April 20

Srila Prabhupada was recalling the press conference. One newspaper reported that he had said that Bhagavad-gita contains all answers to all problems-social, political and otherwise-and should not be misinterpreted. He smiled when he heard that and said, "They have captured the main points of my talk." As for dvaita/advaita, he said, "Krsna never says we are all one. If a servant says, 'Yes, I am the same as the master,' that is his impudence. But the master never says it. Krsna says to Arjuna, 'Many births you and I have had, but you are not the same as Me. You forget; I do not. Therefore you should surrender to Me.' Where is the question of advaita if Krsna says 'Surrender to Me'? Our philosophy is both advaita and dvaita. We are one with Krsna in our qualities, but He is much greater than us."