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	So being attached with Kṛṣṇa we have got value, being detached from Kṛṣṇa we have no value. This Kṛṣṇa philosophy means this. Being attached with Kṛṣṇa you have got your value, being detached from Kṛṣṇa we have no value. Actually that is happening . . . this modern civilisation despite all advancements of education, economic development, skyscraper buildings, (coughs) millions of motor cars and their highways. On account of being detached with Kṛṣṇa, or God there is no happiness. Everyone is dissatisfied, frustrated, confused the only reason is that there is detachment from Kṛṣṇa. Therefore I say to my American students always that you have advanced in material civilisation, that is very good but utilise this facilities for Kṛṣṇa, then you become perfect.		So being attached with Kṛṣṇa we have got value, being detached from Kṛṣṇa we have no value. This Kṛṣṇa philosophy means this. Being attached with Kṛṣṇa you have got your value, being detached from Kṛṣṇa we have no value. Actually that is happening . . . this modern civilisation despite all advancements of education, economic development, skyscraper buildings, (coughs) millions of motor cars and their highways. On account of being detached with Kṛṣṇa, or God there is no happiness. Everyone is dissatisfied, frustrated, confused the only reason is that there is detachment from Kṛṣṇa. Therefore I say to my American students always that you have advanced in material civilisation, that is very good but utilise this facilities for Kṛṣṇa, then you become perfect.

	''Nirbandhe kṛṣṇa-sambandhe yukta-vairāgyam ucyate'' (''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu'' 1.2.255), so our philosophy is this, we don’t check your advancement in material comforts. But material comforts minus Kṛṣṇa we create this cause, we create . . . (indistinct) . . . you bring Kṛṣṇa then you become perfect, just like zero, zero has no value but if there is one by the side of zero it is 10 immediately, another zero it is 100, another zero means 1000, another zero . . . you can go on increasing zeros but because the one is there it is increasing value but you take out the one they are simply zeros, there is no value.		''Nirbandhe kṛṣṇa-sambandhe yukta-vairāgyam ucyate'' (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.255), so our philosophy is this, we don’t check your advancement in material comforts. But material comforts minus Kṛṣṇa we create this cause, we create . . . (indistinct) . . . you bring Kṛṣṇa then you become perfect, just like zero, zero has no value but if there is one by the side of zero it is 10 immediately, another zero it is 100, another zero means 1000, another zero . . . you can go on increasing zeros but because the one is there it is increasing value but you take out the one they are simply zeros, there is no value.

	Similarly you maybe have advancement materially that's nice, we are taking advantage of this microphone for serving Kṛṣṇa, so we can take advantage then its value is increased simply if you put one, God is one. So whatever we are doing it doesn’t matter you keep that One with you, Kṛṣṇa. Then everything has value. This is the verdict of ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'':		Similarly you maybe have advancement materially that's nice, we are taking advantage of this microphone for serving Kṛṣṇa, so we can take advantage then its value is increased simply if you put one, God is one. So whatever we are doing it doesn’t matter you keep that One with you, Kṛṣṇa. Then everything has value. This is the verdict of ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'':
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	:''gṛhe bā vanete thāke'', '''hā gaurāṅga' bo'le ḍāke''		:''gṛhe bā vanete thāke'', '''hā gaurāṅga' bo'le ḍāke''
	:''narottama māge tāra saṅga''		:''narottama māge tāra saṅga''
	:(''Sāvaraṇa-śrī-gaura-mahimā'' 4)		:(Sāvaraṇa-śrī-gaura-mahimā 4)

	Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura a great ''ācārya'', he says I want to associate with such persons never mind whether he is living at home or he is living in the forest if he is God conscious I want his association. So that is our position, it doesn’t matter whether you live within the temple or outside the temple if you’re God conscious then you are our worshipable . . . we worship you. That is our . . .		Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura a great ''ācārya'', he says I want to associate with such persons never mind whether he is living at home or he is living in the forest if he is God conscious I want his association. So that is our position, it doesn’t matter whether you live within the temple or outside the temple if you’re God conscious then you are our worshipable . . . we worship you. That is our . . .
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	'''Prabhupāda:''' Soul is part and parcel of God, just like fire and the sparks they are together fire. The spark is the small and the original fire is big, similarly qualitatively as fire the soul and God is one they are the same quality but God is great and the soul is small. So they are one and different simultaneously. God is great and the soul is small, therefore they are different and God is also fire and the soul is also fire therefore they are one. This is the philosophy.		'''Prabhupāda:''' Soul is part and parcel of God, just like fire and the sparks they are together fire. The spark is the small and the original fire is big, similarly qualitatively as fire the soul and God is one they are the same quality but God is great and the soul is small. So they are one and different simultaneously. God is great and the soul is small, therefore they are different and God is also fire and the soul is also fire therefore they are one. This is the philosophy.

	Gold and particles of gold they are gold, generally they are gold similarly God is Supreme Soul, Paramātmā and we individual souls we are ''ātma''. This is the difference, Paramātmā the Supreme Soul and ''ātma'' individual soul. The Vedic instruction is: ''Nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām.'' (''Kaṭha Upaniṣad'' 2.2.13) He is ''nitya'' or eternal we are also eternal, he is also conscious we are also conscious. He is conscious of the whole universe, I am conscious of this body, I am not conscious of your body, you are not conscious of my body, but Kṛṣṇa is conscious of your body, my body and everyone. Therefore His consciousness is innumerable in ''Bhagavad-gītā'' Kṛṣṇa says: ''kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣetreṣu bhārata'' ([[BG 13.3 (1972)\|BG 13.3]]).		Gold and particles of gold they are gold, generally they are gold similarly God is Supreme Soul, Paramātmā and we individual souls we are ''ātma''. This is the difference, Paramātmā the Supreme Soul and ''ātma'' individual soul. The Vedic instruction is: ''Nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām.'' (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.2.13) He is ''nitya'' or eternal we are also eternal, he is also conscious we are also conscious. He is conscious of the whole universe, I am conscious of this body, I am not conscious of your body, you are not conscious of my body, but Kṛṣṇa is conscious of your body, my body and everyone. Therefore His consciousness is innumerable in ''Bhagavad-gītā'' Kṛṣṇa says: ''kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣetreṣu bhārata'' ([[BG 13.3 (1972)\|BG 13.3]]).

	When the ''kṣetra'', the soul and ''kṣetra'' means the body and ''kṣetra-jñaṁ'', one who knows that this is his body, he is called ''kṣetra-jñaṁ''. I know that this is not my body, you know it is your body. I never say I am this body, I say my body. You say, my body, so therefore one who knows this body he is called ''kṣetra-jñaṁ'' or the ''ātma'' but there is another personality that is Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa says, ''kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi'', because I know about my body so I am called ''kṣetra-jñaṁ.'' So Kṛṣṇa says I am also ''kṣetra-jñaṁ'', means ''sarva-kṣetreṣu bhārata.''		When the ''kṣetra'', the soul and ''kṣetra'' means the body and ''kṣetra-jñaṁ'', one who knows that this is his body, he is called ''kṣetra-jñaṁ''. I know that this is not my body, you know it is your body. I never say I am this body, I say my body. You say, my body, so therefore one who knows this body he is called ''kṣetra-jñaṁ'' or the ''ātma'' but there is another personality that is Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa says, ''kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi'', because I know about my body so I am called ''kṣetra-jñaṁ.'' So Kṛṣṇa says I am also ''kṣetra-jñaṁ'', means ''sarva-kṣetreṣu bhārata.''

