Wednesday 3 July 2013

The real lap of luxury-Devotional service/Bhakti Yoga---SP

760731r2.par                Conversations               
Prabhupada: Harer nama, harer nama. Everyone is
happy, the children, the woman
. They don't demand anything, that "Give
us this, give us that." They have simplified, automatically they have
simplified their life
. And gradually develop, make little cottages,
grow little vegetable, little barley or wheat and milk. That is
sufficient
. We don't require much. We don't want luxury. We want just
to subsist. Yavad artha prayojana. We hate the idea of luxury,
unnecessary.
 
760731rc.par                Conversations               
Prabhupada: No, our life is simple. We don't want luxury. We don't
want luxury
, but as we are accustomed in so many ways, as far as
possible. But life should be very simple. To increase unnecessarythings unnecessarily, that is material life.Jyotirmayi: I was thinking in that way, simple clothes, no jewels,
just like the boys, simple...
Prabhupada: Don't say "no." But give a taste for the good, then it
will be automatically "no
." And if you say "no" then he'll, they will
rebel. The four "no's," that is very difficult. Still they are
breaking. No illicit sex, they are breaking. But if they develop Krsna
consciousness, this will be automatically "no
." So don't bring many
"no's," but give them positive life. Then it will be automatically
"no."
 And if you say "no," that will be a struggle. This is the
psychology. Positive engagement is devotional service. So if they are
attracted by devotional service, other things will be automatically
"no." Param drstva nivartate.
 
760820rc.hyd                Conversations              
Prabhupada:  No, they are very happy. All the boys and girls
are very happy. Sit down. So that I want, that I live happily and
chant Hare Krsna. That's all. We don't want unnecessary luxury.
Anartha. Anartha-nivrttih syat. Anartha should be reduced, nil, bare
necessities
. Anartha... Just like this material thing we require for
preaching. That is not anartha. But when it is used for sense
gratification, that is anartha. Anything for sense gratification, that
is unwanted, anartha. And anything for Krsna consciousness, that is
spiritual.
 

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