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Śrīla Prabhupāda: No, no. “Progress” – first you must understand what actual progress is. The thing is that if you …

For instance, in our International Society for Krishna Consciousness, our main business is how to make advancement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. …

So the Vedic system of civilization is meant for realizing God: viṣṇur ārādhyate. In the Vedic system, people try for …

Disciple: No.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: At the Kumbha-melā, millions of people come to take bath in the Ganges because they are interested in …

So there are two different platforms, the material and the spiritual. Followers of the Vedic civilization, which is practiced in …

People who accuse followers of Vedic civilization of laziness or of “inhibiting progress” do not know what real progress is. …

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, then this question may be raised: If destiny cannot be checked, then why not, when a …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: No. That is the advantage of this human form of life. You can train the child spiritually. That …

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: So, then, we can’t say that the Vedic system, or sanātana-dharma, is fatalistic. There actually is endeavor for …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Certainly – spiritual progress. As for the question of “fatalistic,” I have often given this example: Let us …

Therefore our only business should be to surrender to Kṛṣṇa. And if you artificially want to be more happy by …

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Question number three?

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Hm? No. First of all make sure that everything is clear. Why are you so eager to progress? …

Try to understand what is what. The first thing is that your destiny cannot be changed. That’s a fact. But …

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: What is the meaning of apratihatā? You said that spiritual development cannot be checked.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Apratihatā means this: Suppose you are destined to suffer. So apratihatā means that in spite of your so-called …

Of course, insofar as your material condition is concerned, generally that cannot be checked. You have to suffer. But in …

We see so many men working so hard. Does this mean that every one of them will become a Ford, …

Disciple: Śrīla Prabhupāda, if destiny cannot be changed, what does Kṛṣṇa mean when He says, “Be thou happy by this …