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These rascals will change every year their theology. So what is the value of their words? Childish. He is a rascal. We say, "Krsna, the Supreme" We never change it. And "Surrender is the only process" We shall never change it

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"these rascals will change every year their theology. So what is the value of their words" |"Childish. (break) . . . changes, he is a rascal. That is our . . . we say" |"Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme" |"We never change it. And" |"Surrender is the only process" |"We will never change it. In any circumstance we will not change it. That is the difference. And these rascals will change every year their opinion"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1973 Conversations and Morning Walks

These rascals will change every year their theology. So what is the value of their words? Childish. He is a rascal. We say, "Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme" We never change it. And "Surrender is the only process" We shall never change it. In any circumstance we will not change it. That is the difference. And these rascals will change every year their opinion.


Prajāpati: His name is Harvey Cox, and he's at Harvard University, and his books are read by millions of people. As soon as one of his books come out, everybody looks. So he . . . in this new book, his basic thesis is that God is especially interested to the causes of the poor people, and the poor people are much closer to God than anyone else.

Prabhupāda: Another rascal.

Prajāpati: I was wondering if Your Divine Grace would like to comment on such a thesis.

Prabhupāda: He is a rascal.

Karandhara: There's another very prominent . . . he's a psychiatrist and a theologian. His name is Menninger. So about ten years ago he wrote a book that the conception of sin and evil was unnecessary, and one should give up considering that some things are sins. Now he just wrote a book saying that he was wrong, that since he has promoted this theory everyone is degrading, and that the theory of sin and evil should be maintained to keep the people in good order.

Prabhupāda: So these rascals will change every year their theology. So what is the value of their words? Childish. (break) . . . changes, he is a rascal. That is our . . . we say, "Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme." We never change it. And "Surrender is the only process." We will never change it. In any circumstance we will not change it. That is the difference. And these rascals will change every year their opinion.

(break) . . . they are rascals. (break) Kṛṣṇa said that, "I am the Supreme." So Arjuna accepted, the Supreme. All the ācāryas accepted, the Supreme. Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted, Supreme. My Guru Mahārāja accepted, Supreme. I am accepting, Supreme. I am teaching the same thing. So there is no change. Not that after a few years it will be changed. That never be. That is our position. (break)

Changing means material world. Anything material is susceptible to change. Just this material body—I am changing my body, but I am the spirit soul. I am not changing. That is the difference. So all these so-called theologicians, they have no idea what is spiritual knowledge. All rascals. They cannot understand what is God. That I have explained. Simply speculating. It will not help. (break) (some Indian people have joined the walk) (indistinct)

Guest (1) (Indian man): Yes, yes, yes. She is . . .

Prabhupāda: (Hindi: Are you going to walk with us?)

Guest (1) (Indian man): (Hindi: We have walked enough.)

Prabhupāda: (Hindi: Then it is alright. Please come.) Now we are talking of one theologician. Some years ago, just . . . narrate the . . . yes.

Prajāpati: This basic thesis of the . . . (indistinct) . . . leading theologian in our country . . . he's saying that the poor people are closer to God, and God is specifically looking on their cause more than anyone else. He's at Harvard University.

Prabhupāda: But the one thing is, who is poor? Admitting. We admit, of course, that God is specially interested with the fallen, or degraded. But first thing is that who is fallen? Who is poor? That is to be ascertained.

Guest (1): But there is one more thing. I don't think God could be so partial that He would . . .

Prabhupāda: No, God cannot be partial.

Guest (1): . . . that He would look only to the poor. But as there is a saying in Hindi that . . . (indistinct) . . . So they say: "When a man is poor and he is miserable, then he remembers more God."

Prabhupāda: No, no, no. Not necessarily. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā: catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna, ārto arthārthī (BG 7.16). When one is distressed he remembers God, if he is pious. If he is not pious . . .

Guest (1): Then he won't remember. Then he will curse him. Then he will curse.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Guest (1): That is correct. But even a pious man in prosperity, he doesn't think of God so much.

Prabhupāda: If he is pious, then in his distress, he will remember God.

Page Title:These rascals will change every year their theology. So what is the value of their words? Childish. He is a rascal. We say, "Krsna, the Supreme" We never change it. And "Surrender is the only process" We shall never change it
Compiler:Ionelia
Created:2015-12-15, 15:03:42
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1