Prabhupada: Sixty is just like my
son. Yes, twenty years difference, father and son. I am eighty, so anyone who is
sixty must be like my son. Of course, my first son was born when I was
twenty-four, but twenty years, there are many, father. And mother and son,
twelve years, thirteen years difference, there are many. So you have come here.
Very nice. Stay here. Where is your husband? Bhugarbha is here?Bhagavan:
He's in Germany.
Prabhupada: He has gone German?
Bhagavan: To buy some trucks for traveling.
Prabhupada: He's good preacher. He's now distributing books very nicely. You are also good distributor books. Huh? In the beginning she was distributing nicely. So preaching is our life. The more we preach, the more we are successful. Yare dekha tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa. This is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's preaching.
amara ajnaya guru hana tara' ei desa
yare dekha, tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa'
[Cc. Madhya 7.128]
This is Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Every one of you become guru and deliver the residents of your neighborhood. Ei desa. Wherever you are living, just deliver them. Become their guru. How to become guru? It is not difficult. Yare dekha tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. What Krsna has said instruct them. You simply repeat it, that's all. You become guru. So this should be preached all over the world. You learn from Bhagavad-gita and repeat. You simply say, "Krsna said four things: man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru [Bg. 18.65]. 'Just always think of Me.' Krsna said. 'And just become My devotee. Just worship Me and offer obeisances.' Kindly do these things." So if you can induce one person to do these four things, you become guru. Is there any difficulty? Then you become a devotee of Krsna. How? Always think of Krsna. Worship Krsna and offer obeisances. Here is our temple, please come, offer obeisances. Offer little flower if you can secure. Otherwise, obeisances sufficient. And chant Hare Krsna. You become guru. To inform this message is difficult? Not at all. You may carry the message. If he's fortunate, he'll do it. Even he does not do it, you are carrying the message, you become recognized by Krsna. Na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamah [Bg. 18.69]. You are doing sincerely, then you are recognized by Krsna. Just like a canvasser, salesman, goes to the market, tries his best to secure some business. The master sees the report how he has worked. Even though he has not secured a single paisa business, but he has tried to introduce the goods, then he's bona fide(?). He's bona fide(?). Similarly, we have to simply carry the message of Krsna and try to convince people. If one is convinced, it is good, if not, doesn't matter, I am not going to.... Then you are recognized by Krsna. Recognition means you become the dearest servant of Krsna. Then what do you want more? If Krsna recognizes that "You are My most dear servant," then what do you want more? Yare dekha tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. So this message was to be carried by all Indians. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's desire.
bharata-bhumite haila manusya-janma yara
janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara
[Cc. Adi 9.41]
This is para-upakara. So all Indians should take up this mission and do welfare activity. That is India's special function. How many devotees are there in Amsterdam?
Woman devotee (1): Fifty.
Prabhupada: Building is very big?
Bhagavan: Yes. Nice building.
Woman devotee (1): There's two buildings, one for the grhasthas behind the temple, and then the asrama for the brahmacaris.
Prabhupada: Rented or purchased?
Woman devotee (1): We own the grhastha asrama, and the temple is rented. It's to our advantage to rent it, for some reason, so they are renting it.
Hari-sauri: You were thinking about walking? It's about 6:15, so this would be a good time if you want to go down.
Prabhupada: Yes.
Bhagavan: All glories to Prabhupada.
Devotee: Haribol! (end)
Prabhupada: He has gone German?
Bhagavan: To buy some trucks for traveling.
Prabhupada: He's good preacher. He's now distributing books very nicely. You are also good distributor books. Huh? In the beginning she was distributing nicely. So preaching is our life. The more we preach, the more we are successful. Yare dekha tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa. This is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's preaching.
amara ajnaya guru hana tara' ei desa
yare dekha, tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa'
[Cc. Madhya 7.128]
This is Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Every one of you become guru and deliver the residents of your neighborhood. Ei desa. Wherever you are living, just deliver them. Become their guru. How to become guru? It is not difficult. Yare dekha tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. What Krsna has said instruct them. You simply repeat it, that's all. You become guru. So this should be preached all over the world. You learn from Bhagavad-gita and repeat. You simply say, "Krsna said four things: man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru [Bg. 18.65]. 'Just always think of Me.' Krsna said. 'And just become My devotee. Just worship Me and offer obeisances.' Kindly do these things." So if you can induce one person to do these four things, you become guru. Is there any difficulty? Then you become a devotee of Krsna. How? Always think of Krsna. Worship Krsna and offer obeisances. Here is our temple, please come, offer obeisances. Offer little flower if you can secure. Otherwise, obeisances sufficient. And chant Hare Krsna. You become guru. To inform this message is difficult? Not at all. You may carry the message. If he's fortunate, he'll do it. Even he does not do it, you are carrying the message, you become recognized by Krsna. Na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamah [Bg. 18.69]. You are doing sincerely, then you are recognized by Krsna. Just like a canvasser, salesman, goes to the market, tries his best to secure some business. The master sees the report how he has worked. Even though he has not secured a single paisa business, but he has tried to introduce the goods, then he's bona fide(?). He's bona fide(?). Similarly, we have to simply carry the message of Krsna and try to convince people. If one is convinced, it is good, if not, doesn't matter, I am not going to.... Then you are recognized by Krsna. Recognition means you become the dearest servant of Krsna. Then what do you want more? If Krsna recognizes that "You are My most dear servant," then what do you want more? Yare dekha tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. So this message was to be carried by all Indians. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's desire.
bharata-bhumite haila manusya-janma yara
janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara
[Cc. Adi 9.41]
This is para-upakara. So all Indians should take up this mission and do welfare activity. That is India's special function. How many devotees are there in Amsterdam?
Woman devotee (1): Fifty.
Prabhupada: Building is very big?
Bhagavan: Yes. Nice building.
Woman devotee (1): There's two buildings, one for the grhasthas behind the temple, and then the asrama for the brahmacaris.
Prabhupada: Rented or purchased?
Woman devotee (1): We own the grhastha asrama, and the temple is rented. It's to our advantage to rent it, for some reason, so they are renting it.
Hari-sauri: You were thinking about walking? It's about 6:15, so this would be a good time if you want to go down.
Prabhupada: Yes.
Bhagavan: All glories to Prabhupada.
Devotee: Haribol! (end)
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Room Conversation -- August 2, 1976, New Mayapur (French
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