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The inside pulp of coconut requires the covering outside; otherwise, it will be spoiled. Crude example. But the real substance is inside, not outside. But these rascals, they have no information of the inside substance

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Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

You should be materialist; you should not condemn anything, both the inside and outside. The inside pulp of coconut requires the covering outside; otherwise, it will be spoiled. Crude example. But the real substance is inside, not outside. But these rascals, they have no information of the inside substance. They think that "Here is coconut. Let us try to find out happiness," and they are simply struggling to adjust the fibers.

Prabhupāda: This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The synthesis of the covering and the thesis of the soul should be synthesized by arrangement. And that we are teaching.

Harikeśa: Dialectical spiritualism.

Prabhupāda: Yes . . . not dia . . . dialectical means keep spiritualism or materialism. It is dialectic. Two sides there are: the material and the spiritual. These ignorant rascals, cats- and dogs-like men, they have no information of the thing which is covered. They're simply dealing with the covering. Therefore their knowledge is imperfect, and they're not successful by so many theses. They do not know the real problem. Who is enjoyer? That they do not know. That enjoyer is covered. And they are talking on the cover. That . . . in Bengal, it is a proverb, said that, sobraniye tanatan. In the . . . I think I was talking on this. In the coconut, the coconut sweet pulp and water is within. And they are struggling with the fibers above the coconut. Coconut . . . they have got some information coconut is enjoyable, but where is the enjoyable article is there, that they do not know.

They have simply information this body, and the coconut's body is covered with fibers. And they are fighting with the fibers. 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. That's all. Sobraniye tanatan, this Bengali word exactly. They're fighting just like dogs. Actually they do not know how to become happy, but one dog is barking upon another dog, and they're fighting, attacking, barking—useless. The dogs and cats, they do not know what is the value of life, and they fight on the covering, same fiber, fight. But here is a chance, human being. Therefore dialectic, dialectic materialism. You should be materialist; you should not condemn anything, both the inside and outside. The inside pulp of coconut requires the covering outside; otherwise, it will be spoiled. Crude example. But the real substance is inside, not outside. But these rascals, they have no information of the inside substance. They think that "Here is coconut. Let us try to find out happiness," and they are simply struggling to adjust the fibers. Therefore they have been described as mūḍhaḥ, rascals. Hmm? What do you think, Haṁsadūta?

Haṁsadūta: Very perfect.

Harikeśa: Completely smashed all the opposition. No more arguments.

Prabhupāda: So you have to do this, to fight all these rascals.

Page Title:The inside pulp of coconut requires the covering outside; otherwise, it will be spoiled. Crude example. But the real substance is inside, not outside. But these rascals, they have no information of the inside substance
Compiler:SharmisthaK
Created:2022-09-19, 13:05:49
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
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