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00:00Namaskar! I am your friend Adidas.
00:09I welcome you all to today's special program with Srinivasa Swamiji.
00:14We will answer all your questions with Srinivasa Swamiji.
00:21I welcome you all to our special program with Srinivasa Swamiji.
00:30So, it is seen that you are telling about the purpose of life.
00:40So, after telling about the purpose of life, we see all those youngsters,
00:44who are dressed up and dance like mad on the road,
00:48go to shops and beg. Is this the purpose of life?
00:52Yes, it is very important to dance.
00:55If someone is dancing, why do you feel sad? You should be happy.
00:58Why do you dance like a mad person on the road?
01:00Dancing like a mad person is an easy task. You dance and show me.
01:08We dance in weddings.
01:10I can see tension on your face.
01:14They are dancing happily. What is your problem?
01:19If someone is dancing happily, you should be happy.
01:23The problem is why do you make them beg?
01:25After spending so much money, you make them beggars.
01:30Do you call them beggars?
01:33What can we say? We call a beggar a beggar.
01:36This is the effect of this pant shirt.
01:39This coat is made by the British.
01:42He is talking like a ghost.
01:45Do you call saints beggars?
01:47By seeing them, the earth becomes pure.
01:51When a saint steps on the earth, the earth becomes pure.
01:54Do you call them beggars?
01:57Where a saint steps on the earth, it becomes auspicious.
02:01It is their grace.
02:04It is the grace of this earth that they give people the opportunity to serve.
02:09They don't want anything. They leave everything.
02:11Can you give an example where a saint steps on the earth and it becomes auspicious?
02:17Yes, there are many such examples.
02:20A small example.
02:21There are many examples.
02:23There are so many devotees here. You can ask anyone.
02:30Wherever a saint goes, it is auspicious.
02:34The beginning of auspiciousness is with the change of intellect.
02:38A person's heart changes.
02:40The way of thinking changes.
02:42By being with saints, the way of seeing the world changes.
02:47There are many such people who committed suicide.
02:50By talking to them once, their life changed.
02:54Three days ago, I went to a person's house.
02:58He met me.
03:00He is a manager in a very big company.
03:04He met me three years ago.
03:06There was a fight going on in his house.
03:09He was about to divorce his wife.
03:11He was very upset with me.
03:13He asked me. I told him a few things.
03:16Three years later, I met him.
03:18He thanked me.
03:21The three things you told me, changed my life so much.
03:31If you call me a beggar, one day you will become a beggar.
03:37Swamiji, for some motivation, do you give some pocket money to the youngster?
03:45Pocket money? What will you do with money?
03:48You must be giving it to your Baba's.
03:50What will I do with money?
03:52What is the need of money?
03:54What is the motivation? How can they be so selfless?
03:57This is what you have to understand.
03:59You can't work without salary.
04:01You can't.
04:03Because you are selfish.
04:05We are involved in Indra Tripti.
04:08What does a saint want?
04:11What does a saint want?
04:13What does any person want?
04:15They say, eat lentils and roti.
04:17There is no cinema in a saint's life.
04:21Pubs, parties, dance clubs.
04:24They don't drink to waste money.
04:27Isn't it?
04:29Simple life and high thoughts.
04:33What?
04:35Simple life.
04:37First tell me.
04:38Simple life.
04:39Then high thoughts.
04:40High thoughts.
04:42Without simple life, how will you have high thoughts?
04:47And your life has become so complicated.
04:49People's thoughts have become so low.
04:52See, what is happening in the society.
04:54You see, even during Corona, people were doing business on medicines.
04:58If I am wrong, tell me.
05:01You have been doing news and anchoring for so many days.
05:04You are not able to change people's hearts.
05:07Why?
05:09Because you take salary yourself.
05:12Isn't it?
05:15A person who is greedy himself, how can he be selfless to others?
05:20People see a saint and think,
05:22Hey, see this Mahatma ji.
05:24He is so selfless.
05:26He has no property, no land, no bank balance, no personal car.
05:32Still he is happy.
05:34Why am I running after all these things?
05:37Just by looking at it, he thinks, I am very good.
05:41So, in this way, it is very important for saints to be in the society.
05:46He is not a beggar.
05:47Isn't it?
05:48We are beggars.
05:51Why?
05:52We have everything.
05:53But we don't have happiness.
05:56You are a beggar, aren't you?
05:58And saints have nothing.
05:59But what do they have?
