charming [preaching to demons]

Tamala Krsna: His question is whether is it due to our impurity that we cannot convince people to stop cutting their throats.    (More...)

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. Payah-panam bhujaṅganam 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...)

Tripurari: Just like you have charmed all of us, Srila Prabhupada.    (More...)

Prabhupada: Well, I am not going to imitate Caitanya Mahaprabhu. [laughs] I have come to New York, not to the jungle. [laughter]    (More...)

Sudama: New York is worse than jungle.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: It is called an asphalt jungle.    (More...)