Real substance
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
When one’s heart is not cleansed, one cannot awaken the transcendental nature of devotional service. As Lord Kṛṣṇa confirms in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.28):
- yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām
- te dvandva-moha-nirmuktā bhajante māṁ dṛḍha-vratāḥ
Lectures
Initiation Lectures
Philosophy Discussions
Conversations and Morning Walks
1969 Conversations and Morning Walks
Kīrtanānanda: The Hindus, they think it is such a tremendous thing to give up meat-eating, and here we have been raised with meat-eating, and we have no problem whatever. To us it is nothing to give up...
Prabhupāda: No. There is no problem for Vaiṣṇava here in America. They are not trained. They are simply... Just like there are so many Christians. Practically they are not following. Similarly, these Hindus at the present moment, they are in name. Either Hindus, Muslim, or..., they are in name only.
Kīrtanānanda: There's no real substance.
Prabhupāda: No.
Kīrtanānanda: When one starts tasting the real substance then there is no problem giving up any of the...
Prabhupāda: Yes. When he gives importance to Kṛṣṇa he can sacrifice everything for Kṛṣṇa. That is another state. That is not ordinary stage. That is transcendental state. Yes.None of these so-called capitalists or, what is called, Communists, they do not know where is the real substance is. Superficially, they are fighting on the platform of fiber covering.
1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
1976 Conversations and Morning Walks
Devotee (1): I think she was asking also why there are so many young people, why so many young are attracted.
Prabhupāda: Young, they are receptive, and another side is that in the Western countries, your younger generation, they have seen that their father and grandfather are not happy. Is it not a fact? So they are trying to find out something where they will find happiness. As such, they go to so many swamis and yogis who come from India. But there also they are frustrated. But here they are finding the real substance. That you can ask any one of them, they will explain how they have come.Correspondence
1971 Correspondence
1972 Correspondence
Page Title: | Real substance |
Compiler: | Rati, Labangalatika |
Created: | 22 of Nov, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=1, OB=0, Lec=2, Con=4, Let=2 |
No. of Quotes: | 10 |