Perfect Questions Perfect Answers -- Interview -- Srila Prabhupada -- Philadelphia 1975

Ann Jones, a reporter from the Philadelphia Enquirer and Sandy Nixon have compiled a list of questions for Srila Prabhupada.
Sandy Nixon planned to write a book and a New York Times magazine article on the spiritual masters who were influencing Americans at the time. Her idea for the book was to let people know what Krishna consciousness is about.
She asked fifteen questions and the first one was, "What is Krishna Consciousness?"
Srila Prabhupada replied: "Krishna means God and we are all connected with Krishna, God. God is the original father therefore we have got intimate connection with Krishna, so we have forgotten it. What is Krishna? What is my connection with Him? What is the aim of life? All these questions there are and when one becomes interested in such questions, he is called Krishna conscious.
Sandy's second question was, "How did Krishna consciousness develop?"
Srila Prabhupada replied: "Krishna consciousness is already there in everyone's core of heart but due to one's material conditional life he has forgotten it. So this process of chanting Hare Krishna maha mantra means to revive that consciousness. It is already there. Just like a few days ago these American and European boys and girls, they did not know who is Krishna but now you have seen yesterday how throughout the whole procession they were chanting and dancing in ecstasy. So do you think that is artificial? No. Artificially nobody can chant and dance for hours together. That means the awakening of Krishna consciousness. It was there and by the bonafide process it is now awakened. That is explained: "The Krishna consciousness is dormant in everyone's heart. So when he comes in contact with devotees that is awakened. Just like to be attracted by a young girl or a young boy, it is there in the child, in the small child, it is there and when he will be young, then it will be awakened. It is not that artificial.
So in association it is awakened. The potency is there already but in good association, by hearing about Krishna one is awakened to the status of Krishna consciousness.
Sandy Nixon's third question was: "What is the difference between Krishna consciousness and Christ consciousness?"
Srila Prabhupada replied: "Christ consciousness is also Krishna consciousenss but people do not follow the rules and regulations of Christianity therefore they are not awakened. The commandments of Christ, they do not follow, therefore they do not come to the standard of consciousness.
Sandy's forth question was "What is unique about Krishna consciousness that separates it form all other religions? Is it a religion?"
Srila Prabhupada answers: "Religion means primarily to know God and love Him, that is religion. But nobody knows God, and what to speak of loving Him? Nobody is trained up, how to know God and how to love Him. They are satisfied by going to the church, "O God give us our daily bread." That also not everyone goes.
So the communist says that, "You don't go to the church, bread we shall supply." So poor innocent persons, they get bread elsewhere, so they do not go to church but nobody is serious to know what is God and how to love Him. Nobody is serious.Therefore in Bhagavatam it is said that it is cheating religion. I profess some religion but I do not know what is God and how to love Him. So that type of religion is cheating religion. Religion means to know God and love Him but generally a man does not know what is God and what to speak of loving him? So therefore that is cheating religion, that is not religion.

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Shaktyavesha avatar empowered by God :)

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Hare Krishna

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He preaches as God, in the purest position the devotee becomes the vehicle of God, He acts through the devotee, this means "In Krishna Consciousness"

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25:55 He answered this question in a brilliant way .I am amazed by his reply .

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Anyone become Krishna Conscious by hearing this Lecture ❤

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Highly intelligent cosmic being! Thank you! Hare Krishna Hare Rama 🪷🙏🕉️

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Seriously, if Prabhupada is not there, then just think about this world where it should be.. That's the reason, I see srila prabhupada as the richest spiritual master in teaching about spirituality, science and philosophy on this planet.

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Last chance of Lucky souls to Go back Home back to godhead

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People who is very lucky, who watched this video at the end..... Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare hare Hare Ram Hare ram ram ram hare hare

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Now i understand why people practically worship Srila Prabhupada ji🙏

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His divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta swami Prabhupada ki jaya 🙌🙌🙌

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Perfect Answer to every Question!. Straight Answers. No mincing of words. Replies without any Hesitation/Confusion. Complete Command on every Subject. Only individuals with a Divine power of God can have such a Command on Self and Others!. "Religion can't be manufactured"... What an Amazing Answer!!!. Those people who watched this interview live there are very Fortunate!. Jai Gurudev 🙏 Hare Krishna 🙏

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Hare kṛṣṇa !! ❤

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Srila Prabhupada came to earth to uplift all of us . Tears always roll down whenever I think of Him . What a compassion. Hare Krishna.

