Guest guest Posted September 4, 2000 Report Share Posted September 4, 2000 How to preach? Two views Prabhupada: It is dangerous. He's already... A brahmana is doing sudra's business. Therefore this stress has been given. You have become brahmana-like, you do like, act like brahmana. Janma-karma, uh, guna-karma. So you have got good qualification of the brahmanas. Now act like brahmana. Then your life is succ... Varnasrama-vibhagasah, svanusthitasya dharmasya saàsiddhir hari-toñaëam. You act as a brahmana and satisfy the Lord, Supreme. [...] If you strictly act as a brahmana or as a ksatriya, as a vaisya, as a sudra, it doesn't matter. Sva-karmana tam abhyarcya. If, by your action, as it is described in the sastra, the Supreme Lord is satisfied, then your life is successful. But they are not doing even sva-dharma, bodily. Therefore the ultimate solution is sarva-dharman parityajya. Even sva-dharma. "Just surrender unto Me. I'll give you protection." Sarva-dharman means sva-dharma, including, that "You have to give up your sva-dharma. Don't... You cannot act as a brahmana, you cannot act as a ksatriya, neither you are brahmana or ksatriya. All right, whatever dharma you have got, give it up. Just surrender unto Me. I'll give you protection." Mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam... This is the protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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