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	The difference is He is present in every ''kṣetra'', in every body, I am present only in my body. So being proprietor of this body I am ''kṣetra-jñaṁ''. But Kṛṣṇa, just like . . . (indistinct) . . . you have got a land, you are proprietor of that land and your friend has got a land and so many lands but God is the proprietor of all the lands. You are similarly different, similarly real ''ātma'' Paramātmā is God and we are subordinate ''ātma'' under Him, ''eko bahūnāṁ yo vidadhāti kāmān.'' Both of them are equal in consciousness but the Supreme Consciousness is maintaining all the subordinate consciousness. That is the difference between ''ātma'' and Paramātmā, or God and the living person . . . yes.		The difference is He is present in every ''kṣetra'', in every body, I am present only in my body. So being proprietor of this body I am ''kṣetra-jñaṁ''. But Kṛṣṇa, just like . . . (indistinct) . . . you have got a land, you are proprietor of that land and your friend has got a land and so many lands but God is the proprietor of all the lands. You are similarly different, similarly real ''ātma'' Paramātmā is God and we are subordinate ''ātma'' under Him, ''eko bahūnāṁ yo vidadhāti kāmān.'' Both of them are equal in consciousness but the Supreme Consciousness is maintaining all the subordinate consciousness. That is the difference between ''ātma'' and Paramātmā, or God and the living person . . . yes.

	~~Indian~~ '''Man:''' (indistinct) . . . Lord Kṛṣṇa . . . (indistinct) . . . ''karma'' . . .		'''Indian Man:''' (indistinct) . . . Lord Kṛṣṇa . . . (indistinct) . . . ''karma'' . . .

	'''Prabhupāda:''' So what is your explanation? First of all let me know what is your general explanation. ''karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana'' ([[BG 2.47 (1972)\|BG 2.47]]) what is your explanation?		'''Prabhupāda:''' So what is your explanation? First of all let me know what is your general explanation. ''karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana'' ([[BG 2.47 (1972)\|BG 2.47]]) what is your explanation?

	~~Indian~~ '''Man:''' (indistinct) . . . (break)		'''Indian Man:''' (indistinct) . . . (break)

	'''Devotee:''' What is your explanation for that?		'''Devotee:''' What is your explanation for that?

	'''Prabhupāda:''' So come here (break) (end)		'''Prabhupāda:''' So come here (break) (end)

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	The difference is He is present in every ''kṣetra'', in every body, I am present only in my body. So being proprietor of this body I am ''kṣetra-jñaṁ''. But Kṛṣṇa, just like . . . (indistinct) . . . you have got a land, you are proprietor of that land and your friend has got a land and so many lands but God is the proprietor of all the lands. You are similarly different, similarly real ''ātma'' Paramātmā is God and we are subordinate ''ātma'' under Him, ''eko bahūnāṁ yo vidadhāti kāmān.'' Both of them are equal in consciousness but the Supreme Consciousness is maintaining all the subordinate consciousness. That is the difference between ''ātma'' and Paramātmā, or God and the living person . . . yes.		The difference is He is present in every ''kṣetra'', in every body, I am present only in my body. So being proprietor of this body I am ''kṣetra-jñaṁ''. But Kṛṣṇa, just like . . . (indistinct) . . . you have got a land, you are proprietor of that land and your friend has got a land and so many lands but God is the proprietor of all the lands. You are similarly different, similarly real ''ātma'' Paramātmā is God and we are subordinate ''ātma'' under Him, ''eko bahūnāṁ yo vidadhāti kāmān.'' Both of them are equal in consciousness but the Supreme Consciousness is maintaining all the subordinate consciousness. That is the difference between ''ātma'' and Paramātmā, or God and the living person . . . yes.

	Indian Man: (indistinct) . . . Lord Kṛṣṇa . . . (indistinct) . . . ''karma'' . . .		Indian '''Man:''' (indistinct) . . . Lord Kṛṣṇa . . . (indistinct) . . . ''karma'' . . .

	'''Prabhupāda:''' So what is your explanation? First of all let me know what is your general explanation. ''karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana'' ([[BG 2.47 (1972)\|BG 2.47]]) what is your explanation?		'''Prabhupāda:''' So what is your explanation? First of all let me know what is your general explanation. ''karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana'' ([[BG 2.47 (1972)\|BG 2.47]]) what is your explanation?

	Indian Man: (indistinct) . . . (break)		Indian '''Man:''' (indistinct) . . . (break)

	'''Devotee:''' What is your explanation for that?		'''Devotee:''' What is your explanation for that?

