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Therefore bhakti means anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam [Brs. 1.1.11]. Rūpa Gosvāmī says, anyābhilāṣa-śūnyam. Because these are all anya abhilāṣa. Except to serve Kṛṣṇa, …

To become desireless---other desires. Other means except Kṛṣṇa. Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam [Cc. Madhya 19.167]. Uncovered, coverless, without any covering of jñāna …

In Bombay there are so many karmīs working very, very hard. If you want to see him, "No, sir. No, …

So unless one is situated on the platform of knowledge, jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇam... Therefore present policy is that "Engage them in work …

So they do not like this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement anywhere. We are not liked. They are under the impression that …

Deha-bhājām. Deha-bhājām means one who has got this material body. So there are 8,400,000's of forms, material body. It is …

And you can produce food anywhere. Anywhere, any part. You haven't got to go from hundred miles away from Bombay …

That is the Kṛṣṇa philosophy. Be satisfied, plain living and high thinking. That is required. If you miss this opportunity …

So this is paṇḍita. And Cāṇakya Paṇḍita also gave this description:

Paṇḍita does not require any so-called education. Real education = paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ [Bg. 5.18]. There is another place, here is …

[Bg. 5.18]

That is paṇḍita. And another paṇḍita here = jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ. These are the paṇḍitas. Not B.A.C, D.H.C., …

So this is Vedic civilization. Don't be carried away. Take lesson from Bhagavad-gītā and make your life successful. That is …

[Bg. 7.15]

If one becomes atheist, then his knowledge has no value. Because real knowledge is... As Kṛṣṇa says, bahūnāṁ janmanām ante …

So somehow or other, try to understand Kṛṣṇa. Then you actually become paṇḍita, learned, and your life is successful.

Thank you very much.

Devotees: Jaya Prabhupāda. [end]

Pradyumna: [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat]

[Prabhupāda speaking aside at same time = "You also. You were asking."]