capture the tail of a dog

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Prabhupada: ...there is one word, sva-langulena atithi tirtva sindhum. We

see sometimes the dogs are swimming. (greets someone:) Good morning. If

somebody thinks, "Oh, the dog is swimming, so let me capture the tail, and I

shall swim. I shall cross." So similarly, those who are thinking, the

so-called scientists, philosopher, will solve the problems, it is exactly

like to cross over the Pacific Ocean by capturing the tail of a dog.

(laughter) If one thinks that "Dog is sufficiently strong to carry me. So he

is swimming, so I shall swim also," so following the dogs, capturing their

tail, if one thinks that he will cross over the Pacific Ocean... Similarly,

these so-called scientists, philosophers, are like dogs, and if anyone

thinks that he will cross by capturing his tail, he will be baffled. [break]

....

 

Bahulasva: So all relationships in this material world are...

Prabhupada: Inimical.

Bahulasva: Based on this enemy.

Prabhupada: Yes.

Bahulasva: Even the so-called love.

Prabhupada: No, that is lust. That is not love. And as soon as my lusty

desire is not fulfilled, then you are my enemy. [break] If we take shelter

of any materialistic person, that is like to take the..., capture the tail

of a dog and try to swim over the Pacific Ocean. It is like that. [break]

Nalini-kantha: ...ing that we should not give people anything other than

Krsna consciousness.

Prabhupada: And what you have to give? First of all you consider what you

have to give. What you have got to give?

 

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