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We hear from the superior and reproduce it. That is sravanam-kirtanam. Then perfect. If I add something my own imagination, then it will spoil. No addition, alteration; as it is

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"We hear from the superior and reproduce it. That is śravaṇaṁ-kīrtanam. Then perfect. If I add something my own imagination, then it will spoil. No addition, alteration; as it is"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

Our process is anuśṛṇuyāt. We hear from the superior and reproduce it. That is śravaṇaṁ-kīrtanam. Then perfect. If I add something my own imagination, then it will spoil. No addition, alteration; as it is.

Prabhupāda: That may be allurement.

Brahmānanda: Actually, by placing such an ad, then all the wealthy people read the ad in the newspaper, and they think, "Oh, they are doing such nice work." So then they go and collect, and they say, "Oh, you see? We are placing the ads." So on the basis of the ad alone.

Akṣayānanda: That means there is no work.

Prabhupāda: But no educated man, at least in India, is interested any more with philosophy and preaching. No Indian. (aside:) Jaya. (break)

Akṣayānanda: . . . preach more, then that would help? Because he was previously a principal of a school.

Prabhupāda: No, how he is preaching? Have you heard? No, you cannot understand in Hindi.

Akṣayānanda: Hindi.

Prabhupāda: Anyone?

Dhanañjaya: We've been told he preaches nicely.

Prabhupāda: I have told him that "You simply read my books and reproduce it. That's all. That will be preaching."

Akṣayānanda: At least when he speaks to me in English, it's always very nice.

Brahmānanda: He can memorize Prabhupāda's books and then just speak it.

Akṣayānanda: Exactly.

Prabhupāda: That is preaching.

Akṣayānanda: As we do.

Prabhupāda: Our process is anuśṛṇuyāt. We hear from the superior and reproduce it. That is śravaṇaṁ-kīrtanam. Then perfect. If I add something my own imagination, then it will spoil. No addition, alteration; as it is. As it is you hear from your spiritual master, reproduce. That's all. Yāre dekha, tāre kaha 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa (CC Madhya 7.128). This 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa is coming by paramparā, so you reproduce, that's all. Even a child can reproduce what he has heard from his father. It is not at all difficult. (break) . . . cheap rate.

Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes. What we can also do is . . . I think we should have some publication for one rupee twenty-five paisa. We can just print a small ten-page or ten- or fifteen-page.

Prabhupāda: What you'll explain in ten or fifteen page?

Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Otherwise all these books, they cost us about 1.40 for printing.

Brahmānanda: That Hanuman Prasad Poddar, he was producing big books at cheap rates.

Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: They were all subsidized by Rama . . . all his books. And he had no profit.

Harikeśa: Also the paper is given free by Samani.

Prabhupāda: No . . . Yes. They were receiving contribution. Besides that, he possessed agency of Titagarh paper mill. So mill rate—immediately 33% less.

Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: And I heard all his books were heavily subsidized by Dalmia.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Yes. Dalmia and many big, big Marwaris.

Harikeśa: Maybe they can produce your Hindi lectures in pamphlets.

Prabhupāda: So if . . . You can make it cheaper. Instead of three rupees, you can make it two rupees.

Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Like we can have four or five of your lectures for one small book for one rupee, fifty paisa, or one rupee and . . . If somebody can't afford two rupees . . . At the present moment we are selling your Back to Godhead for two rupees. (break)

Prabhupāda: . . . educated, he appreciated it.

Page Title:We hear from the superior and reproduce it. That is sravanam-kirtanam. Then perfect. If I add something my own imagination, then it will spoil. No addition, alteration; as it is
Compiler:SharmisthaK
Created:2022-10-14, 10:24:09
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1