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<div class="heading">These four principles. Always think of Kṛṣṇa, become Kṛṣṇa's devotee, worship Kṛṣṇa and offer your respect, obeisances to Kṛṣṇa. That's all. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. They are doing that. Nothing more, nothing less. These four principles.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.12 -- Hyderabad, November 17, 1972|Lecture on BG 2.12 -- Hyderabad, November 17, 1972]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Devotee: Yes. His question was that if Kṛṣṇa says that "Never was there a time when you and I..." (break)</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That is not correct. Kṛṣṇa... As we have got distinction between the body and the soul, Kṛṣṇa has no such distinction. Kṛṣṇa is completely soul. And if we think that Kṛṣṇa is like us, that is forbidden. Avajānanti māṁ mūḍhāḥ, tanu, mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam ([[Vanisource:BG 9.11|BG 9.11]]). Because Kṛṣṇa comes before us just like a human being, if we think that "He's also like me," then we are ass. Kṛṣṇa does not change His dress. Otherwise, Kṛṣṇa could not say that "Millions and millions of years ago I spoke this philosophy to the sun-god." Because..., because we change our dress, we forget what I was, what you were, in your past life. Because you have changed the dress... (break)</p>
<p>Question: What is the business of Kṛṣṇa consciousness society?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Always thinking of Kṛṣṇa. As Kṛṣṇa says. Man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru ([[Vanisource:BG 18.65|BG 18.65]]). These four principles. Always think of Kṛṣṇa, become Kṛṣṇa's devotee, worship Kṛṣṇa and offer your respect, obeisances to Kṛṣṇa. That's all. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. They are doing that. Nothing more, nothing less. These four principles.</p>
<p>Question: Is Nārāyaṇa... (break)</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: (Hindi:) ...śāstra sunye paregara, samanye paregara, vo śāstra janta nai chela grantha paragara, kavi mana...(?) (Hindi)</p>
<p>Question: The fundamental question of our interest is to know soul.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Eh?</p>
<p>Question: The fundamental question of our interest is to know soul.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes...?</p>
<p>Question: So what is the form and what is the definition of soul, and how to know whether there is soul...?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That is... that is... that is described. We are describing na jāyate na mriyate. Soul is never born, soul never dies. Soul is eternal. Nityaḥ śāśvato 'yaṁ na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre ([[Vanisource:BG 2.20|BG 2.20]]). Even after the destruction of this body, the soul is not destroyed. These, these are the education.</p>
<p>Indian: There is a test of knowing the thing. You are just describing the qualities of the soul. If you can say mango, mango is very sweet, color is like this. But it requires to taste the mango. So I want to realize the soul. What is the shortest way?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: There is mango. But you have no eyes to see it. That is the difference. Soul is there. Just like we have begun our instruction: dehino 'smin yathā dehe ([[Vanisource:BG 2.13|BG 2.13]]). There is dehī. There is the soul within this body. Kṛṣṇa says. So we have to accept Kṛṣṇa's authority. You cannot see the soul. That does not mean there is no soul. Your, what is the value of your eyes? You cannot see so many things. Because you cannot see the soul, it does not mean there is no soul. We have to accept the authority.</p>
<p>Indian: Why can't I see?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Eh?</p>
<p>Indian: Why I can't...?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Because your eyes are imperfect.</p>
<p>Indian: So what is the proof that there is soul?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Because there is a proof. As soon as the soul is gone, you are dead body. That is the proof.</p>
<p>Indian: I should like that thing...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Eh?</p>
<p>Indian: I should see.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: But you must be qualified to know.</p>
<p>Indian: How?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That I have already explained, that you must become... Tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā ([[Vanisource:BG 4.34|BG 4.34]]). You must approach to a person who knows by surrender, not by challenge. You cannot know about soul and God by this challenging spirit. You have to become a submissive, submissive. You have to accept a spiritual master who knows. Then you'll know. It is not that in a meeting by challenging, you can know. No. That is not possible.</p>
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