Rationality lies not in denying desire but in aligning individual will with the supreme will of Krishna.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Audio ymasundara: German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. His philosophy is exactly the opposite of Hegel's rational, optimistic world order. His philosophy is often referred to as the philosophy of pessimism. And actually, he was a neurotic bachelor who lived alone with his dog, and he was known for his sexual indulgence and scandalous behavior.
Śyāmasundara: Yes. The philosophy of pessimism. He says that reality is...
Prabhupāda: So why was he fond of dog? Pessimism? He found some value in dog?
Śyāmasundara: He says that reality is a blind and irrational... reality is blind and irrationaland capricious, or whimsical, and that actually life is an evil situation.
Prabhupāda: So how he is to establish his philosophy if everything is
whimsical, irrational? How he will convince others if he is irrational and irresponsible? How he will make progress in his philosophical proposition?
Prabhupāda: And a man is called a rational animal. Although animal, it is rational. So how his irrational philosophy will be accepted by a rational animal?