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We have no quarrel with vegetarian and nonvegetarian. We are after krsna-prasadam. If Krsna accepts something beyond these vegetarian dishes, then we can accept also. But Krsna says: No. Give Me patram puspam phalam toyam

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"We have no quarrel with vegetarian and nonvegetarian. We are after kṛṣṇa-prasādam. If Kṛṣṇa accepts something beyond these vegetarian dishes, then we can accept also. But Kṛṣṇa says: "No. Give Me patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam" |"We have no quarrel with vegetarian and nonvegetarian. We are after kṛṣṇa-prasādam. If Kṛṣṇa accepts something beyond these vegetarian dishes, then we can accept also. But Kṛṣṇa says" |"No. Give Me patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam"

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Initiation Lectures

We have no quarrel with vegetarian and nonvegetarian. We are after kṛṣṇa-prasādam. If Kṛṣṇa accepts something beyond these vegetarian dishes, then we can accept also. But Kṛṣṇa says: "No. Give Me patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam" (BG 9.26). Kṛṣṇa can eat everything. He is God. But He says that, "Give Me this." Patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam: "Offer Me this flower, fruit, water." Like that.

Just like if you keep yourself vaccinated, and if the period . . . what is called? Active. Then there is no fear of being infected. That is practical. If you get yourself vaccinated of certain type of infection and you keep yourself active . . . just like doctors, they go, treat patients suffering from infectious disease, but they keep themselves always unaffected. They know the remedial measures, antiseptic, prophylactic processes.

So this prophylactic antiseptic process is kṛṣṇa-kīrtanam. Paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-kīrtanam. That is Lord Caitanya's blessings. Paraṁ vijayate. All glories to the saṅkīrtana, śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana. Kīrtana means kṛṣṇa-kīrtana. Not any other kīrtana. The Māyāvādī philosopher, they introduce so many other kīrtanas. No.

Kīrtana means kṛṣṇa-kīrtana: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma . . . or any name glorifying the name of the Lord. That is kīrtana. But this Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra is especially recommended in this age, and Lord Caitanya personally chanted, so we should follow.

Although every name of Kṛṣṇa is as potent as the name Kṛṣṇa . . . Viṣṇu name, or there are thousands and thousands of names . . . nāmnām akāri bahudhā (CC Antya 20.16). Bahudhā means there is no counting. Innumerable names. And each name has the same potency like Kṛṣṇa. But this is recommended, especially, those who take advantage. This is one thing.

This is one thing. And other thing—to take precaution so that māyā may not attack you. You should be cautious also. And therefore we have to follow the four regulative principles: no illicit sex life and no meat-eating, or nonvegetarian diet . . .

We have no quarrel with vegetarian and nonvegetarian. We are after kṛṣṇa-prasādam. If Kṛṣṇa accepts something beyond these vegetarian dishes, then we can accept also. But Kṛṣṇa says: "No. Give Me patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam" (BG 9.26). Kṛṣṇa can eat everything. He is God. But He says that, "Give Me this." Patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam: "Offer Me this flower, fruit, water." Like that.

So we are after kṛṣṇa-prasādam. That is our motto. We don't fight with vegetarian and non . . . we are not making propaganda. Just like there is Vegetarian Society. No. We have no business. Even if a man becomes vegetarian, what does he gain? In this material world, either vegetarian or nonvegetarian, they are on the same platform, birds of the same feather. You see? So that is not our propaganda. We are introducing kṛṣṇa-prasāda, therefore we invite people to take nice prasāda.

Page Title:We have no quarrel with vegetarian and nonvegetarian. We are after krsna-prasadam. If Krsna accepts something beyond these vegetarian dishes, then we can accept also. But Krsna says: No. Give Me patram puspam phalam toyam
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-09-16, 01:16:05
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1