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Prabhupāda: Oh, that Kṛṣṇa, that Kṛṣṇa... Simply whenever there is māyā's attraction, just pray to Kṛṣṇa, "Please save me. Please …

Devotee: Prabhupāda, when we're out on saṅkīrtana, chanting, what would be the best way for us to engage the crowd …

Prabhupāda: Best way, you go on chanting. Your business is not to, I mean to say, satisfy the crowd. Your …

Your only business should be to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. Then everything will be satisfied. Tasmin tuṣṭe jagat tuṣṭa. If Kṛṣṇa is …

Now, yes, any questions?

Jaya-gopāla: Is taking prasādam one of the exchanges of love, where we accept food from a lover?

Prabhupāda: Yes. You offer and you take. Dadāti pratigṛhṇāti bhuṅkte bhojayate guhyam ākhyāti pṛcchati ca [Upadeśāmṛta 4].

[Offering gifts in charity, accepting charitable gifts, revealing one's mind in confidence, inquiring confidentially, accepting prasāda and offering prasāda are …

You disclose your mind to Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa will give you direction also. You see? You offer Kṛṣṇa, that "Kṛṣṇa, …

[The Personality of Godhead is perfect and complete, and because He is completely perfect, all emanations from Him, such as …

We are offering Kṛṣṇa, that does not mean that Kṛṣṇa... Kṛṣṇa is eating, but Kṛṣṇa is so full, complete, that …

So people do not even understand these things, that we are not loser by offering Kṛṣṇa. We become gainer only. …

You offer Kṛṣṇa nice foodstuff, you'll eat it. So just like if I decorate my face, I cannot see how …

Kṛṣṇa does not require your service to become happy. He is complete in Himself. But if you try to supply..., …

All right. Chant. [devotees offer obeisances]

The disease is that... Material disease is just like the tail of the dog. You see? The dog's tail is …

Because he wants to keep the tail like this. However apply ointment, it comes like this. [laughter] This is the …

All right. Chant.

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[kīrtana] [prema-dhvani] Thank you very much. [devotees offer obeisances]