Without association of devotees and authentic spiritual guidance, material success cannot bring inner peace or liberation.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Prabhupāda: Unless you are convinced, you cannot convince others. Andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānāḥ [SB 7.5.31]. And to save them is paropakāra, real welfare. [break]
Prabhupāda: That is another thing. But our duty is to try. [break] Devotee (1): ...according to an official in the Central Railway.
Prabhupāda: So how many tickets we have got? Devotee (1): We've got twenty tickets for the devotees in second class, plus two for yourself and Hari-śauri in first class. Mr. Gupta: Well it's not the consideration of tickets, it's just on the midnight of 31st and 1st.
When I was very disturbed, I just got into the train for a drive, being a railway man, and there was just some intuition that I came here and I had your darśana.
Prabhupāda: When you came? Mr. Gupta: On the 31st and 1st. On the 1st morning.
And from that I... As happens to be, I've been coming every day.
Prabhupāda: Very good. Mr. Gupta: On the 2nd you were kind enough to autograph the Gītā...