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)