Evening Discussion

Understanding Scripture Through Parampara System, All Acharyas Agree in Truth

📅 May 6, 1975 📍 Perth ⏱ 40 min
Sanskrit meanings belong to the paramapara; all true acharyas agree Krishna is supreme.
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Evening Discussion — May 6, 1975, Perth 750506ED-PERTH [39:51 Minutes] Darshan_750506ED-PERTH Amogha: I should continue? Paramahaṁsa: Well, it makes some discussion.

Prabhupāda: Where is difficulty to understand? If it is not understood, put your question and try to understand.

Amogha: In verses like this one, when there is the multi-use of one word, like the word ātmā is mentioned here to refer to four potential meanings. Sometimes professors and some scholars argue on the point, "How do we know which one of the meanings is used in this verse?" Prabhupāda: Any one you can take, and it will be explained. Yes.

Amogha: So any of the four meanings is also the same true meaning.

Amogha: Sometimes they claim that we should not—we can—but we should not claim that our choice is the true choice. But they don't understand that any of those meanings can be true at the same time.

Prabhupāda: Yes, this body is true. We have got body. We don't say it is false. It is true.

Bodily pains and pleasures we feel, so how can I say that the body is false? The bodily needs, bodily pains and pleasures, there we are affected. So how you can say it is false? Similarly the mind, and soul is absolutely factual.

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