eh?

Tejas: These persons who are staying here in the garb of devotees, if they don't come...

Mahāṁśa: Devotees.

Tejas: No one would come. It was a great struggle. Again Jagadīśa and I and Mūrti, we were alone there and we had to go and get people and again they wouldn't come.

Prabhupāda: So what is the use?

Tejas: This Kṛṣṇan wouldn't come, and this other never comes. They should be made to leave. Otherwise they must follow the program. Kīrtana is so nice. All day we may be doing something. The only relief we get...

Prabhupāda: No, without kīrtana, it is...

Mahāṁśa: Refreshes you completely.

Prabhupāda: If you stop kīrtana, then it is ordinary.

Mahāṁśa: Work.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Tejas: And these people are very enthusiastic for kīrtana.

Prabhupāda: So our men should be, those who are here, they must be very enthusiastic. And the pandal, what is this play pandal? This pandal? It is very small. Make a big pandal.

Mahāṁśa: But if you want every day we should buy one.

Prabhupāda: Buy one.

Mahāṁśa: Good one.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Mahāṁśa: Make it over there, permanent place. With permanent speakers, permanent lights and...

Prabhupāda: Oh, yes. Yes.

Tejas: We should have every night.

Prabhupāda: Do.

Mahāṁśa: Prabhupāda wants us to continue every day kīrtana and prasādam.

Prabhupāda: So do this and purchase. What is the price?

Mahāṁśa: I'll find out tomorrow.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Do it nice, enthusiastically. Everything will be success. So any other question to discuss?

Page Title:If you stop kirtana, then it is ordinary
Compiler:MadhuGopaldas
Created:13 of Mar, 2011
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1