Morning Walk Conversation (Excerpt) Indian man: (indistinct) Prabhupada: Yes, why not? We shall select. Indian man: Isopanisad. Prabhupada: Whichever you like. Isopanisad? [break] Instruction is read one or two books thoroughly, but don’t show yourself a scholar and simply note down, “I have read this.” That’s all. This is foolishness. This we don’t want, that you give one friend, he’ll never read one line, and collect book and carry like an ass lots of books. We don’t want this. Read it. Whatever book you have got, read it thoroughly. [break] Rascal scholarship. What is scholarship? He does not read, and “scholarship.” To show, make show that “I have collected so many books. I have read so many books.” Bhagavata: Whenever you go to visit these professors, we try and get… (end)
with His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
January 30, 1977, Bhubaneshwar