Lecture
10 Sept 69 , Hamburg
By His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Well, by chanting loudly you also help your neighbor, who will hear you. And when he comes to complain, "Why you are disturbing?" then your mission is successful. That means he has heard. .. So that you hear and let your neighbors also hear. Both of them benefit. And that is the greatest benefit you can render to your neighbor...
Suppose I am thirsty, I want water. If I chant "water, water," it will not act. But in the case of chanting the holy name of God, it is as good as to associate with God. Try to understand. This is the absolute and relative relationship. It is stated in the Vedic literature [Cc. Madhya 17.133]. The name of God and God is equally purna, perfect; suddha, purified. Purnah suddho nitya, eternal, Purnah suddho nitya-muktah, and liberated from material contamination. So it is not the question of argument. You can try. There is no loss on your part.
Chant the holy name of God and see the result yourself. So there is no difference between Krsna and Christo: In India also sometimes Krsna is enounced as "Krishta." Or you enounce as "Christa." It does not make (any difference)... Because God will take your mind, not your pronunciation. If you mean to pronounce God's name, even if it is not, I mean to say, formally or perfectly pronounced, still, God will understand that you are trying to chant His name. That is your perfection. So God is one. There is no two God. So either you call Him Christ or Krishta or Krsna, if He understands that you are hankering after Him, He'll give the resultant action.
10 Sept 69 , Hamburg
By His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Well, by chanting loudly you also help your neighbor, who will hear you. And when he comes to complain, "Why you are disturbing?" then your mission is successful. That means he has heard. .. So that you hear and let your neighbors also hear. Both of them benefit. And that is the greatest benefit you can render to your neighbor...
Suppose I am thirsty, I want water. If I chant "water, water," it will not act. But in the case of chanting the holy name of God, it is as good as to associate with God. Try to understand. This is the absolute and relative relationship. It is stated in the Vedic literature [Cc. Madhya 17.133]. The name of God and God is equally purna, perfect; suddha, purified. Purnah suddho nitya, eternal, Purnah suddho nitya-muktah, and liberated from material contamination. So it is not the question of argument. You can try. There is no loss on your part.
Chant the holy name of God and see the result yourself. So there is no difference between Krsna and Christo: In India also sometimes Krsna is enounced as "Krishta." Or you enounce as "Christa." It does not make (any difference)... Because God will take your mind, not your pronunciation. If you mean to pronounce God's name, even if it is not, I mean to say, formally or perfectly pronounced, still, God will understand that you are trying to chant His name. That is your perfection. So God is one. There is no two God. So either you call Him Christ or Krishta or Krsna, if He understands that you are hankering after Him, He'll give the resultant action.
