Using material knowledge to serve Srila Prabhupada

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On 23 Nov 1999, Goloka Candra wrote:

 

 

> But our argument was on something else: that Vaisnavas have nothing to do

with mundane education pursued for the sake of sense gratification. That was

the definition (courtesy Mahananda Prabhu) posted: "approaching unqualified

and sinful men for some scientific knowledge for sense gratification".

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Vaisnava's have nothing to do with anything in the pursuit of sense

gratification seperate for Krsna's devotional service.

 

Boy, we can debate on practically anything, huh?

 

ys,

 

Sthita

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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At 1:25 -0800 11/23/99, COM: Goloka Candra (das) JPS (Malaysia) wrote:

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>Didn't Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur say that the quest for higher material

>education (for sense gratification) is the biggest impediment to spiritual

>advancement, worse than sex desire?

 

I don't know. Does anyone have the quote or reference?

 

Ys,

Madhusudani dasi

ps. I'm starting to remove some of the receivers due to their request - and

because I really don't think the GBC discussions conference or the EC want

to see all these texts.