	'''Prabhupāda:''' So come here (break) (end)		'''Prabhupāda:''' So come here (break) (end)

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	'''Devotee:''' Another question.		'''Devotee:''' Another question.

	Guest (3): Yes . . . (indistinct) . . . in certain parts of the body and well, do you use sugar? Do you use sugar in your diet? Because the reason I am bringing this up is because . . . (indistinct) . . . because the main cause of cancer is sugar.		'''Guest (3):''' Yes . . . (indistinct) . . . in certain parts of the body and well, do you use sugar? Do you use sugar in your diet? Because the reason I am bringing this up is because . . . (indistinct) . . . because the main cause of cancer is sugar.

	'''Prabhupāda:''' The thing is that to become only vegetarian is not the aim of life.		'''Prabhupāda:''' The thing is that to become only vegetarian is not the aim of life.

	Guest (3): No.		'''Guest (3):''' No.

	'''Prabhupāda:''' There are many animals they are also vegetarian. The monkeys, the monkeys a vegetarian and he also lives in the jungle and he also without any cloth naked . . . natural life, but with all these qualifications, he is only monkey. So to become monkey is not our aim, so monkeys like vegetarian. Means that vegetarian or non-vegetarian that your eating should be so regulated that you can concentrate your mind on God.		'''Prabhupāda:''' There are many animals they are also vegetarian. The monkeys, the monkeys a vegetarian and he also lives in the jungle and he also without any cloth naked . . . natural life, but with all these qualifications, he is only monkey. So to become monkey is not our aim, so monkeys like vegetarian. Means that vegetarian or non-vegetarian that your eating should be so regulated that you can concentrate your mind on God.
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	This is helping me. The real objective is to understand God and to love Him. So simply becoming vegetarian it may be a helping, stepping stone but unless we learn to come to the point of loving God, either we become vegetarian or non-vegetarian there is no difference.		This is helping me. The real objective is to understand God and to love Him. So simply becoming vegetarian it may be a helping, stepping stone but unless we learn to come to the point of loving God, either we become vegetarian or non-vegetarian there is no difference.

	Guest (3): I was referring to sugar in . . . (indistinct)		'''Guest (3):''' I was referring to sugar in . . . (indistinct)

	'''Prabhupāda:''' (aside) what's he saying?		'''Prabhupāda:''' (aside) what's he saying?

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	''yo me bhaktyā prayacchati'' ([[BG 9.26 (1972)\|BG 9.26]]), he wants it. He never says, give me eggs and fish and meat. No. So our real policy is to accept the remnants of foodstuff taken by Kṛṣṇa so in this way we are trying to be purified.		''yo me bhaktyā prayacchati'' ([[BG 9.26 (1972)\|BG 9.26]]), he wants it. He never says, give me eggs and fish and meat. No. So our real policy is to accept the remnants of foodstuff taken by Kṛṣṇa so in this way we are trying to be purified.

	Guest (4): Explain, can you explain to me the experience you have when you concentrate on God?		'''Guest (4):''' Explain, can you explain to me the experience you have when you concentrate on God?

	'''Prabhupāda:''' Eh?		'''Prabhupāda:''' Eh?

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	Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura a great ''ācārya'', he says I want to associate with such persons never mind whether he is living at home or he is living in the forest if he is God conscious I want his association. So that is our position, it doesn’t matter whether you live within the temple or outside the temple if you’re God conscious then you are our worshipable . . . we worship you. That is our . . .		Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura a great ''ācārya'', he says I want to associate with such persons never mind whether he is living at home or he is living in the forest if he is God conscious I want his association. So that is our position, it doesn’t matter whether you live within the temple or outside the temple if you’re God conscious then you are our worshipable . . . we worship you. That is our . . .

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	'''Prabhupāda:''' Soul?		'''Prabhupāda:''' Soul?

