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This is the ideal of life, to become sa-natha-jivitam, living with hope that "I have got my master who will give me protection." That is ideal life. Others, they are living independently-anatha, no master. Just like a child without having father and mother is called anatha. So-called independence means anatha. Anatha. What is the independence? At any time nature's law will come and kick it out. [aside:] Hare Krsna. Jaya. Eh? Brahmananda was speaking that "We are feeling anatha before coming here"? Yes. Yesterday. "And now we are feeling sa-natha." That's a fact. This godless life is anatha. Foolishly they want to remain anatha. They do not like to be sa-natha. And anatha means the street dog-nobody to take, always barking, always hungry, always disturbed, somebody is throwing stone. This is their... I went to your country in 1965. I went there as anatha, but I was confident that "Now I am not anatha; I am sa-natha." [break] ...was interested in my mission, in Krsna consciousness. No. In this country I wanted to start it. Nobody came forward to help me. So practically... But I was confident that "I am not anatha, but I am sa-natha." [break] ...does not want to become devotee?    (More...)

Prabhupada: In 1965 I went there, and this is now recognized after ten years ago. Ten years? Twelve years, eh?    (More...)

Prabhupada: Loitering in the street. Nobody cared for me. Alone carrying the books. Now organize Bombay as our headquarter, New York as sub-office. Or headquarter in America.    (More...)