tact in preaching to rascals

11-10-2006, 11:19 PM

....even if you are angry on some person, but you do not show your anger; you
talk with him. Similarly, actually these persons are demons, but because we
are preacher, we are preaching, if we simply become angry and cannot
convince him, that means imperfect preacher. You see? You are... Basically
you are angry. That's all. "I don't agree with them; neither we have
business." But because we are preacher, so if I simply become angry, then my
preaching work will be stopped. Do you follow? The anger is there, but
because we are preacher, we have to... Just like politicians. They are angry
upon the enemy, but sometimes, by diplomatic means, they take their work
from the enemies. You see? Not that they show the anger always. Similarly,
when you go to preaching, first of all try to convince him that "How you
become God? What is your definition of God?" You simply ask, "What do you
mean by 'God,' that you are claiming to be God? If you come under that
definition, then you are God." Just like if somebody claims that "I am
millionaire. I am very rich," a poor man, walking on the street with
niggardly dress, if he claims that "I am rich man," will you accept? Then he
is crazy. If he is claiming that "I am millionaire," then you have to ask
that "Where is your sign of being a millionaire? You have no good dress.
Your feature is so ugly. How you are millionaire? What is the definition of
a millionaire?" First ask him. Similarly, ask him that "What do you know
about God? What is the definition of God? If your behavior and everything
tallies with that definition, then you are God. I will accept. We are God
worshiper. Then I shall worship you. But first of all let me know what do
you mean by God?" Is it very difficult job? Let him define what is God. "If
you claim that I am God, then you must know what is God. If you falsely
claim 'God,' then how you can be God?" You don't you ask like this, that
"What is your definition of God that you are claiming God"? The same
example: If somebody claims that "I am very rich man," but I see that he is
a poor man, shall I not ask, "What do you mean by rich man?" By his
definition he will be defeated. Ask him. Did you ask anybody, "What is the
definition of God? What do you mean by God?" He's a rascal. He does not know
what is the definition of God, but he has got some conception that "This is
God." Then he must explain, "I mean by the word God, this." Then he will be
captured by his definition, by his statement.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.8 -- Hawaii, March 21, 1969