Fruitive Piety Without Devotion Has No Spiritual Value

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.7 — September 5, 1972, New Vrindavan 720905SB-NEW VRINDAVAN [52:45 Minutes] SB-01.02.07_720905SB-NEW VRINDAVAN Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto One, Chapter 2, text 7. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ janayaty āśu vairāgyaṁ jñānaṁ ca yad ahaitukam [SB 1.2.7] Prabhupāda: Anyone else?

Any ladies? [02:51] So, yesterday we were discussing the..., what is the first-class religious system. Sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmaḥ yato bhaktir adhokṣaje [SB 1.2.6]. The test is, people are very much enthusiastic to fight: "My religion is better." "I am Hindu.

Our religion is very good." Somebody says, "No, we are Christian, we are..., our religion is very good." Somebody Muhammadan. This fighting is going on. In European history there was fight, crusade, between religious group. In our country, in India, there was fight between Hindus and Muslims.

What is the meaning of this fight? Actually when one is God conscious, he knows God, that where is the chance of fighting? Yasya deve parā... Because one should be...

If actually one is God conscious, yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā [SB 5.18.12]. The Vedic literature gives us information that actually if one is a devotee of God... God is one. God cannot be two.

It is not that Hindus have got one God and Christians have got another God. No. God cannot be two. Then there cannot be any competition of Gods: "I am God." Just like nowadays it has become a fashion, so many gods, rascals, are coming, "I am God." He says, "I am God," "I am God," "I am God." Now how many Gods are there? No, God is one, eko brahma dvitīya nāsti, that is the Vedic injunction.

Just like the sun. Sun is one, from our practical example. You cannot say that "This is American sun" and "This is Indian sun," or "It is African sun." Sun is one. See, if a creation of God is one, and it is so powerful...

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