#preaching failure to convince karmi why

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Prabhupada: No, it is due to their impurity, they do not take. What you are saying, that is pure. But the difficulty is if you instruct a rascal, he becomes angry. The example is given that if you give milk and banana to the serpent, he increases his poison. Payaḥ-panam bhujahganam kevalam visa-vardhanam [Niti Sastra]. Therefore we have to select sometimes that our preaching is in the proper place. Because a snakelike person, they will not hear. But if you are a good charmer, you can charm the snake also. [laughter] That depends on your quality. Just like Caitanya Mahaprabhu did. He made these snakes, the tigers, the elephants all dancing Hare Krsna. That is possible by Caitanya Mahaprabhu. (More...)

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