Guest guest Posted November 2, 2000 Report Share Posted November 2, 2000 Here is another interesting quote from a conversation with Srila Prabhupada on June 9, 1969, in New-Vrndavana about Brahmacaris' and Sannyasis' dharma: Prabhupada: No...I have explained. He (Kirtanananda swami) is...As a sannyasi, he should live everywhere temporarily just like I live temporarily. Aniketa. A sannyasi should not have a permanent place. Anywhere he goes, temporary...Otherwise, as he has accepted sannyasa order, he should travel, go and preach. And especially nowadays,I cannot go everywhere. He can go, and recruit members. He can make propaganda of New-Vrndavana to many persons, to the, I mean to say,foundations. As I have suggested, make pamphlet. So he can do outside work very nicely for developing Vrndavana. Hayagriva: How much of his time do you think should be spent doing this? Prabhupada: Which one? Hayagriva: Preaching and traveling. Prabhupada: He should always preach and travel. Always. There is immense field here. He should convince people that we are developing such centers. And you make a nice literature, picture. You go. He is educated. He is intelligent. He has studied our philosophy. He can go and speak. Hayagriva: But he shouldn't stay here at all. Prabhupada: No. He can come. He stay for some time and go, in that way. That...when he comes here you take his advice, what to do, and then you execute in that way. The final is yourself, whatever you do. He will come and...Now, for developing this center we must require so many things. So he can do the outside work... So we have to develop this center from outside work and inside work. Outside work means to draw sympathy of the people, to draw money for development. This is also required... Hayagriva: Well, are you leaving the decision up to me or what?... Prabhupada: Yes. Local management, your decision, yes...And let him move outside. As I am moving, he will move. And if some other boys who are determined to remain brahmacari, not to marry...They can also take up. Brahmacari and sannyasi is meant for moving. Yes. Grhastha cannot move because they have to earn. They have to maintain. But the brahmacaris, they will go and beg contribution. A sannyasi will make the situation favorable...So he remains as consultant. Your proposal, that you remain president, he is secretary, and treasurer, and he is consultant so long he is here and when he comes...He is not in charge of this place. Srila Prabhupada ki jaya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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