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Constant Remembrance of Krishna Dispels Maya, Avoiding Food Remnants and Sense Temptation

📅 January 7, 1976 📍 Nellore ⏱ 5 min
Constant remembrance of Krishna automatically dissolves maya; forgetfulness of Him is the only danger.
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Prabhupāda: ...no taste, no vitamin, and still they eat. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: They can everything. They have canned food, canned fruits, canned...

Prabhupāda: Yes. No, I have seen. Eating and remnants, it is kept in... Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh, yes, put in the refrigerator.

And then you cook it up again with fresh foods, mixing together. Harikeśa: Is it all right if he keeps it in there and then he puts some on the plate when taking? He puts on the plate when taking?

Prabhupāda: I do not know whether it is all right, but it is not all right that you eat and keep it. This is not all right. Harikeśa: He takes it from there and puts it on the plate before you eat? Yaśodānandana: He keeps the salt in a separate bowl.

When you require it he will give you only as much as you require.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that is nice. Hari-śauri: That's why the bowl is there. That's what I intended to do, but I have to keep it away from the table.

Prabhupāda: The principle should be that you should not leave remnants of food. As soon as it is used, it should not be used more. [break] Otherwise it is not possible to give up. Paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate [Bg 2.59]. I am eating something not very superior, but if I get the chance of eating something superior, then I give up this inferior.

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