The Liberated Soul
Srila Prabhupäda: Our point is that if you do not get knowledge from liberated person, that knowledge is useless. That is cheating. [break] It is very easy. Just like a child. If he takes your direction, he liberated, and if he acts according to his childish nature, then he's conditioned. If you take Kåñëa's instruction, then you are liberated. If you manufacture your own idea, then you are conditioned. Two things. Child is not actually liberated. He is child. But because he takes blindly the direction of the father, he's liberated. That is mäm eva ye prapadyante. Anyone who has surrendered to Kåñëa and strictly follows what Kåñëa says, then he is liberated. Otherwise not. If he manufactures idea, then he's conditioned.
Dr. Patel: It is what? Sarva-dharmän parityajya [Bg. 18.66]?
Prabhupäda: Yes, and it is very easy: "Henceforward I shall simply follow what Kåñëa says." That's all. You become liberated immediately. It is one minute's task, simply to decide that "No
