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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>General Lectures</h3>
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Prabhupāda: So unless you know consciousness, how do you describe unconsciousness?

Boy: The unconscious is the id.

Prabhupāda: Unconsciousness is the negative side of consciousness. So you should explain what is consciousness. Then we can understand unconsciousness.

Boy: I didn't say "unconsciousness." I said "unconscious.".
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[[Vanisource:710512 - Lecture at Boys School - Sydney|710512 - Lecture at Boys School - Sydney]]
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Prabhupāda: Self-realization. Explain it, what is self-realization.

Boy: Tapping the powers of the unconscious mind and seeing yourself . . .

Prabhupāda: Do you think mind is unconscious?

Boy: The mind is unconscious.

Prabhupāda: You say: "Unconscious mind." You just now told me "Unconscious mind." Is mind unconscious?

Boy: Most of it is.

Prabhupāda: (aside) What did he say?

Bali-mardana: "Most of it."

Prabhupāda: No. Mind is never unconscious. Mind is not for a single moment unconscious. When you sleep, when your bodily limbs are silent, mind works. Therefore you sleep . . . you dream. Mind always acts. Mind is never unconscious, even not for a second. Now you have to find out what is consciousness.

Boy: I'm not talking about consciousness. The unconsciousness.

Prabhupāda: So unless you know consciousness, how do you describe unconsciousness?

Boy: The unconscious is the id.

Prabhupāda: Unconsciousness is the negative side of consciousness. So you should explain what is consciousness. Then we can understand unconsciousness.

Boy: I didn't say "unconsciousness." I said "unconscious."

Prabhupāda: Yes. Unconscious means the negative of consciousness. So you have to explain what is consciousness. Then we can understand what is unconsciousness.

Boy: Consciousness . . .

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Boy: . . . is when you can think.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Boy: Unconsciousness is when you cannot think.

Prabhupāda: Yes. There is no such position when you cannot think.

Boy: When you are in coma.

Prabhupāda: When you . . . there is no such position as when you cannot think. You have to think something always. That is your position.

Boy: You can't think when you're in a coma or when you're dead. (laughter)
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