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The Three Modes of Nature Māyāpur, India – February 28, 1972 (continued) Bob: I have read that in life there …
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The Three Modes of Nature
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Māyāpur, India – February 28, 1972 (continued)
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Bob: I have read that in life there are three guṇas – passion, ignorance, and goodness. I was wishing that …
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Śrīla Prabhupāda: In goodness you can understand things – knowledge. You can know that there is God, that this world …
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Bob: Being in these modes determines your karma. Is that correct?
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Śrīla Prabhupāda: Yes. According to the association of the modes of nature, your activities are being contaminated. Kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sya …
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Bob: So, cheating and things like that – what mode is that?
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Śrīla Prabhupāda: Cheating is mixed passion and ignorance. Suppose one man cheats another. That means he wants to obtain something; …
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Bob: And what about when somebody helps another person?
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Śrīla Prabhupāda: That is goodness.
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Bob: Why is that goodness? You said that goodness is when you have knowledge. So helping someone represents knowledge of …