Dr. P. J. Saher, June 19, 1974, Germany: …We have a similar thing in the Christian.
Prabhupada: Yes. Christian method, the offering prayer. That is bhakti, that is bhakti. Kali-yuga means fight. Nobody is interested to understand the truth but they’ll simply fight, “In my opinion, this.” I say, “My opinion, this.” You say, “His opinion.” So many foolish opinions and fight within themselves.
This is the age. No standard opinion. Everyone has got his own opinion. Therefore there must be fighting. Everyone says, “I think like this.” So what is your value, your thinking like that? That is Kali-yuga. Because you have no standard knowledge. If a child says the father, “In my opinion, you should do like this.” Is that opinion to be taken?
If he does not know the thing, how he can give his opinion? But here, in this age, everyone is prepared with his own opinion. Therefore it is fight, quarrel. Just like the United Nation, all the big men go there to become united, but they’re increasing flags. That’s all.
Fighting, it is a society of fighting only. The Pakistan, the Hindustan, the American, the Vietnam. It was meant for unity but it is rendered into fighting association. That’s all. Everything. Because everyone is imperfect, anyone should give his perfect knowledge.
Dr. P. J. Saher: Do you mean the Kali-yuga exists all the time?
Prabhupada: No. This is the period when foolish men have developed so many. Instead of making solution the fighting increasing. Because they have no standard knowledge. Therefore this Brahma-sutra says that you should be eager to inquire about the Absolute Truth.
Athato brahma jijnasa. Now the answer, next quote, is that Brahman, or the Absolute Truth is that from which, or from Whom, everything has come. Athato brahma jijnasa, janmady asya yatah [Bhag. 1.1.1]. Now you find out where is the… Everyone is trying to find out what is the ultimate cause.
That should be the aim. That if you follow these philosophical quotes then your fighting will stop. You’ll be sober. This verse also athato jijnasa. Athato jijnasa means to inquire about the Absolute Truth.
Sit down, because there should be a class of men, very intelligent class of men in the society who are discussing about the Absolute Truth and they will inform others, “This is Absolute Truth, my dear friends, my dear…” Should do it like this. That is one thing. But here everyone is absolute truth. That is fighting.
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