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Godless Education Produces Moral Rascals, Real Compassion Means Turning Hearts to KC

📅 March 19, 1976 📍 Mayapur ⏱ 41 min
Godless education produces rascals; true learning means recognizing divine order and seeing all beings as oneself.
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Prabhupāda: "These people, they have no illicit sex, no intoxication?" Oh, immediately they become praising, "Such wonderful men. No illicit sex?" [laughs] which is unknown to you, the Western people. Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: They think it is like Superman. Prabhupāda: Yes. Superman, actually. That is the fact. Satsvarūpa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, today starts a big international convention for the Association for Asian Studies, and we're there.

It's in Toronto. We have an advertisement in this book, with Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, with a quote by that Bruce Long. And we have that big sign at our booth: "The largest publisher and distributor of books on the philosophy, culture and religion of India." This shows also with all the exhibitors we're listed, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. And this is where we are, this booth here. Prabhupāda: So who is taking care? Satsvarūpa: Two of the library men who didn't come, just so they could go to this convention.

That means there is no gentlemen. The airport security is searching through, then in this world there is no gentleman, no honest men. Haṁsadūta: Everyone is suspected. Prabhupāda: All rascals. This is the proof. Hari-śauri: But when you go through, Śrīla Prabhupāda, everybody offers their respects. Prabhupāda: They also sometimes show me the favor, but generally... Sometimes they also search. Gurukṛpā: Search your pockets? Prabhupāda: Yes.

No, like this. [gestures] [laughter] That way. Devotee (1): That's a great mercy for them. Prabhupāda: Yes. That is mercy. When they excuse a saintly person, that is..., that is their great mercy.

Now, according to Vedic law, a saintly person is never subjected to any law. He's paramahaṁsa. He's never... Rather, the order is he must be given all help that he wants.

That is the Vedic civilization. And brahmacārī, sannyāsīs, they should be treated as children at home, so that wherever they go, they will be treated just like children: "Oh, he's my son. He's my dependent." They will treat like that. And they also go to every home: "Mother, give me some food." So he's children, as the child asks from the mother, "Give me some food." This is system.

This is civilization. And M.A., Ph.D., and searching after woman, how to induce her, and being searched out in the airport, whether he's a rogue—what is this education? We don't want this education. [break] ...student life we have seen practically, one big professor, Dr.

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