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Payment means he is serving the money

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"payment means he is serving the money"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1970 Conversations and Morning Walks

We can arrange for the education of your children also, everything. But we cannot pay anything. That is not possible. We can take charge of the husband and wife. We can take charge of your children. But it is not possible to pay. And besides that, when there is question of payment the service is not good because the payment means he is serving the money. He is not serving the cause.


Room Conversation -- December 12, 1970, Indore:

Guest (4): I would like to live with you and tour with you.

Prabhupāda: So why not come and live and tour with me? Who forbids you? But it is not possible to pay anything for your family expenditure. That is difficulty. We cannot pay anything, but you can live with your family. That responsibility you can take. But I cannot pay you. That's not possible. Because we are maintaining by collecting alms. In that case it is not possible to pay something.

There is . . . it is selling all over Europe. (Hindi: Yes, there is Hindi also. Now I don’t have . . . (indistinct) . . .)

Guest (4): Mahārāja, could you employ me in some kind of . . . in your publishing?

Prabhupāda: Yes, employ, I can employ in any way. But there is no payment.

Guest (4): I am M.A. in English, M.A. in Hindi. I am trying to devote myself to this work . . .

Prabhupāda: So please come.

Guest (4): But for my family liabilities . . .

Prabhupāda: What amount you want for your family, minimum?

Guest (4): Five hundred a month.

Prabhupāda: That is not possible. Yes, you require five hundred. I know that. That is not much. To maintain a family nowadays, five hundred rupees is not much, but where is the money? How can I pay?

Guest (4): (chuckles) I would be a very good asset to your publications work.

Prabhupāda: That I know. You are qualified, educated boy. You can do it. But one thing I can do, that you can live with your family, just like they are living. That I can arrange. And whatever food we can provide you have to accept. We can . . . we can arrange for the education of your children also, everything. But we cannot pay anything.

That is not possible. We can take charge of the husband and wife. We can take charge of your children. But it is not possible to pay. And besides that, when there is question of payment the service is not good, because the payment means he is serving the money; he is not serving the cause.

Devotee: (indistinct) . . . (tape of kīrtana plays for a second)

Guest (4): His old mother listens to these chantings. (break) . . . (indistinct)

Prabhupāda: No, no. He has appeared to establish dharma. So what is the dharma according . . .

Guest (4): Śāstra-dharma. Śāstra means Ārya-samājī-pratiṣṭhā . . .

Prabhupāda: So what is that śāstra veda dharma?

Guest (4): Vedic dharma.

Page Title:Payment means he is serving the money
Compiler:Visnu Murti, Rishab
Created:25 of jan, 2008
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1