751220b Morning Walk - Srila Prabhupada Speaks a Nectar Drop in Bombay

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"Prabhupāda: He says, mayā tatam idaṁ sarvam (BG 9.4), "I am everywhere, but still I am not there." Because these rascals will misunderstand. Dr. Patel: It seems ambiguous to understand, sir. Prabhupāda: Not ambiguous. It requires knowledge from the guru. Dr. Patel: So we have come. Prabhupāda: If you manufacture your own knowledge, then you'll never be able to understand. (everyone laughs) Tad vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet (MU 1.2.12): compulsory. You cannot understand; that is not possible. My Guru Mahārāja used to say that the honey, huh? Honey, honey, if somebody says, "Take this honey," the bottle, and he began to lick up the bottle: "It is not sweet. Now why it is not sweet?" You go to a person who can open the bottle. (laughter) Then you'll see. You cannot taste the sweetness of honey by licking up the bottle. It must be . . . there must be some expert who can open it, and then you can taste. So they are trying to taste the honey in the bottle by their own imagination and licking up the bottle."

751220 - Morning Walk - Bombay