Purify desire toward Krishna, not eliminate it; this alone distinguishes genuine religion from cheating philosophies.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Room Conversation — February 15, 1972, Madras 720215R1-MADRAS [19:28 Minutes] Conv_720215R1-MADRAS Prabhupāda: [reading:] "... [indistinct] from Him, his mind becomes totally associated with Him. His Grace A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda in his discourse at the [indistinct] Sunday, said there was no rigid rules and regulations for chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, nor does it require formal education. While uttering the name of Śrī Kṛṣṇa one should focus the mind on the image and form of the Lord, His auspicious activities, His delightful sport, and His role as Gītā-ācārya. Lord Caitanya, during His visit to a temple in South India, found a man scanning the pages of the Bhagavad-gītā without seeming to read the verses, and inquiring, the same found that the person was illiterate, and yet he was turning the pages of the Gītā at the request of his master, because as he did so, he had a vision of Śrī Kṛṣṇa expounding spiritual knowledge to Arjuna on the Kurukṣetra battlefield. Thereupon Caitanya embraced him in all admiration for his devotion, sincere faith and guidance of the spiritual master as necessary for God realization.'' They give very nice article. You have seen it? Śyāmasundara: No.
[pause] He doesn't give the receipt number. He says... [break] Prabhupāda: ...all the educated men. Yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ [Bg. 3.21].
If the, who is called, elite society appreciate, then ordinary people will also appreciate. Before my Guru Maharaja, and Bhaktisiddhānta's..., Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, Lord Caitanya's cult was considered by the higher class as it is the business of the low-class men. Even Vivekananda remarked that "It is the religion of sex.'' Because they saw that the sahajiyās, they discussed this rāsa-līlā and have illicit connection with woman. So therefore they took it as the religion of sex.
Vivekananda. But now... Guest: [Hindi] Prabhupāda: These were the remark. And now we have to establish this, that this is the only way to reach God. You have to become scholar, philosopher, worker, practical behavior.
And that is the fact. Otherwise, why Kṛṣṇa says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇam [Bg. 18.66]? You have to prove it. And Bhāgavata says, dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavaḥ [SB 1.1.2]: "Except surrendering to Kṛṣṇa, anything, that is simply cheating,'' cheating, kaitavaḥ, cheating religion.
This is challenged by God, cheating religion. We have to save people from the cheating type of religion, cheating type of guru, cheating type of dharma. It is so important movement. So this is very good time, this high-court judges.