Srila Prabhupada speaks out on.doc

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Prabhupada7 So #ou %ill never discover the cure, and he %ill never come out. >o% somebod# %assa#ing that this freeAing, the bod# %ithin, the# decompose. 9he parts of the bod# are separate. 9hatis... 0s %e have... 9 %=* * /+* @*-*%0*. I ') %)*0*)). I ') 7*>&)*7 .

Hamsaduta7 F %as able to get froAen vegetables from the south of 5ussia. 9he# freeAe it and thenthe# sell it,F he said, Fbut it is ver# epensive, ver# costl#.F He %as getting froAen.

Prabhupada7 9hat is also nast#. F+* &*%) %)8. I *@*+ %=* /+*. n the beginning thought, FCh, it is ver# nice, #ou can get fresh vegetable.F $ut the# are not at all fresh.Hamsaduta7 >o.

3evotee )*-7 9astes as though it is different. 9he fresh vegetable the taste is ver# good.Prabhupada7 &resh vegetable must be, but still there is some taste. B9 ') /+* ' %) %)* .)5oom conversation, Erndavan, >ovember /, *2B-

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5egarding /+* @*-*%0*), the# are not bad, but if the# are t%ice boiled, then the# )907 * 9)*7. do not 6no% eactl#, but do not thin6 it is t%ice boiled. 0n#%a#, if it is, ' )907 * 9)*7.

"our ever %ell!%isher,0. ot more than t%elve #ears. $ut li6ed that place ver# much. 9he# still presented the foodstuff, fresh. have been man#... >ot man#.n the village so tasteful, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, and the# coo6ed so nicel#. >ice mil6.Iver#thing ver# nutritious. 9hat life is gone. What is this nonsense life, hanging in the dail# buses,outside. ;rsna advises to live village life, agriculture, and utiliAe time for understanding #our spirituallife.

9he devotee should al%a#s be ver# careful not to commit the ten offenses %hen chanting theHare ;rsna mantra. f a devotee ver# strictl# follo%s the methods of 3eit# %orship, he %ill naturall#and 'uic6l# become a pure Eaisnava. 0 pure Eaisnava has unflinching faith in the Lord, and he doesnot deviate at all. He is al%a#s engaged in perfect 3eit# %orship. Cne should also notice the specific offenses against 3eit# %orship. 9hese are mentioned in theS6anda Purana )0vanti!6handa-, spo6en b# E#asadeva himself. Cne should li'uidate all 6inds ofoffenses.9here are thirt#!t%o offenses that should be avoided. )*- Cne should not enter the temple in avehicle. Shoes and slippers should be removed before entering the temple(.. )=J- O* )907%0$%8) //*+ /+*), 99>*7 /+9' * D*'8.)S


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Prabhupada7 %ould have been glad. Eer# nice foodstuff, ver# nice, clean, and he has got his /+*)@*-*%0*), li6e that.9amala ;rsna7 Ho% old %ere #ou?Prabhupada7 0t that time %as ten #ears old. Cr t%elve #ears. >ot more than t%elve #ears. $ut li6ed that place ver# much. 9he# still presented the foodstuff,/+*). have been man#... >ot man#.n the village so tasteful, /+*) /+9', /+*) @*-*%0*), and the# coo6ed so nicel#. >ice mil6.

Iver#thing ver# nutritious. 9hat life is gone. What is this nonsense life, hanging in the dail# buses,outside. ;rsna advises to live village life, agriculture, and utiliAe time for understanding #our spirituallife.)Srila Prabhupada conversation-

)$hagavad 4ita *B. *- &ood prepared more than three hours before being eaten, food that is tasteless, decomposed and

putrid, and food consisting of remnants and untouchable things is dear to those in the mode ofdar6ness.

&ood prepared more than three hours is cause miser# b# reducing the mucus in the stomach, leading

to disease. &oods in the mode of ignorance or dar6ness are essentiall# those that are not fresh. 0n#food coo6ed more than three hours before it is eaten )ecept prasadam, food offered to the Lord- isconsidered to be in the mode of dar6ness.

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So #ou follo% those principles as %ell as the four restrictive rules, namel#

>o addiction to indulgence in an# form of intoication, including coffee, tea and cigarettes>o illicit seual relationships1ust be strictl# vegetarian

>o gambling0nd the other standard practices for initiated devotees7

1ust attend evening and morning classesShould not etensivel# mi %ith non!devoteesS907 *% /7 >=*7 8 ?7*@**)Should not %aste time in idle tal6sShould not become engaged in frivolous sportsShould al%a#s chant and sing the Lord:s Hol# >ames


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She made 0-?0%)'- >**)*, man# varieties of s%eetmeats %ith mil6 and cream, and man#other varied preparations, such as amrta!6arpura.)S9"0 LL0 *K=-

Prabhupada7 Lunchtime #ou can eat bread, butter, fruit, mil6. 9here are so man# things. 3r# fruits.So there are so man#. 4od has supplied #our countr# is, b# 4od:s grace #ou have got sufficientfoodstuff. "ou can use potato, vegetables.

3evotee7 **)* %, $% $* >%00 % -97% >**)* $'> >&*) +'-'%008/+& H00%7.$ut it is ver# much li6ed in 0sian countries and 0ustralia has 'uite a large eportmar6et to man# of the 0sian countries, and more particularl# to Gapan. t seems to appeal ver# muchto the taste of cheese!loving people in these countries, and this is a product %hich is becoming moreand more popular in these countries.Prabhupada7 F+& &'0= 89 >% +*%+* 97+*7) %7 9)%7) / +*%+%').

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