Initiations

New York Initiations - Rule Your Senses Not Your Land - Gosvami Versus Godasa at New York Initiation

📅 July 24, 1971 📍 New York ⏱ 13 min
Rule your senses, not your land; become master of the senses, not their servant.
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Initiations — July 24, 1971, New York 710724IN-NEW YORK [12:35 Minutes] Initiations_710724IN-NEW YORK Prabhupāda: [japa] Trivikrama: Mamatā.

Prabhupāda: M-a-m-a-t-a. Mamatā devī, "one who is very affectionate to everyone." Come on. You know the rules and regulation? What are those?

Mamatā: No meat-eating, no taking of intoxicants, no illicit sex and no gambling.

Prabhupāda: That's all. How many rounds you will chant? Mamatā: Sixteen good rounds every morning.

Prabhupāda: Come on, next. [japa] [break] Trivikrama: Ādi-pati.

Prabhupāda: Ādi-pati. Ādi-pati means king. So you should be king. What is the business of king? Ādi-pati: To rule.

Prabhupāda: So where you shall rule? [laughter] I cannot say? Ādi-pati: What part[?] does he rule? Trivikrama: Where. Prabhupāda: Where you will rule? [laughter] You will rule over your senses. [laughter] Come on.

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