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<div id="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="section" sec_index="5" parent="compilation" text="Conversations and Morning Walks"><h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2>
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<div id="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="10" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1977 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1977 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div class="heading">Our service is main thing, either in this dress or that dress. So if you cannot keep yourself sincerely as a sannyāsī, then get yourself married. But you cannot keep the girl as friend. That is also not good.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Discussion on Deprogrammers -- January 9, 1977, Bombay|Discussion on Deprogrammers -- January 9, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: What is that entanglement?</p>
<p>Rāmeśvara: Well, he is not following all our principles.</p>
<p>Trivikrama: Women.</p>
<p>Rāmeśvara: He's got one woman friend.</p>
<p>Jagadīśa: Govinda dāsī says that he doesn't want to come to India.</p>
<p>Rāmeśvara: He thinks it's too austere. He needs something more gradual.</p>
<p>Hari-śauri: He never liked India.</p>
<p>Rāmeśvara: But this is a good idea.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Then engage them.</p>
<p>Rāmeśvara: If he's willing, he could give speaking engagements. I tell you, America is just wide open.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No, no. Why not take this... Suppose he is attracted by some woman. Let him dress like a gentleman and keep with the woman as husband and wife and preach. What is the wrong there? Whatever is done, you close up that chapter. Now you become a householder. There is no harm. And live as a gentleman householder and preach. But don't play duplicity in the dress of sannyāsī to keep private relations. That is not good. That is duplicity. Better openly become a respectable householder and serve Kṛṣṇa. Our service is main thing, either in this dress or that dress. So if you cannot keep yourself sincerely as a sannyāsī, then get yourself married. But you cannot keep the girl as friend. That is also not good.</p>
<p>Jagadīśa: But for Brahmānanda, he may remain sannyāsī? Brahmānanda?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That is his choice. But we say that "Don't be hypocrite." That's all. If he thinks now he'll be able to continue as a sannyāsī, he'll not fall down, he'll be careful, let him continue. That will depend on his sincerity. But I say that if you cannot remain as a sannyāsī, get yourself married, live like a gentleman and serve Kṛṣṇa. Why should you give up Kṛṣṇa's service? That is my point. As you want to live, any way, comfortably, do it. We never condemned gṛhasthas. If sannyāsa is not suitable for you, you remain as a gṛhastha. What is the wrong there?</p>
<p>Jagadīśa: I'm going to call him this evening.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Why?</p>
<p>Rāmeśvara: Brahmānanda.</p>
<p>Jagadīśa: To give him direction.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No, no, he's coming. Kīrtanānanda has gone.</p>
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