06:01They have happiness.
06:02They have bliss.
06:03And the one who has bliss, he is rich.
06:06Isn't it?
06:08The one who has bliss, he is rich.
06:12Otherwise, you have crores of rupees, but you are a victim of depression.
06:20Will you call him rich?
06:22Tell me.
06:24Yes, I agree a little bit.
06:26You need bliss.
06:28But my point is, if you make all the educated boys as Baba like you,
06:34and they will keep doing Hare Krishna, Hare Rama on the road,
06:37which you don't call beggar, we call beggar, we beg.
06:40The rest of the things, public services, welfare for society, hospitals,
06:46so many educated people are needed in all these places.
06:49If everyone will do Hare Krishna, Hare Rama in the temple,
06:51then who will take care there?
06:52The life that you are talking about,
06:54simple life, high thoughts,
06:57to live life, hospitals, colleges, schools are needed.
07:01And you are bringing them here,
07:03who will take care there?
07:04If you are sick, you must go to the hospital.
07:07You don't go, you must be sick,
07:09so you go to the hospital,
07:10there also you need educated people,
07:12who will see you, check you, give you medicines.
07:14Do you go to the hospital or not, if you are sick?
07:16I go, that's why I am thinking,
07:17if you bring everyone here, who will see there?
07:19If you make everyone anchors,
07:21then who will stay in the hospital?
07:28If you make everyone anchors,
07:30then who will treat in the hospital?
07:37You stop anchoring,
07:39you tell me,
07:42in every society,
07:43every type of people can come,
07:45like doctors can come,
07:46like doctors can come,
07:48like anchors can come,
07:52in the same way,
07:53saints can also come in the society.
07:57It's not that,
07:59if all saints become,
08:01then who will run the hospital?
08:04It's the same thing,
08:05if all anchors become,
08:06then who will run the hospital?
08:07If I ask you the same thing,
08:10what will be your answer?
08:11Are you talking about Betu?
08:13No, we have a limited requirement.
08:15How will everyone become?
08:16If we make everyone anchors,
08:17then how many saints are there here?
08:21In our ISKCON,
08:2299% of the people are householders,
08:24not even 1% are Brahmacharis.
08:28You only see saints,
08:31after coming to ISKCON.
08:33There are very few saints in ISKCON.
08:35The rest of the people are saints,
08:37but they are householders.
08:40It's not necessary,
08:41that everyone has to wear red clothes,
08:42and become a saint.
08:44But,
08:46to show the society,
08:47the path of dispassion,
08:49some saints are needed.
08:51Like some doctors are needed,
08:52some engineers are needed,
08:54in the same way,
08:55some lawyers are needed,
08:56some saints are also needed.
08:58Some people want to become saints,
08:59it's very important.
09:01To keep the society balanced,
09:02to keep it healthy,
09:04it's necessary.
09:05Like people need doctors,
09:06to keep them healthy,
09:08in the same way,
09:09to keep the body healthy,
09:10to keep the mind healthy,
09:11to keep the soul healthy,
09:12in the same way,
09:13to keep the mind and soul healthy,
09:14what can saints do?
09:18You should also come.
09:21We will see that later.
09:23I have a question related to this.
09:27The ISKCON society,
09:29is taking so much help from the society,
09:31of course,
09:32the society is contributing,
09:33that's why your temple is so big,
09:35so big,
09:36everything is there.
09:38ISKCON society,
09:39has contributed so much for the society.
09:42Like,
09:43I don't see,
09:44that your society has big hospitals,
09:46or I don't see,
09:47that your society has big schools.
09:49There are many hospitals of other societies,
09:51many small charitable hospitals,
09:54but your society is not seen like that.
09:56So,
09:57what is your society doing for the society?
10:00It is doing a very important work.
10:01Do you know,
10:03in the whole of India,
10:04in the whole of India,
10:05every year,
10:06how many crime cases are there,
10:07do you know?
10:10You only tell,
10:11today you only will tell.
10:12Yes,
10:13because you don't want to tell.
10:14You don't discuss the main issue.
10:20Every year,
10:21there are 50 lakh crimes,
10:22in India.
10:25In that,
10:26not even one is of ISKCON.
10:27This is a very big achievement.
10:31450 million cases,
10:33are pending in the court.
10:36How many?
10:37450 million cases,
10:40are pending in the court.
10:43In that,
10:44not even one is of ISKCON.
10:47This is our achievement.
