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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>General Lectures</h3>
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Be Kṛṣṇa conscious. It is very, very pure, nirmalam. Because these American boys, they do not think that they are American or I think I am Indian. If I thought I am Indian, why should I have taken so much trouble to travel all over the world to preach this movement? So we have no such conception that "I am Indian," "I am American," "I am brāhmin" or "I am śūdra," or "I am black," "I am white." We all are the same. We are eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, or God. That is our position.
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[[Vanisource:710919 - Lecture on Sri Sri Gurv-astaka - Nairobi|710919 - Lecture on Sri Sri Gurv-astaka - Nairobi]]
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What is this movement? This movement, they are going, they are chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. They are not giving any money. They have no money, but they are simply chanting, vācā. So people are taking it and being benefited all over the world. So if you cannot sacrifice your life or your vācā, just sacrifice little money. That is the way of living, our Sanātana Gosvāmī.

And it is the duty of the gṛhastha  and kṣatriyas especially, dāna, charity. And where dāna should be given? In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said, dātavyam iti yad dānaṁ tad dānaṁ sāttvikam ucyate ([[Vanisource:BG 17.20 (1972)|BG 17.20]]). There are three kinds of dāna, charity: sattvika, rajasika and tamasika. We should not take to the policy of rajasika and tamasika charity. We should take to the sattvika charity. What is that sattvika charity?

Dātavyam yajña: when you think, "Here is the place where charity must be given there." And this movement is so, because it is trying to educate every man to come to the ultimate goal of life, Viṣṇu. That will make them happy. That will make them prosperous. That will solve all the problems of life. This is a fact. It is to be understood with little cool head and subtle mind. This is a fact. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is so nice, so authorized.

So try to help this movement. Immediately we'll require a place. These devotees who have come here, they are from America, Europe, and still some of them are coming. So we must have a place to stay. Unless we stay, how we can prosecute the movement? Therefore help us immediately to give us a place, and see how things are going on, how things improve, gradually.

We have already tested that this movement has been successful all over the world; why not in Africa? So there is immense chance, and we have no sectarian view. We don't consider that "He is African," "He is American." Sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ. This movement is freed from all designation, sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁtat-paratvena nirmalam ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 19.170|CC Madhya 19.170]])

Be Kṛṣṇa conscious. It is very, very pure, nirmalam. Because these American boys, they do not think that they are American or I think I am Indian. If I thought Indian, why should I have taken so much trouble to travel all over the world to preach this movement? So we have no such conception that "I am Indian," "I am American," "I am brāhmin" or "I am śūdra," or "I am black," "I am white." We all are the same. We are eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, or God. That is our position.

This is called sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ, and so long we shall be conducted by upādhis—"I am American," "I am Englishman," "I am Indian," "I am Hindu," "I am Muslim," "I am Sikh," these are upādhis, designation. Actually, these are the designation of this body. As soon as the . . . because I am born in India, I am thinking "I am Indian." Accidentally one is born in America, he is thinking as American. But none of them are American, Indian or black or white. Spiritually, everyone is part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa. We have to think in that way. We have to be educated in that way. Then there will be actually peace in the world. That I have explained many times that:

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:bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ</dd><dd>sarva-loka-maheśvaram</dd><dd>suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ</dd><dd>jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati</dd><dd>([[Vanisource:BG 5.29 (1972)|BG 5.29]])
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If you actually want śānti, either in mind or body or soul, you must take to this movement, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and try to understand what is God, what is Kṛṣṇa, and try to distribute this knowledge all over the world, amongst your friends, amongst your family. And the process is very simple. It is not at all difficult.

Simply chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. You go on chanting, gradually your dirty things in the heart will be cleansed, ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ. This is the first effect of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.

Then, bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ, the same thing as I began my lecture in the beginning, that there is a blazing fire. We are all misunderstanding one another. That is the position. As soon as you come to the real understanding, real platform of understanding, that: "I am spirit soul, ahaṁ brahmāsmi, and I am that consciousness. I am Brahma," that Brahma consciousness, when developed, it is called Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Just like it is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā:

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:brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā</dd><dd>na śocati na kāṅkṣati</dd><dd>samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu,</dd><dd>samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu</dd><dd>mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām</dd><dd>([[Vanisource:BG 18.54 (1972)|BG 18.54]])
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This is the scientific procedure.

So my request is that you try to understand. You help us and see how good results are coming out this movement, not only here but all over the world.

Thank you very much. (applause) (break)
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