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When others perform kirtana, nobody takes part. And they cannot continue that kirtana more than five minutes. But we can continue our kirtana for five hours

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"When others perform kīrtana, nobody takes part. And they cannot continue that kīrtana more than five minutes. But we can continue our kīrtana for five hours"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1970 Conversations and Morning Walks

Guest (1): Bhajans, kīrtana and, er . . .

Prabhupāda: There may be musical performance, but here it is by the pure devotees. That is different thing. Now, here don't you see in the Gītā Bhavan? When others perform kīrtana, nobody takes part. And they cannot continue that kīrtana more than five minutes. But we can continue our kīrtana for five hours without any . . .

Haṁsadūta: If we stayed there for five hours, everyone would chant.

Guest (1): Swāmījī, open a center here also.

Prabhupāda: I wish to. I wish to open a center.

Guest (1): No, no, now?

Prabhupāda: Not yet.

Guest (1): And how many centers in India?

Prabhupāda: Practically, three.

Guest (1): Swami, did you come across these Brahma-kumārīs? They preach something else.

Prabhupāda: That is something else. Everyone knows it.

Guest (1): Once they . . . I was in . . . (indistinct) . . . so they were passing through, teaching some Kṛṣṇa or something, and their Bhagavad-gita was something else. (laughs)

Prabhupāda: That is going on. (break)

Guest (1): Bhajans, kīrtana and, er . . .

Prabhupāda: There may be musical performance, but here it is by the pure devotees. That is different thing. Now, here don't you see in the Gītā Bhavan? When others perform kīrtana, nobody takes part. And they cannot continue that kīrtana more than five minutes. But we can continue our kīrtana for five hours without any . . .

Haṁsadūta: If we stayed there for five hours, everyone would chant. (indistinct conversation with guest)

Prabhupāda: Yes. No, mahā-mantra they can also do, but it will not be effective, because they are not pure. Here is the secret. We have . . . our devotees, they are anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ (Brs. 1.1.11), they have no other business than to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. They perform kīrtana to take something from Kṛṣṇa. Everyone goes to some dharma-saṁsthāna just to take something. But our proposition is to give everything for Kṛṣṇa, and that is far different.

Haṁsadūta: And everyone is pleased with the devotees. Everybody.

Guest (2) (Indian man): . . . (indistinct)

Prabhupāda: That when you do, I shall tell you. (laughter) Now why do you waste your time in that way? That's all right; you are not doing. So you have no business.

Page Title:When others perform kirtana, nobody takes part. And they cannot continue that kirtana more than five minutes. But we can continue our kirtana for five hours
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-12-03, 10:44:16
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1