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We have to prepare the eyes to see. That is religion. I cannot see at the present moment that does not mean I shall stop. I must prepare myself how to see. That is real intelligence

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"we have to prepare the eyes to see. That is religion. I cannot see at the present moment; that does not mean I shall stop" |"I must prepare myself how to see. That is real intelligence"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

That is the meaning of invisible: that I cannot see. So you're disqualified, that does not mean He's dis . . . not visible. He's visible, but not to you, because you have no eyes to see Him. That we also say. Therefore we have to prepare the eyes to see. That is religion. I cannot see at the present moment; that does not mean I shall stop . . . I must prepare myself how to see. That is real intelligence.

Guru-gaurāṅga: They would rather search than find.

Prabhupāda: But search . . . that's all right. Search means you do not know; therefore searching. But if you are searching for something and you get that something, then why you should search any more? Searching means you do not know. That I tell. You're searching. But if I say: "Come here. I am here . . ." Just like child is crying, there is no toys. His mother . . . Mother says: "My dear child, come here," he comes here. That's all. That is real searching. Or what is this searching? Either you do not know what you are searching, or you are making a false play.

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Right.

Prabhupāda: (aside) Is this one bathroom? Religion means actually relation with God, to know God. They don't think like that. They say religion does not mean search of God. Is it not?

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: They say that there's one place . . . they say that you cannot see God.

Prabhupāda: That's all right, but what do you mean by religion, first of all? I cannot see God, that is another thing. But that does not mean there is no God.

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Yes.

Prabhupāda: I cannot see the president. That does not mean there is no president.

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Jaya.

Prabhupāda: Because I cannot see, therefore there's no president. Is that very good logic?

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: No.

Prabhupāda: You may not see—you're unfit to see; you're not qualified to see. But why there shall be no God?

Satsvarūpa: I was taught that that is God's nature—invisible spirit.

Prabhupāda: Eh?

Satsvarūpa: I was taught in religion that God . . . that is His nature, not that I can't see Him, but He is a person, but that I can't see Him because He's invisible spirit.

Prabhupāda: Invisible . . . that means you have no eyes to see. Even if He is spirit, that's all right. But "invisible" means you have no capacity to see. That is the meaning of invisible: that I cannot see. So you're disqualified, that does not mean He's dis . . . not visible. He's visible, but not to you, because you have no eyes to see Him. That we also say. Therefore we have to prepare the eyes to see. That is religion. I cannot see at the present moment; that does not mean I shall stop . . . (indistinct) . . . I must prepare myself how to see. That is real intelligence.

Page Title:We have to prepare the eyes to see. That is religion. I cannot see at the present moment that does not mean I shall stop. I must prepare myself how to see. That is real intelligence
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-09-03, 13:09:10
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1