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The Vedas and especially the Bhagavatam teach the ancient spiritual science of why were here, what we are and what were to do to return to a state of completion by means of letting go of all attachment and becoming attached to Krishna by means of focusing our senses on Krishna's attributes rather than being led into ever deeper illusion by these very same senses.

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The BEST answers from the best person to give the answers. Just wonderful and any person who has faith in God would appreciate so much the words of Srila Prabhupada. The Theist Science of God. All Glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada on His appearance day celebration 2022 August 20.

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Another very relevant question came out 28.40 about Caste system. Its a very much controversial but we don't know the exact meaning. Srila Prabhupada clearly discussed and there is no scope of any confusion. 🙏

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada 🙌🏻❤🥺

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என் தெய்வமே எங்கிருந்து சாமி வந்தீங்க யாருமே இவ்வளவு எளிமையாய் அருமையான விளக்கம் தந்து என் அறிவு கண்ணை திறந்து விட்டீர்களே நான் கண்ட உபந்யாசங்களை கேட்டு ஏமார்ந்து போன என் வாழ்க்கையில் விளக்கேற்றினீர்களே உங்களுக்கு கோடானு கோடி நமஸ்காரங்கள் ஸ்வாமி 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Srila prabhu pathki jai 🙏🙏🙏 ஜீவனுள்ள விளக்கம்.🙏🙏🙏💚💚💚💚💚💚🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😄😄😂🙏🙏🙏🙏

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All Glories and Glories to Srila Prabhupada. Prabhupada is as brilliant as a Sun

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His Divine Grace AC Bhakti Vedant Swami Shrila Prabhupada ki Jai 🙏🙏🙏🙇🙇🙇

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What a man he is 🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Jagad guru srila prabhupada ki jai

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Hari bol

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Jagad Sirla Prabhupada Ki Jai Ho 🙏🌺🙏🌺🙏🌺🙏🌺🙏🌺🙏🌺🙏

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What a wonderful interview! ❤

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Thank you.. All glories to Srila Prabhupada 🙏💙

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Sri Prabhupad 🙏explanation gives me goose bumps, as if God himself is speaking through him.

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he answered the questions because we all needed it when infact he doesn't have to answer them...

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Thank you so much I have been glued to the b’gita and the temple but ignored the spiritual master who interpreted the b’gita for us. God bless his soul. Very happy to hear him and offer my adoration to Sri prabupadha. Hare Krishna. ❤️🙏🏽🍃

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Srila Prabhupad ki jai! Guru parampara ki jai! Grantharaj Bhagavad Gita ki jai!

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I've never seen this before. Epic!

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jai Jai shree all ward bhakti vadant Swami Srila Prabhupada ji maharaj ji 🙏🌹

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My God , so perfect understanding… know the God & love is all like mother’s love to it’s children. निष्काम , everything automatically follows.

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👍Nature creator is God, why questioning .faith on them and Respect them 🙏❤️🌞🌞 jay sri krishna

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🙏 jay sri krishna 🙏🌞🌞

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having faith and respecting god is all right but the main thing is to love god, don`t you want to love that person who is giving you so much unconditionally

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All Glorious To Srila Prabupada 🙏🙏🙏🕉️🕉️🕉️

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Srila Prabhupada is a true messenger of God Krishna

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Jay Srila Prabhupada 🙏🙏

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Jaya srila prabhupada

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O Prabhupāda 🙏🏻, How fortunate I am to find this most informative video on Krsna Consciousness by your auspicious words. I am really very much pleased in listening to your words. I have been trying to be krsna conscious in my life since long when I have first seen your picture and started to get mingled with your devotees. I am a very sinful person but I have a staunch faith in the process of krsna consciousness and that your grace will forgive me from all of my sins which I have committed in my this life or all my previous lives. I will certainly take your words with in my heart forever so that I may fulfil all my spiritual realisations and spread it to others for their welfare. Hare Krsna🪷

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Hare Krishna🙏🙏🙏

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Jai Srila Prabhupada!