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	'''Prabhupāda:''' Soul is part and parcel of God, just like fire and the sparks they are together fire. The spark is the small and the original fire is big, similarly qualitatively as fire the soul and God is one they are the same quality but God is great and the soul is small. So they are one and different simultaneously. God is great and the soul is small, therefore they are different and God is also fire and the soul is also fire therefore they are one. This is the philosophy.		'''Prabhupāda:''' Soul is part and parcel of God, just like fire and the sparks they are together fire. The spark is the small and the original fire is big, similarly qualitatively as fire the soul and God is one they are the same quality but God is great and the soul is small. So they are one and different simultaneously. God is great and the soul is small, therefore they are different and God is also fire and the soul is also fire therefore they are one. This is the philosophy.

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	'''Prabhupāda:''' Therefore those who are simply following the rules and regulations given by Lord Jesus Christ they will attain perfection, that's a fact.		'''Prabhupāda:''' Therefore those who are simply following the rules and regulations given by Lord Jesus Christ they will attain perfection, that's a fact.

	Guest (2): Do you think the Holy Bible is God's holy gospel do you think it is the word of God?		'''Guest (2):''' Do you think the Holy Bible is God's holy gospel do you think it is the word of God?

	'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes the Holy Bible is good as I have already said that if you are actually following the rules and regulations laid down in the Holy Bible you will one day attain perfection there is no doubt about it. But unfortunately we see that mostly they are not following. Yes.		'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes the Holy Bible is good as I have already said that if you are actually following the rules and regulations laid down in the Holy Bible you will one day attain perfection there is no doubt about it. But unfortunately we see that mostly they are not following. Yes.

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	The productive class of men means the capitalists and the worker class of men means communist, as I said before. So none of them can make this world happy. There must be head department or the ''brahmin'' department and ''kṣatriya'' department. So there is the need of this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement for creating a class of intelligent men who can give real knowledge to the people to make their life perfect, this is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement try to understand it scrutinising either by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mantra'' that will also help or by reading our books that will also help but our whole idea is that you try to understand this movement and be benefited, thank you very much.		The productive class of men means the capitalists and the worker class of men means communist, as I said before. So none of them can make this world happy. There must be head department or the ''brahmin'' department and ''kṣatriya'' department. So there is the need of this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement for creating a class of intelligent men who can give real knowledge to the people to make their life perfect, this is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement try to understand it scrutinising either by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mantra'' that will also help or by reading our books that will also help but our whole idea is that you try to understand this movement and be benefited, thank you very much.

	Devotees: All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda! (offering of the obeisances)		'''Devotees:''' All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda! (offering of the obeisances)

	'''Guest (1):''' About Jesus Christ he said, you know Jesus Christ said that he is the only way to God the Father, that no man comes to the Father except by him and I was wondering how your teachings relate to the teachings of Jesus Christ?		'''Guest (1):''' About Jesus Christ he said, you know Jesus Christ said that he is the only way to God the Father, that no man comes to the Father except by him and I was wondering how your teachings relate to the teachings of Jesus Christ?

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	One should be engaged in the service of the Lord always, despite all dangers that is to be done. Actually a devotee he has no danger, just like a small child so long the small child is on the lap of the mother, there is no danger. The mother will give her protection if there is danger the mother will first of all cover the child and she will face the danger. Similarly if you are really Kṛṣṇa conscious then Kṛṣṇa will give us always protection, so we are safe in our service condition.		One should be engaged in the service of the Lord always, despite all dangers that is to be done. Actually a devotee he has no danger, just like a small child so long the small child is on the lap of the mother, there is no danger. The mother will give her protection if there is danger the mother will first of all cover the child and she will face the danger. Similarly if you are really Kṛṣṇa conscious then Kṛṣṇa will give us always protection, so we are safe in our service condition.

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	Prabhupāda: No, many of our devotees they live outside the temple but still there are devotees. They follow the rules and regulations, they chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. So there is no such distinction whether they are living in the temple or without the temple. Anywhere you are living but you must be Kṛṣṇa conscious. Just like Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says:		Prabhupāda: No, many of our devotees they live outside the temple but still there are devotees. They follow the rules and regulations, they chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. So there is no such distinction whether they are living in the temple or without the temple. Anywhere you are living but you must be Kṛṣṇa conscious. Just like Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says: