Morning Walk in Los Angeles on Spiritual Topics

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Morning Walk — September 27, 1972, Los Angeles 720927MW-LOS ANGELES [28:13 Minutes] Walk_720927MW-LOS ANGELES Prabhupāda: Door-to-door storekeeper just to subsist because he had no other means he could not get any good employment but he was nice scientist Dr. of Science or Mr. Mitra. But what could be done? Anyway somehow.

So he was manufacturing some household soap not very good quality but still on cycle he was going from shop to shop. That any common man can do but was see educated to become a Dr. of Science for that purpose? But why he was doing? Necessity has no law.

So therefore, daridra-doṣo guṇa-rāśir nāśī [Cāṇakya Paṇḍita], if you become poor even though you have got many good qualities. Svarūpa Dāmodara: Hm.

Prabhupāda: Nobody will care for you. You may. Svarūpa Dāmodara: What is the… Prabhupāda: …be a Dr. of Science you may very big, very big in so many qualities but especially in this age Kali-yuga unless you have got money all these qualities are useless. Svarūpa Dāmodara: Yes that is probably true everywhere.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that is always true therefore Cāṇakya Paṇḍita has said, sarva-śūnyā daridratā, vidyā hīnaṁ jīvanam, if one is not educated then his life is spoiled. Vidyā hīnaṁ jīvanaṁśūnyam. I have seen one of my friends son’s he was brilliant scholar he appeared for medical MD examination and one day he went to see his professor and he said immediately that, “you go and take rest,” and by telephone he said to his brother that his heart is very weak, he may die at any moment take care of him and in the evening he died. And next day or after two days the result came out that he has passed the examination.

So, putra-hīnaṁ. vidyā hīnaṁ jīvanaṁśūnyam. Svarūpa Dāmodara: Hm. Prabhupāda: If one is not educated his life is spoiled then vidyā hīnaṁ jīvanaṁśūnyam. diśaḥśūnyā deha abāndhavāḥ. You are going to some unknown place if there is no friend and because in India they go to pilgrimage—famous temple so if there is no famous temple of God or no friend that city may be very big city but it is void for you. So that just if somebody comes into Los Angeles city without any friend without… then it is very difficult. It is… Although the city is so nice for him it is void. Diśaḥśūnyā deha abāndhavāḥ, putra-hīnaṁ gṛhaṁśūnyam, married life without son it is also void and sarva-śūnyā daridratā and in spite of all these things if one is poor then everything is void. Devotee: Yes, Cāṇakya Paṇḍita? Svarūpa Dāmodara: Cāṇakya Paṇḍita? Prabhupāda: Eh?

So people are especially in this age no one will care you if you have no money. Nobody will care. Svarūpa Dāmodara: That’s why on the material platform all suffer because they don’t have no money, so everybody suffers. Prabhupāda: No there is money but if you want fabulous money that money is not there. Otherwise for your subsistence there is money there. But you’re not satisfied so that money. Jayatīrtha: No one is satisfied just with subsistence in the material world. Prabhupāda: Ah. Jayatīrtha: They want to lord it over the material world.

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