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That means we have to free them from karma, free from sinful reactions. This is the highest position of selflessness, greater than being a doctor! Greater that we sacrifice our life for the Absolute Truth than for the mundane truth of science…Greater than any such thing, we give everything for the benefit of all in the world. This is what we see in the great and pure devotees. Srila Prabhupada, for those who don’t know, is there on that picture also on the vyasasana in the form of a murti.
Srila Prabhupada, was such a person who totally selflessly, gave everything in his life for the benefit of others. And helped others to take up spiritual life-which is the greatest thing to do-and then supported them throughout. Prabhupada did not just travel around the world to preach, but Prabhupada also did also everything he could to support people in their spiritual life and to train people in their spiritual life and to make it possible, and therefore now it’s so easy.
Here we are, like you know, in our devotional attire, look at me, you know. I’m doing pretty good in the world. I’ve got like, a whole bouquet of roses around my neck and what else I do not get, so many things. And it’s an easy life in a way, everything is ready, and all I have to do is either look on the Internet at Krsna.com, or buy from any Hare Krsna temple a ‘Back To Godhead’ magazine, which gives a full address list. Krsna.com and boom, there it is! - ‘Your nearest Hare Krsna temple in the world.’
It’s pretty easy. You know, Krsna.com…and sure enough, there it is- prasadam! Or that nice vegetarian food, you know, that famous Hare Krsna kitchen, that kitchen- religion and all that sort of mmm…All that, so easily available from the Internet. Like, that you know…ADSL and right there- you got it, wherever you are! And you’re on holidays in Greece and sure enough there’s your address and you go to Spain and where would you want to go? London – healthy, wealthy wise…we were just there a few days ago and it’s going strong, we had spinach roles on the plane. We made it all the way to South Africa, until the next prasadam, we survived!
So, Prabupada, did not just preach a very high philosophy, did not just preach a very high goal of making…and did not just try to inspire us to make the greatest sacrifice, to just dedicate our lives to serving Krsna and to become the well-wisher of all living beings, but Prabhupada himself, showed it by his example and made it easy for us, gave us help, gave us support, gave us programmes by which we can actually do it and simply made it possible for us to be our natural self- at least the one we are for now!
The one we are now, where we start with, it’s got to start here. Yes, you were right! (to devotee). It’s got to start here, its got to start with us. And Prabupada made a connection for us, that we too, can live a natural life and yet, take advantage of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is and of all the spiritual knowledge.
