Cow Quote Du Jour # 57

[Guest guest]

Prabhupada: Yes, Palika. [break] ...business, that requires so many other

things. But if you take to agriculture you can do it immediately.

Krsi-go-raksya. That... We are going to do that. Krsi... This is beginning,

family life, maintenance, body and soul together. This is the beginning.

Business is there when there is excess. Krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam [bg. 18.44].

First of all you take care of the cows and engage yourself in agricultural

products. Then when there is excess production, you trade, get some money

for other purposes. But you... Agriculture means you work for producing

food. That is wanted. Why immediately go to trade? Trade is required when

there is excess product. Everything is there. Krsi-go-raksya. And the krsi

you can produce independently. You simply work. You have got your hands and

legs. You till the ground and throw some seed, and it will come. One kilo

seeds, you'll get one hundred mounds. Then, when the product is excess, you

trade. Everything is there. If you produce food grain, you'll eat nicely and

you'll be strong. You'll be able to work more. Our point is take Krsna's

instruction. Everything will be perfect. Not that Krsna is advising

immediately sarva-dharman parityajya [bg. 18.66]. For that stage you are not

prepared. That I know. But in your present stage what you'll do, that is

perfect.

Giriraja: You mean I should leave everything and start a farm?

Prabhupada: Where is the question of leaving? Agriculture... You take to

agriculture -- that means you leave everything?

Giriraja: Well, what I have now.

Prabhupada: And what you have got? You are asking that "I require now food."

That means you have nothing. You have no food even. (aside:) Oh, you have

brought it very quickly. Very nice. All right. [break] Live very

comfortably, eat very comfortably and work. Chant Hare Krsna. Simply wasting

time, the civilization... srama eva hi kevalam. Working hard and wasting

valuable time of... Misguided. Andha yathandhair upaniya... When I think of

their position... So every Vaisnava should be para-duhkha-duhkhi. So you

like it?

 

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