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KC Scholars Challenge Modern Scientific Misconceptions, Institute Programs Keep Devotees Always Busy

📅 June 1, 1977 📍 Vrindavan ⏱ 46 min
Keep yourself always busy preaching genuine Vedic knowledge—this is real life and the greatest pleasure.
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Prabhupāda: So our temple is also. Yaśodānandana: Yes, that is very good. Svarūpa Dāmodara: In future I think that we can invite scholars even from the West, just like from the United States. Sometimes they have these departments called... Prabhupāda: We have brain. We are not afraid of anything... Ātreya Ṛṣi: Jaya. Prabhupāda: ...that we are preaching something which not is acceptable by scientists or philosophers. He must have to accept. Bhavānanda: Śrīla Prabhupāda, Bhakti-prema Mahārāja is not here now.

He's gone out. Yaśodānandana: There was a discussion today that in some time, after this preaching to the scientists starts, if we get exposed, it will be a very, very big world news item, especially with jagat theory of the universe, to explain how all the planets are exactly together, how life comes from life. It will be a very shocking news to the whole scientific world. They have so many misconceptions which are simply due to ignorance. Prabhupāda: They are simply making false propaganda to keep their prestige. Useless.

Now here is a scientist. He'll confirm it. What do you think? Svarūpa Dāmodara: Er... I think it's going to be very interesting.

We are very prepared for it, and it will be a challenging, challenging field, if all the scientists and all over... Prabhupāda: We have got some background. They have no background. Svarūpa Dāmodara: Yes, we have Bhagavad-gītā and Prabhupāda, Kṛṣṇa. So we are very prominent. Prabhupāda: But they have no background. They are simply speculating.

Speculation is no background. Child. Doesn't know what... Do you think they are knowing? Svarūpa Dāmodara: I saw just little hint.

I met an Indian physicist in Emory University. He's quite well known physicist, and he actually liked the idea that we wrote on. He said it's very genuine and very scientific. We have developed this the laws of consciousness from tying ātmā and Paramātmā.

The Paramātmā, we say, is the source of all these laws of nature. Prabhupāda: That is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā. Mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca [Bg 15.15]. Jaya. [Transl. See what program you can make, talk to him.] Or if you like, you can travel with him, but your translation must be the main work. If you like, you can go to the foreign countries along with him. [Transl. That is also possible. Please make plan for the program.] So that program you planned, he can come with you. Svarūpa Dāmodara: Yes. I suggested to Dr. Sharma that first of all we hold that conference in Vṛndāvana and come here. So we can announce some nice topics, so he can also speak.

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