Srila Prabhupad on shaved heads

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Shaven Heads

 

Prabhupada: Make just this garland... [break] ...keep

hair. Look very

beautiful by keeping hair. What is that explanation?

Bhagavat: I was advised that because I was going to

the European

countries for preaching for some time, that...

Prabhupada: But they, they, they...

Bhagavat: ...it would be required to keep these hairs.

Prabhupada: ...owned victory with the court by keeping

shaven hair.

Hari-sauri: They won a victory in the court by keeping

a shaved head.

Bhagavat: I asked their advice, whether I should shave

or keep the

hair.

Prabhupada: Who is that nonsense advice? Who is that

rascal? "Advice."

By keeping hair you become beautiful and become

victimized. "Advice."

This is... Without advice, this mentality is going on

outside, to keep

hair. We are known as shaven hair, whole society.

Hari-sauri: I've been shaving my head once every

month. It's just

about three weeks since I've...

Prabhupada: Every fortnight. At least. Before going to

Europe, six

years ago, you were keeping hair: "I have to go to

Europe." That I

have seen. Everywhere. Those who... You like to keep

hair. That hippie

mentality is going on. That's right. That is good,

very intelligent

reasoning, actual, long hair by keeping...(?) Everyone

is giving some

advice. Gurudasa is giving. "He's keeping. He's..."

Gargamuni.

Everyone has some explanation. I do not know how you

can give up this

hippie mentality. Hippie. Lavanyam kesa-dharanam.

Kali-yuga. Victim of

Kali-yuga. It is... It is not yet whole, but weak men,

victimized by

Kali-yuga... There are so many things to victimize

over the living

entities in Kali-yuga, and one of the item is that he

will take that

"I have become very, very beautiful, attractive by

keeping long hair."

Kesa. That is already stated there. You are victimized

by that

Kali-yuga. That's all. No explaining. Our trademark is

clean-shaven.

We are known as shaven hair. Why you should be

victimized? You are

known as shaven hair. Are you not? Hm? They say that

"Hare Krsna

people, shaven hair"?

Hari-sauri: Shaven-headed.

Prabhupada: Shaven hair. So why you should be

victimized by keeping

hair? What victory you will gain? Conquer over the

whole world, Roman

Empire, by keeping hair? Hippie mentality, that's all.

That is within

the core of the heart. As soon as get some

opportunity... Just like

during summer season the field appears to be dried up.

And as soon as

there is some rain, oh, it is green, immediately

green. So things are

already there. Hm? Is it not?

Hari-sauri: Yes.

Prabhupada: Now you see to the field. They're all dry.

But as soon as

there will be rain in the village, all green. So the

seeds are there,

hippie seeds. As soon as there is some opportunity,

come out, green:

"Yes, I am beautiful. Come on." But in the court room

they never

addressed. Judge never asked that "Why you are

shaven-headed?" Was

there any question like that?

Hari-sauri: Actually, when he first went to court,

they were wondering

why he had hair.

Prabhupada: Hm?

Hari-sauri: When Adi-kesava went to court the first

time...

Prabhupada: Yes.

Hari-sauri: ...he had suit and hair, and they wondered

why he was

dressed like that.

Prabhupada: Yes. Then cheater.

Hari-sauri: Yeah, they accused...

Prabhupada: That means, of course, indirectly hinted

that "Now you are

cheating. You are known as shaven-headed. Now you have

kept hair. What

is the purpose except cheating?"

Hari-sauri: On sankirtana all the distributors wear

wigs and like that

to..., because it's much easier to distribute, to

distribute books.

Prabhupada: I do not know all this. Formerly,

shaven-headed, they used

to distribute. Now it is not possible.

Hari-sauri: It's increased since they did plainclothes

distribution.

Prabhupada: Encourages?

Hari-sauri: Yeah. The distribution has increased.

Prabhupada: Then why don't you dress like European,

half foreign dress

and half hair? Who is that foreign and European and

gentleman? What is

the use of wig? Keep regular gentleman's hair. There

is no need of

saffron dress. If by ordinary dress you can sell more

book, there is

no need of saffron dress. So what is the time now?

 

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Conversation -- May 29,

1977, Vrndavana

 

 

A sacred place will be taken to consist of no more

than a reservoir of

water located at a distance, and beauty will be

thought to depend on

one's hairstyle.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 12.2.6

 

 

 

In this age, people tirelessly arrange their hair in

different styles,

trying to enhance their facial beauty and sexuality.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 12.2.6

 

 

 

 

 

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