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Whether you are developing your God consciousness, love for God, that is our test. And you'll see, in our process within so short time, how they are becoming God conscious

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"And you'll see, in our process, within so short time how they are becoming God conscious"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1972 Conversations and Morning Walks

Our test is whether you're advancing in God consciousness. That is our test. You follow Christianity or Muhammadanism, anything you follow, we don't mind. Whether you are developing your God consciousness, love for God, that is our test. But if your process has failed, then you can try this. And you'll see, in our process within so short time, how they are becoming God conscious.


Room Conversation -- July 4, 1972, New York:

Jayādvaita: I was reading in their book, the Bible . . .

Prabhupāda: And they're playing gambling.

Devotee: Yes. In the church.

Prabhupāda: Huh?

Devotees: Bingo.

Prabhupāda: Bingo.

Jayādvaita: I was reading, they prescribe . . . the book prescribes all our principles.

Prabhupāda: And five hundred . . . five hundred priests are in hospital for, for their drinking habit. Five hundred or five thousand? You know that? Yes. Brahmānanda gave me a cutting from newspaper, that five hundred or five thousand priests are in the hospital to cure of their drinking habit.

Kīrtanānanda: Probably five thousand.

Prabhupāda: Huh?

Kīrtanānanda: Probably five thousand . . . (indistinct) . . . five hundred. (laughter)

Prabhupāda: Huh? They're drinking, they're eating meat, they're gambling and they are having illicit sex, and they are preaching. And we say: "First of all stop these things, then claim yourself to be religious, or God conscious." You cannot indulge in all these things.

(aside) Oh, you have kept my one cloth outside?

Ātreya Ṛṣi: Yes, Śrīla Prabhupāda. It's outside.

Prabhupāda: Because I may require in the . . . so, we don't want to enter into arguments, but we must know. But if somebody comes to argument, we have to say. What can be done?

We say that, "You follow Christianity in perfect order, you'll be benefited." That we say. Our test is whether you're advancing in God consciousness. That is our test. You follow Christianity or Muhammadanism, anything you follow, we don't mind. Whether you are developing your God consciousness, love for God, that is our test.

But if your process has failed, then you can try this. And you'll see, in our process, within so short time how they are becoming God conscious. You have to admit. And they admit also.

Viṣṇujana: They're not getting any young priests.

Prabhupāda: Huh?

Viṣṇujana: They're not getting young priests. Only this movement is getting young priests.

Prabhupāda: Yes. (chuckles) Very young. Just from the womb of the mother. (laughter) Yes?

Page Title:Whether you are developing your God consciousness, love for God, that is our test. And you'll see, in our process within so short time, how they are becoming God conscious
Compiler:Bhaktavasagovinda
Created:16 of Nov, 2011
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1