10:49Every year,
10:50in the world,
10:5110 lakh people commit suicide.
10:52In that,
10:53not even one is of ISKCON.
10:55Do you think,
10:56this is a contribution to the society?
10:59So many people,
11:00millions of people,
11:01are committing suicide.
11:02In that,
11:03not even one is of ISKCON.
11:04Do you believe,
11:05this is a big achievement?
11:06Or you don't believe?
11:07Or you can't see,
11:08even after wearing glasses.
11:10Or you don't want to see.
11:15Or you have closed your eyes.
11:17That's why,
11:18you can't see,
11:19such big achievements.
11:22So what can you do?
11:23You can only see,
11:24the fault in ISKCON.
11:29This is the biggest problem,
11:30of today's society.
11:32Now,
11:33you have to think,
11:34how will you solve this problem?
11:36This is your job.
11:37That's why,
11:38you are sitting on this chair.
11:40There is one more complaint,
11:42from your organization,
11:43for your organization.
11:45In today's date,
11:46we are seeing,
11:47that our society is very advanced.
11:4821st century is going on.
11:50Even in such a situation,
11:51even in such a time,
11:52you are discriminating,
11:53women and men.
11:55You are degrading women.
11:57You are telling them,
11:58to stay away from them.
12:00Why is there such discrimination,
12:01in today's society?
12:02It is very important.
12:04At least,
12:05we don't exploit women,
12:06like you do.
12:08We don't exploit women.
12:10It is also an exploitation,
12:11to not let them do,
12:12as per their will.
12:13It is also an exploitation,
12:14to not give them freedom.
12:15No.
12:18This is a disease.
12:21A disease of work.
12:24Today,
12:25after knowing this,
12:26you will be surprised,
12:27that 4 lakh,
12:29lakh,
12:31in the whole of India,
12:324 lakh cases,
12:33every year,
12:34are filed against women.
12:40What do you want?
12:42You will have to choose.
12:43You will have to decide.
12:46This is a disease of work.
12:47Every person is afflicted.
12:50Isn't it?
12:52On one hand,
12:53you teach others.
12:56On the other hand,
12:57you see your wife,
12:58as a mother.
13:02And you mix.
13:04What happens by mixing?
13:07By mixing,
13:08this disease is already,
13:09in everyone.
13:10You increase it.
13:13You are increasing it.
13:14That is why,
13:15in today's society,
13:16the number of divorce cases,
13:17are increasing.
13:18Why are they increasing?
13:19Tell me.
13:21Because,
13:22men and women,
13:23mix.
13:25Because of mixing,
13:26more than necessary,
13:27there are problems,
13:28in relationships.
13:31That is why,
13:32we make them sit separately.
13:34We make them sit separately,
13:35that is why we make them sit.
13:36Because,
13:37women and women,
13:38live together.
13:40We don't want to separate everyone.
13:41Men and men live together.
13:42Husband and wife,
13:43don't sit away from each other.
13:46You stay at home.
13:48It is not that,
13:49everywhere,
13:50men and women,
13:51will live together.
13:52No.
13:53So,
13:54that is why,
13:55there are some rules,
13:56of the society.
13:57Every person,
13:58should follow them.
14:01If you don't do it,
14:02today or tomorrow,
14:03there will be problems,
14:04in your society.
14:07So,
14:08who explains,
14:09this thing?
14:10Vedic Shastra,
14:11says,
14:12that,
14:13men and women,
14:14should stay away,
14:15from each other.
14:17They should,
14:18keep a distance,
14:19a respectable distance,
14:20from each other.
14:22No disrespect.
14:24It is not that,
14:25we keep women,
14:26away from each other.
14:27We keep women,
14:28away from each other.
14:29That is their respect.
14:31Otherwise,
14:32people get closer,
14:33and then,
14:34start exploiting them.
14:36Isn't it?
14:37They start,
14:38exploiting them.
14:39Today,
14:40there are so many cases,
14:41going on.
14:42So many problems,
14:43are going on,
14:44in the society,
14:45related to this.
14:46Everywhere,
14:47fights.
14:48Isn't it?
14:49So many cases,
14:50of adultery.
14:51Why are they coming?
14:52You tell me.
14:53Who is responsible?
14:54Houses are being demolished.
14:55Who is responsible for this?
14:57We build,
14:58houses.
14:59We don't demolish,
15:00houses.
15:03We don't close,
15:04the relationship,
15:05between husband and wife,
15:06so that,
15:07you get in between them,
15:09and demolish them.