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Todas las glorias a srila prabhupada

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Hare Krishna

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All glory to jagat guru Shrila prabhupad

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Harilbol!! All glories to Srila Prabhupad

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When you listen again and again you get to know so many new things every time. Listening to this interview again I realized few things more which really opened my eyes. Srila Prabhupad ji ki jai 🙏🙏🙏 Hare Krishna 🙏🙏🙏

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jai prabhupada. my spiritual master eternally

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Hare Krishna 🙏হরে কৃষ্ণ 🙏

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Its As if krishna is speaking through him Absolute genius

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34:28 So relevant to the Roe vs Wade argument we are witnessing today in 2022

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Jay Guru dev prabhupada 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Jai Srila Prabhupad...

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Hare krishana🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Hare Krishna joy geeta joy radhe joy Jagannath joy srila prabhupada Swami joy jayapataka Swami 🥰🥰❤️❤️🙏🙏

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जय श्री 💖✨हरेकृष्ण✨💖 जय श्रील 💖✨✨प्रभुपाद✨✨💖 जय नामाचार्य श्रील 💖✨हरीदास✨💖 ठाकुर

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HARE KRISHNA

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Hare krishna om

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Hare Krishna Prabhuji🙏🏼

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Faith on God and there blessing always with you for good karma on earth 🙏jay acharya srila Prabhupada 🙏❤️🌞

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Srila Prabhupad ji ki jai 🙏🙏 Anant koti Vaishnav Vrind ki jai 🙏🙏

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Jai Srila prabhupad🎉

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Hare Kṛṣṇa 🙏😇 Srila Pravupada is so Merciful that he is designating genuinely bad people affectionately by the word “rascal”. He has the heart of real father to all of us 🙏 Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more Search for a word ras·cal /ˈrask(ə)l/ Learn to pronounce noun a mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way). "a lovable rascal"

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Hare Krishna to all devotees all glories to shreel Prabhu pad

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Jai sri Ramakrishna paramathama ki jai 🙏

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Hare krishna hare krishna

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It is clearly that he was not ordinary man. He was directly connected to God's energy.

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Hare krishna .jai swami srila prabhupada

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Mind blowing! I feel more and more amazed as I hear from Srila Prabhupada. So crisp, sharp, wonderful! A True Sarasvati putra (son/true representative of Srila BS Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada). Jai ho! Hare Krsna!❤

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Hare Krishna...

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Radhe radhe

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Hare Krishna joy geeta hare Krishna joy radhe joy Jagannath joy srila prabhupada Swami Guru moharaj joy jayapataka Swami 🥰🥰❤️❤️🙏🙏

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Jai prabhupada, jai prabhupada

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Jai Prabhupada!

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All glories to srila prabhupad.. Hari bol

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❤️❤️❤️

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🙏🏼💖🕉💖🙏🏼

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Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare❤ real happiness lies in chanting holy name of krishan❤❤ pls chant the maha mantra jai shrila prabhupada🙏 Surrender upto Lotus feets of krishan he will save you from all distress❤❤ bhagavad gita as it is pls read this All glories to shrila prabhupada🙏

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All glories all glories all glories to Srila Prabhupada ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️srila Prabhupada ki jay

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This is a must watch for any religius/spritual man

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Love you Prabhupad ❤

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Great guru ji,

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Jai prabhupada 🙏🏻🙏🏻🥰💐💐

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Harekrishna

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One of the best ans on KZbin.

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Joy probhupada.

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Very very thankful

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Hare Krishna Jai Shril Prabhupad ki jai

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thank you for the video!! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

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Hare krsna ❤❤❤

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Jaya Srila Prabhupada

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Hare Krishna Hare Ram 🕉️🕉️🕉️🚩🚩🚩

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Hare Krishna Radhe Radhe Jay Srila prabhupada

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Prabhu pada ji ki jai ho 🙏 harey Krishna Prabhu Ji 🙌

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He is a clever person he know how to deal with person

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🌼🌼🌼Jay Shree Srila Prabhupadh Ji 🙏🙏🙏

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JAI PRABHUPAD

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Always the no nonsense clear cut answer.

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Jay shrila prabhupad 🙏🙏🙏

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Great person.

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Truly, it is perfect questions, perfect answers.

[@souban2008]

Must watch one of interesting question came out 25.56 Srila Prabhupada brilliantly replied.

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Hare Krishna Radhe Krishna ❤️🙏

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Hare Kṛṣṇa. All Glories to His Devine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda.

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