True knowledge means knowing oneself as distinct from the body; all action becomes bhakti when offered to Krishna.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Room Conversation — August 11, 1973, Paris 730811R1-PARIS [56:17 Minutes] Conv_730811R1-PARIS Prabhupāda: His name was Gopal Ban. Gopal Ban. And there was a king, Kṛṣṇacandra. So the kings would relax by joking words by the jokers.
That was system formerly. So Gopal Ban was constructing a house. So the king advised another friend that "If you go to his new house and evacuate"—because the house is not yet opened, not yet established—"then I'll give you one thousand rupees." So this man said, "Yes, I'll go and do it." So he was..., he came to Gopal Ban's house and began to say, "Gopal Ban! Oh!
I am called by nature. Kindly show me where is your privy. I have to pass." So he could understand that "Why this man has come here to evacuate?" So he, "Yes, yes. Come in, come in, come in." So he opened the new lavatory and brought a big stick.
So he said, "Why you have brought the stick?" "Yes, you can pass, you can pass stool, but if you urine one drop, I'll kill you." [laughter] So "How it is possible?" "If it is not possible, I cannot allow." So these, these foolish scientific men, "You can speak, but if you use microphone, then I'll kill you." [laughter] Yes. The Gopal Ban's policy. They would not say "Not allow," but in a different way. [break] ...for political diplomacy.
Not directly "No," but creating such position it is not. [aside to girl:] You are chanting also? Sixteen rounds? Eh?
Boy: I'm trying the best I can. Haṁsadūta: He says trying the best to do so. Prabhupāda: All right. Something is better than nothing. [break] ...of our morning lecture, you can question if you like.
Kṣetra-kṣetrajñayor jñānam [Bg. 13.3]. Shivananda: I had one question about the nature of transcendental knowledge. And it said in Bhagavad-gītā that transcendental knowledge is of a nature that it is like fire. It burns to ashes the reactions to sinful activity. But—it may be sort of a nonsense question—but I couldn't understand how it is, what..., how it, how..., what is the nature of knowledge that it can do this?