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Similarly, God is always the controller. When one becomes a devotee, he is controlled by God; when he is a …

Intelligence means to choose to be controlled by Kṛṣṇa. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā: bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ …

Bob: That is so.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: But he is thinking, “I am the master of the dog.” A family man is controlled by his …

So these Kṛṣṇa conscious devotees are always thinking that they are servants of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore they are all liberated. They …

Bob: Prabhupāda, some religious people claim that Jesus is guiding them. Can this be so?

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Yes, but they are not taking the guidance. Jesus is guiding the Christians, telling them, “Thou shalt not …

Bob: No.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: One who is actually guided by Jesus Christ will certainly get liberation. But it is very hard to …

Bob: What about the “Jesus freaks,” young people who read the Bible very often?

Śrīla Prabhupāda: But violence is against the Bible’s injunctions. How can they kill if they are following the Bible?

Bob: They claim that the Bible says Jesus ate meat.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: That’s all right. He may eat anything; he is powerful. But he has ordered, “Thou shalt not kill. …

Admitting that Jesus ate meat, you do not know under what conditions he ate meat. He advised others not to …

Bob: No.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: He cannot do that. That is real faith in him – to understand that he cannot do that. …

Our Vedic literature describes that once there was an ocean of poison and no one knew what to do with …

It is Lord Śiva’s instructions that should be followed, not his example of smoking gañjā. When Pārvatī asked him what …

Bob: Why is that?

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Because Kṛṣṇa will be pleased. Suppose you have a dog and some friend comes and pats your dog …