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<h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2>
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<h3>1976 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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Prabhupāda: Education you cannot give. Education means it is practical practice. But to show something, that you can attract even without film. The yatra-party can do it.
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Prabhupāda: That Kṛṣṇa consciousness is developed when one practices according to the prescribed method:

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:tapasā brahmacaryena
:śamena ca damena ca
:tyāgena satya-śaucābhyāṁ
:yamena niyamena vā 
:([[Vanisource:SB 6.1.13-14|SB 6.1.13]])
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These are the process, tapasya, brahmacaryena. So it is very difficult for the common man to undergo tapasya. Little tapasya we have introduced: no illicit sex, no meat-eating, no gambling, no intoxication. That is also become very difficult nowadays.

Indian man (3): But is it not possible that we go through name of Society for Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and then they will be attracted more and more and they will . . .

Prabhupāda: When you want to attract people, you have to show that you are . . . (indistinct)

Indian man (3): There are good persons who . . .

Prabhupāda: That good person is very, very rare. I . . . (break) . . . education point of view.

Indian man (3): Yes, sir.

Prabhupāda: Unless one is put into practice, it is not possible. That is Vedic culture. From the beginning of life students were sent to gurukula for practicing how to become brahmacārī. That training is very important. Then they are trained as gṛhastha, then vānaprastha, and ultimately sannyāsa, completely renounced. Immediately, a person cannot be renounced; therefore gradually, step by step. So unless there is proper training . . . now just like we are selling millions copies of these books, they are reading, and how many of them coming forward? So it requires training. Training is the essential to make people Kṛṣṇa conscious.

Indian man (3): I would rather request that you direct your efforts . . . (break)

Prabhupāda: . . . guru.

Indian man (3): Yes, sir.

Prabhupāda: If even if one goes in the village without any dress, without any . . . if he plays the part of Kṛṣṇa's and somebody plays the part of Rādhārāṇī, thousands of people will come. There is no need of film. Yatra-party.

Indian man (4): Yatra-party, sir, in the films we do those . . .

Prabhupāda: No, I mean to say, that mass of people will come. As soon as they hear that here is some play going on, Kṛṣṇa pastimes, still in India . . .

Indian man (3): It is there, sir, so what my submission was that what we do as film producers and in this line of business, that we do it more on commercial basis. Gimmicks are there, castings are there, but then it is not so much educative. What your Prabhupāda wants to convey? If, as a member of . . .

Prabhupāda: Education you cannot give. Education means it is practical practice. But to show something, that you can attract even without film. The yatra-party can do it.

Indian man (3): Yatra-party, sir, here again the problem is in this vast country—and for that purpose if you take the whole world as a place—how many yatra-parties can we . . .

Prabhupāda: No, I mean to say, that even if you attract better crowd, what will be the benefits? Unless . . . because unless you come to the point of practicing, there is no profit. Who will be attracted to practice Kṛṣṇa consciousness? Nobody is . . . we are getting practical experience.

Yaśomatīnandana: In other words, just being attracted to philosophy is not sufficient. There has to be . . . let them become a devotee . . . (indistinct)

Prabhupāda: Now just like we are attempting—not only here, everywhere—we have got nice buildings, nice field, field of activities . . . (indistinct) . . . and Bombay we have constructed such big, big house, so we are asking, at least those who are learned people, that if they retire, come here and practice Kṛṣṇa consciousness. No. Nobody's prepared to practice. And this is the thing: without practice you cannot realize.

Indian man (3): That is why, sir, we don't going outside.

Prabhupāda: They . . .

Indian man (3): Whole thing if we make it . . .

Prabhupāda: Just like . . . practice is also not very difficult. Just like Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru ([[Vanisource:BG 18.65 (1972)|BG 18.65]]). So if you daily come to the temple, see the Deity, he'll have some impression and he can think of Kṛṣṇa, how He is playing flute, how He is nicely dressed, how Rādhārāṇī is standing by His side. Then man-manā, he can think of Kṛṣṇa very easily. So man-manā bhava mad-bhakto, and as soon as you think of Kṛṣṇa, you become a devotee. Because a businessman will not spare so much time thinking Kṛṣṇa, how He is playing flute. He has no business. Without being bhakta, nobody will be interested to meditate upon Kṛṣṇa, how He's standing, how He's playing flute. This is bhakta's business. So anyone who is planning some trying to think of Kṛṣṇa, that means automatically he becomes bhakta, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto. Mad-yājī: then naturally if he becomes bhakta, naturally, then why not offer to Kṛṣṇa something? Eh? Naturally. He'll bring some fruits, some flower, some grains. Then Kṛṣṇa is accepting them, patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati ([[Vanisource:BG 9.26 (1972)|BG 9.26]]). So to think of Kṛṣṇa, to become a devotee and to offer Him something, patraṁ puṣpaṁ, and offer Him obeisances, these things are development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. And the result is . . . (aside) Find out this verse, man-manā. Mām evaiṣyasi asaṁśayaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 18.68 (1972)|BG 18.68]]), by simply executing these four principles, Kṛṣṇa assures that you will come, asaṁśayaḥ, without any doubt.
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