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Renouncing Material Pursuits, Digestive Fire Management

📅 October 30, 1977 📍 Vrindavan ⏱ 92 min
Abandon wasteful material pursuits; live simply in Krishna consciousness and trust the Lord for sustenance.
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Pañcadraviḍa: Now only one thing is needed, Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Prabhupāda: Hmm. Pañcadraviḍa: To have you sitting on the vyāsāsana and preaching like a lion.

Prabhupāda: Yes, I wanted to say something. Let us see. [break] Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: [devotees laugh] We had no father, Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Prabhupāda: That is another thing. Pañcadraviḍa: And no money also. [laughing] Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: No. We were vagabonds.

We were loitering in the street, and you invited us into your home. That's actually a fact. You fed us prasādam, cooked for us. You taught us how to be human beings.

Pañcadraviḍa: Just like these gurukula kids. You have also taught us even how to dress ourself.

Jayādvaita: And you brought us to Vṛndāvana, richest place. Pañcadraviḍa: Full of desire trees and jewels.

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