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The big animal eats the small animal. But the big animal, because he's big, does it mean that he's not animal? He's also animal. The tiger eats a dog. Does that mean the tiger is not animal?

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"The big animal eats the small animal. But the big animal, because he's big, does it mean that he's not animal? He's also animal"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

The big animal eats the small animal. But the big animal, because he's big, does it mean that he's not animal? He's also animal. The tiger eats a dog. Does it mean the tiger is not animal? The dog is animal, the tiger is also.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Because we are doing business, we are getting money from these rascal government, so if you expose me, then I will not get money, and if I expose you, you will not get money. Let us remain together and let them remain fools. That's all. This is it. If a common man like me can understand the whole policy, how the scientist will not understand? But they have made a compromise that "Don't expose me; I'll not expose you. And let us take money from the government." This is going on.

Amogha: So the big demons are cheating the small demons, but they're all demons.

Prabhupāda: That's all. The big animal eats the small animal. But the big animal, because he's big, does it mean that he's not animal? He's also animal. The tiger eats a dog. Does it mean the tiger is not animal? The dog is animal, the tiger is also. Animal . . . He is God who knows how to live without these animals. That is human life. So why shall I eat animals? I shall eat fruits, I shall eat vegetables, I shall eat nice food grains, I shall eat milk. That is human. Why shall I eat animals' blood and flesh? "No, it is very tasteful." (laughter) So what is the difference between you and dog?

Amogha: They don't know how to cook, the dogs.

Prabhupāda: Well, nature has made them like that. The human beings, they can utilize the land, they can produce so many nice foodstuffs. That is human society. What is this society? They are living in big, big skyscraper building, and for their food the slaughterhouse killing, and they are eating. Is that human civilization? All third-class, fourth-class men.

Amogha: If they would only listen, they will be defenseless, but they don't listen much.

Page Title:The big animal eats the small animal. But the big animal, because he's big, does it mean that he's not animal? He's also animal. The tiger eats a dog. Does that mean the tiger is not animal?
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Created:2022-10-27, 14:44:35
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