They say, "Faith begins from the tongue." "No," it is surprising. How is that? But it is a fact

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"they say," |"Faith begins from the tongue." |"No," |"it is surprising. How is that? But it is a fact"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

Jayādvaita: They had five thousand dollars' worth of faith yesterday in the prasādam. Prabhupāda: (chuckles) Yes. So whatever is said in the śāstra . . . Now, they say, "Faith begins from the tongue." "No," it is surprising. How is that? But it is a fact. Bharadvāja: So to encourage their faith, therefore the sādhu must set example of purity.

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Yadubara: So most of these people, they are so ignorant that we should try to engage them in works of devotion rather than explain . . .

Prabhupāda: This is devotion: "Please come here, chant with me and dance with me, and when you are tired, take prasādam." That's all.

Jayādvaita: They had five thousand dollars' worth of faith yesterday in the prasādam.

Prabhupāda: (chuckles) Yes. So whatever is said in the śāstra . . . Now, they say, "Faith begins from the tongue." "No," it is surprising. How is that? But it is a fact.

Bharadvāja: So to encourage their faith, therefore the sādhu must set example of purity.

Prabhupāda: Sādhu śāstra guru vākya, tinete koriyā aikya. Guru-mukha-padma-vākya, cittete koriyā aikya, ār nā koriho mane āśā. Don't go anywhere else. Take this faithfully, the orders of guru. You are singing daily. Ār nā koriho mane āśā. This is faith, strong faith. And that is described in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, śraddhā-śabde—viśvāsa śudṛdha niścaya (CC Madhya 22.62). Viśvāsa, firm faith. That is śraddhā. Faith means to believe strongly. That is faith.