Search

Therefore with all these defects of our conditional life, it is not possible to come to the real life. Therefore …

Devotee: Prabhupāda, what is the difference between an incarnation and an avatāra?

Prabhupāda: Avatāra is incarnation. Avatāra means... Incarnation, in your dictionary, is "accepting some body"? Is that...? But avatāra... Of course, …

Avatāra means who comes from a higher sphere, higher planet. They are not living entities of this world, this material …

So avatāra means one who comes directly from the spiritual world. And incarnation... Of course, this avatāra is translated with …

Jaya-gopāla: In Chapter Four in Bhagavad-gītā As It Is it is said that Arjuna was present at the speaking of …

Prabhupāda: He was also present, but he has forgotten.

Jaya-gopāla: Which position did he have, if it wasn't spoken at the Battle of Kurukṣetra? Which position?

Prabhupāda: Arjuna was put into that position by the supreme will of the Lord. Unless... Just like in the theatrical …

Similarly, Arjuna is eternal friend of Kṛṣṇa. He cannot be in delusion. How he can be delusioned if Kṛṣṇa is …

Unless... Because the teachings of Gītā was lost. That is explained. So Kṛṣṇa wanted to deliver again the yoga system …

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Prabhupāda, when I'm serving you sometimes I feel very nice, but then when I think of how bad …

Prabhupāda: [chuckles] You feel terrible?

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes.

Prabhupāda: Why? When you feel terrible?

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: When I see all the blunders I make, all the mistakes.

Prabhupāda: Sometimes... This is nice. To accept the blunders—even there is no blunder—this is the symptom of sincere service. Just …

So that is good sign. We should not think that we are doing very nicely. We should always think that …

Just like one who takes very precautionary method, there is little chance of relapse. So this is not bad. We …

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: If māyā takes a hold on one, what is the quickest way to go back to Kṛṣṇa?