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Jayapataka: So is it
necessary to be fixed
up to take sannyasa, or one should take sannyasa to
become fixed
up?
Prabhupada
: To become fixed, become sannyasi, the other three
processes are there, to become brahmacari, to become grhastha,
to
become vanaprastha, stage by stage. But if one is able, he can
take sannyasa.
The stages are there, but if one is very competent, he can be given sannyasa.
And that competency is also very simple.
If you become fully Krishna
conscious, then you can immediately become competent. Sa
gunan samatityaitan
brahma-bhuyaya kalpate [Bg. 14.26]. As soon as
you fully engage yourself in Krishna
consciousness, then immediately you become more than a sannyasi.
Jayapataka: Your Divine Grace is so merciful because the
Western people,
they are habituated to so many bad habits which weren't existed,
existing in
the Vedic time amongst the higher classes. Still, you are introducing
all these
things for them. Many times devotees, they don't take that seriously.
Prabhupada
: Yes. Hare Krishna.
Morning Walk
February 26th, 1976
Mayapur
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