15:11This,
15:12is the policy,
15:13of demons.
15:15In the name of,
15:16giving women,
15:17freedom,
15:18they exploit women,
15:19in the name of giving freedom.
15:21They present women,
15:22as an object of decoration.
15:25This is not a good thing.
15:27This will not,
15:28benefit anyone.
15:30Women have their own respect.
15:32There,
15:33women get respect.
15:34In Vedic culture,
15:35there is respect.
15:38But, in today's culture,
15:39there is no respect,
15:40for women.
15:41This is just a show,
15:42that women are being respected.
15:45Women are,
15:46in so much stress,
15:47that,
15:48they go into depression.
15:49They are going for a job,
15:50there also,
15:51there is stress,
15:52depression.
15:53Whatever they see,
15:54they try to exploit it.
15:56This is the situation,
15:57of today's society.
15:59Because,
16:00this society,
16:01is not a developed society.
16:03You tell me,
16:04how many people,
16:05have control,
16:06over their senses?
16:08Do you think,
16:09that people in college,
16:10have lost their senses?
16:11That,
16:12a woman will sit,
16:13next to them,
16:14and they will not get,
16:15any attraction?
16:17Which man,
16:18is sitting in this assembly,
16:19who can say,
16:20that I am a living being?
16:22If a woman,
16:23comes in front of me,
16:24then I don't get,
16:25any attraction.
16:26Which man,
16:27can say this?
16:29So,
16:30why don't we accept,
16:31that we,
16:32make a respectable,
16:33distance,
16:34and sit?
16:35When,
16:36Corona came,
16:37you made a distance,
16:38of 6 feet.
16:39Why?
16:40Tell me.
16:43A distance of 6 feet,
16:44and a mask,
16:45is necessary.
16:48Try to understand.
16:49The government,
16:50was announcing,
16:51that why don't you,
16:52tell the government,
16:53why are you,
16:54distancing people?
16:55This is necessary,
16:56because a virus,
16:57can enter you.
16:58And if a virus,
16:59enters you,
17:00then it will infect,
17:01your entire system.
17:02So,
17:03make a distance.
17:04This is better.
17:05There is,
17:06one more,
17:07accusation,
17:08against you,
17:09for your organization.
17:10Because,
17:11you are the representative,
17:12of the organization.
17:13The accusation is,
17:14that you,
17:15give more importance,
17:16to the rich people.
17:18Whoever,
17:19gives you more,
17:21you,
17:22bring them in,
17:23as VVIP.
17:24The poor people,
17:25who are not able,
17:26to give,
17:27you put them,
17:28in a long queue.
17:29So,
17:30is it necessary,
17:31to be rich,
17:32to be connected,
17:33to your organization?
17:34Or can we,
17:35worship Krishna,
17:36only by being rich?
17:37Ok,
17:38understand the question.
17:39Everywhere,
17:40wherever you go,
17:41railway station,
17:42train,
17:43handicapped people,
17:44have their own,
17:45organization.
17:46Isn't it?
17:47Isn't it?
17:48So,
17:49all these rich people,
17:50are handicapped.
17:55What?
17:56They are handicapped.
17:59If you put them,
18:00in a long queue,
18:01they will leave.
18:02No,
18:03they won't be able to come.
18:06They,
18:07can't stand in a long queue.
18:09They are handicapped.
18:11If you don't,
18:12make them sit,
18:13they will die of sweat.
18:14They are handicapped.
18:16So,
18:17what do you want?
18:18To kill them?
18:21So,
18:22this is their disease.
18:24Suppose,
18:25there is a famous doctor.
18:26Ok?
18:27Ok?
18:29And,
18:30he comes to the temple,
18:31to do darshan,
18:32on the birthday of God.
18:33Ok?
18:35200 patients,
18:36are waiting for him.
18:38Ok?
18:40200 patients,
18:41are waiting for him.
18:42If the doctor,
18:43comes after darshan,
18:44he will treat them.
18:47He comes to you,
18:48and asks you,
18:49whether he should stand in a long queue,
18:50or not.
18:51What will you say?
18:53Emergency is a different thing.
18:55200.
18:56Emergency is not the same.
18:57If 200 people are dying,
18:58then such people can be treated.
18:59Yes.
19:00That's why,
19:01VIP's time,
19:02is very precious.
19:03I want to tell you this.
