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Māyāpur, India – February 29, 1972, evening
Perfect questions, perfect answers 6
Bob: Śrīla Prabhupāda, earlier today we were discussing the need to practice austerity in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Can you say something …
Perfect questions, perfect answers 6
Śrīla Prabhupāda: Yes, under the direction of the spiritual master one should practice austerities. You have no mind to follow …
Perfect questions, perfect answers 6
Śyāmasundara: Even if you don’t want to practice austerity, you must.
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Śrīla Prabhupāda: Yes, you must. Because you have surrendered to your spiritual master, his order is final. So even if …
Perfect questions, perfect answers 6
Śrīla Prabhupāda: But you don’t like it. [He laughs.] Nobody likes to fast, but the spiritual master says, “Today, fasting,” …
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Śyāmasundara: Many people in the material world may be completely enamored by material life, and they don’t want to undergo …
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Śrīla Prabhupāda: That is forced austerity. That is not good. Only voluntary austerity will help.
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Śyāmasundara: But if you don’t undergo voluntary austerity, then you must be forced to undergo austerity?
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Śrīla Prabhupāda: That is the difference between man and animal. An animal cannot accept austerity voluntarily, but a man can …
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But our austerity is very nice. We chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and dance, and then Kṛṣṇa sends very nice food and …

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