Guest guest Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Acyutananda: When people are starving and they have no clothing, then how can they take to Krsna consciousness? First give them food, then clothing and education, and then Krsna consciousness. Prabhupada: Those who are Krsna conscious, are they starving? Then why they not become Krsna conscious? Acyutananda: They said because first they had, had to give them food so that they could have time to... Prabhupada: No. Those who have taken to Krsna consciousness, practically, we are not starving. Devotee: In India... [break] Prabhupada: ...stomach. In India there are many persons whose stomach is already filled up, but he's not chanting Hare Krsna. That is not a condition, that because the stomach is filled up, therefore one will chant Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna. Ahaituky apratihata. Chanting of Hare Krsna mantra is not caused by anything. Ahaituky apratihata. It cannot be checked by any condition. Your chanting of Hare Krsna mantra cannot be checked because one is poor. No. That is not a fact. Any condition, one can chant Hare Krsna. Now a poor man is suffering without chanting Hare Krsna. So what is the harm if he chants Hare Krsna? There are many poor men, they're not chanting Hare Krsna. They're suffering. But, in that condition, if they're induced to chant Hare Krsna, what is the harm if there is some benefit? >>> Ref. VedaBase => The Nectar of Devotion -- Calcutta, January 27, 1973 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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