19:05Because,
19:06if they stand in a long queue,
19:07for an hour,
19:08how many people's houses,
19:09will be destroyed.
19:10Their time,
19:11is not valuable.
19:12Their talent,
19:13is valuable.
19:15With their talent,
19:16how much service,
19:17they are doing,
19:18is important.
19:19That's why,
19:20they get darshan,
19:21from the side,
19:22and start their work.
19:23This is the point.
19:25There are many things,
19:26which you will understand,
19:27only when,
19:28you will connect with us.
19:32From a distance,
19:33from a distance,
19:34you don't understand things.
19:36Ok?
19:37That's why,
19:38you should connect,
19:39with us.
19:40You think,
19:41we are a VIP organization.
19:42We are not a VIP.
19:43If here,
19:45there are many mothers,
19:46who are sitting on a chair,
19:48some are sitting below.
19:50See,
19:52you will say,
19:53this is very wrong.
19:54Some are sitting below,
19:55some are sitting above.
19:56You are giving them,
19:57a VIP position.
19:58This is their situation.
20:01If they sit below,
20:02it will hurt their back.
20:05That's why,
20:06they are given a chair.
20:07So,
20:08this should not be right.
20:09The person,
20:10who is in this situation,
20:11according to him,
20:12we have to make arrangements,
20:13for him.
20:15But,
20:16why do you,
20:17have a problem with that?
20:19That's why,
20:20this is not a VIP culture.
20:21Some person,
20:22has an important time.
20:23That's why,
20:24we make him,
20:25come and see him.
20:27This is the reason.
20:28If the Prime Minister,
20:29comes to your temple,
20:30you should wait for a day.
20:32Your whole country,
20:33will stop.
20:36This is called,
20:37fanaticism.
20:39This is called,
20:40fanaticism.
20:42Fanatic.
20:44Laker ka Fakir.
20:46This does not work,
20:47in this world.
20:49Hare Krishna.
20:51There is another question,
20:52related to this.
20:53It is said,
20:54that your organization,
20:55is a foreign organization.
20:57Because,
20:58there are more foreigners.
21:00So,
21:01what should we consider this?
21:02Those,
21:03who are in this corner,
21:04are all Hindus,
21:05or Christians,
21:06what is this?
21:07Please,
21:08clarify this.
21:09Those,
21:10who are in this corner,
21:11are all,
21:12devotees of,
21:13Lord Krishna.
21:18International,
21:19Society,
21:20for,
21:21Krishna Consciousness.
21:24Now,
21:25whatever else,
21:26you want to understand,
21:27understand.
21:28So,
21:29the money,
21:30that you send out,
21:31there are such things,
21:32we have seen,
21:33many videos,
21:34that you,
21:35collect money,
21:36and send it,
21:37to foreign countries.
21:38This is proving,
21:39that the organization,
21:40is a foreign organization.
21:41What is your argument,
21:42regarding this?
21:43Where does money go,
21:44to foreign countries?
21:45Do you know,
21:46that money,
21:47goes to foreign countries?
21:48You see,
21:49Prime Minister,
21:50Narendra Modi,
21:51few days ago,
21:52about ISKCON,
21:53ISKCON,
21:54Founder Acharya,
21:55Shrila Prabhupada ji,
21:56on his 125th birthday,
21:57launched a coin,
21:58ISKCON,
21:59of 125 rupees,
22:00launched a coin,
22:01of 125 rupees,
22:02by the Prime Minister.
22:04If someone,
22:05sends money,
22:06to ISKCON,
22:07does the Prime Minister,
22:08not know,
22:09that ISKCON,
22:10is doing wrong?
22:11Do you know,
22:12more than the Prime Minister?
22:14The account,
22:15of each ISKCON coin,
22:16is given,
22:17to the Government,
22:18to the Income Tax,
22:19Department.
22:21If you,
22:22look at one coin,
22:23carefully,
22:24the Government,
22:25will catch you.
22:26No,
22:27the point is,
22:28if you see smoke,
22:29it means,
22:30there must be fire,
22:31somewhere.
22:33If you extinguish,
22:34that fire,
22:35then automatically,
22:36the rest of the fire,
22:37will go,
22:38like a feeling,
22:39Prabhu,
22:40Muraddi,
22:41Geeti,
22:42Nateshi.
22:45The fire,
22:46is burning in your mind,
22:47and the smoke,
22:48is coming out from there.
22:49There is no smoke,
22:50anywhere else.