Guest guest Posted August 28, 1998 Report Share Posted August 28, 1998 1.)From SB Lecture, 1970 Prabhupada : ...If he has not received instruction from a bona fide medical college, so what is the value of his medical, being...What is called ? What is technical name ? Devotee : Quack. Prabhupada : Quock ! ( Laughter ) Devotees : Quack. Prabhupada : A quock is not a medical man, however he may show all red bottles, white bottles. there is a Bengali proverb : naj jal yac curi tini ei daktar. One stethoscope. naj, and some bottles, jala, and talking all nonsense, he becomes a doctor... 2.) Lecture 1969 If you at all want to get some spiritual benefit, you try to follow this precribed method. Just like if you want at all to be cured, you must take the prscription of an experienced physician. Don t take any prescription who is a quack. If you take proper treatment, if you follow the instruction, then you be sure you get the result out of it... 3.) Morning walk LA 5th Dec 73 ....If a medical man, he has never seen a medical college and if he wants to treat a patient, what is this ? Hridayananda : A criminal. Prabhupada : Yes. Quack. He must know how to make them happy... 4.) Letter to Hari Bhakta Anudasa (67-06-01) ....Consult necessary physicians and let me know what I am to do. In Mathura there are undoubtedly many Ayurvedic physicians and many quacks also. Try to avoid the quacks... 5. ) Madhya lila 1.112 Purport Bhattatharis know many tantric black arts sucj as the art of killing a person, of bringing him under submission, and of destroying or devastating him. They are very expert in these black arts, and one such Bhattathari bewildered the personal servant of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu while the servant accompanied the Lord in his travels through South India. Somehow or other Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered this Krsnadasa from the clutches of the Bhattathari. 6. ) Madhya lila 18.134 ....and they are accepted as pure brahmanas. They strictly observe Vedic principles and are not polluted by tantric misdeeds... 7. ) Morning walk Bombay 26-12-76 Guest : He is a man who is following Tantric. Prabhupada : So what is this nonsense. This should not be... He should not accompany. He is taking advantage of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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