[Posted September 4, 2009]

Wash your brain

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Dirty hearts, dusty brains...

excerpt from conversation on train to Allahabad, January 11, 1977

RAMESVAR: They have a list of five or six conditions, and they say if all those conditions are there, then it is a suitable atmosphere for brainwashing. And they say we are imposing those conditions on our members.

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Who are the Terrorists? Hansadutta das

Those who are in the bodily conception of life are terrorists. Those who keep us from making progress to freedom are terrorists. Those who keep us in bondage of the cycle of birth and death are terrorists. There is no fear more terrifying than birth, old age, disease and death. The government leaders, the educators, the scientists and pseudo-religionists who perpetuate by conventional habit the bodily concept—all of them are terrorists. more

PRABHUPADA: Yes. We are brainwashing from bad to good. That is our business. We are washing the brain from all rascaldom. That is our business. You are... Your brain is filled up with all rubbish things: meat-eating and illicit sex, gambling. So we are washing them. Cheto-darpana-marjanam [Chaitanya-charitamrita Antya-lila 20.12]. Shrinvatam sva-kathah krishnah punya-shravana-kirtanah, hridy antah-stho abhadrani [Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.17]. Abhadrani... washing. Abhadrani means bad things. The bad things should be washed off. Don't you cleanse your home? Don't you cleanse your room? Is not that brainwashing? So if you wash your room very cleansed, who blames you? But you are so rascal that "Why you are washing this garbage?" you are protesting. You are such an intelligent man. We are washing the garbage; you are protesting, "Why you are washing the garbage?" This is your intelligence. But intelligent men wash the garbage. That is the law of nature, cleanse. That we are doing. According to Vedic civilization, you are actually untouchable. Now we have come to touch you; therefore wash you must first. You are untouchable. In Indian civilization, dog is untouchable, and that is your best friend. So you are not touchable. Therefore we have to wash you. And unless your brain is washed, you cannot understand Krishna. So it is necessary.

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