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You have got so much potency. But we are not training people in that way. They are learning dog dancing. That's all

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"you have got so much potency. But we are not training people in that way. They are learning dog dancing. That's all"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1977 Conversations and Morning Walks

All beggars. And it is known as "beggars' nation." But you can be the, I mean, giver nation. You have got so much potency. But we are not training people in that way. They are learning dog dancing. That's all. If we simply understand this one word, beginning of the Bhagavad-gītā . . . There are so many students of Bhagavad-gītā, but nobody understands Bhagavad-gītā.

Indians, they are fortunate. They have got their birth in Bhāratavarṣa. The knowledge is here. So assimilate this knowledge. Make your life successful and distribute it to persons outside India. That is paropakāra. That is real paropakāra. That is real sevā. But sevā, no; it is dayā. The sevā cannot be used. Sevā means offered to the superior. And to the inferior, if you want to do something, that is dayā. There are words. Sevā is only capable to accept, Kṛṣṇa. Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.234). These are . . . (Hindi)

Mr. Dwivedi: (Hindi)

Prabhupāda: Sevā, Bhagavān accept, can accept.

ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa āra saba bhṛtya
yāre yaiche nācāya se taiche kare nṛtya
(CC Adi 5.142)

So master can accept sevā. So whenever there is devotional service, it is called bhāgavata-sevā. And jīvera dayā. (Hindi) If you have got something, then you can be merciful to others. If you have no knowledge, what you can do? The basic principle . . . (Hindi) In India, Bhāratavarṣa, exalted knowledge, and if it is presented properly, people will accept. They are accepting now, one man's effort. If many men are prepared to do this service, the whole world will be followers of Bhagavad-gītā. (Hindi) (break) . . . come to give here India's knowledge. In big meeting I told him that "I have not come here to beg. I have come here to give." Everyone goes from . . . Even the Prime Minister goes—beg. All beggars. And it is known as "beggars' nation." But you can be the, I mean, giver nation. You have got so much potency. But we are not training people in that way. They are learning dog dancing. That's all. If we simply understand this one word, beginning of the Bhagavad-gītā . . . There are so many students of Bhagavad-gītā, but nobody understands Bhagavad-gītā.

Page Title:You have got so much potency. But we are not training people in that way. They are learning dog dancing. That's all
Compiler:SharmisthaK
Created:2022-08-27, 11:52:21
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1