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12                                               Lekha-mālā

          11 September 2002
          That you have been cheated is not unusual; rather, it is a normal
          condition of the modern world. Even Srila Prabhupada was
          cheated in business dealings during his grhastha life. And for
          some reason devotees, although not all, seem to be particularly
          unreliable in money matters. I have several times been cheated
          of money by devotees – once very badly. Nevertheless we can’t
          do anything in this world unless we extend trust to others.
          Prabhupada said that to train a man to the point of trusting
          him would take many years and thorough understanding of
          our philosophy. Learning who to trust and who to be careful of
          is largely learnt by painful experience, yet even a person who
          has for years been apparently trustworthy may eventually
          show a worse side. Such is the way of the world and the best
          we can do is to ourselves not violate the faith of others, while
          making all efforts to get out of this disgusting place and to go
          back home back to Godhead.

          8 February 2003

          By now my disciples should know that I don’t approve of them
          watching TV.
          Here’s another “Don’t.”

          Don’t browse the web unless you have some specific purpose
          connected with Krishna consciousness or with your secular
          job.  WWW is like a smelly fishmarket with all kinds of
          nasty slimy things detrimental to advancement in Krishna
          consciousness. Even many of the so-called Krishna conscious
          sites are actually traps set by cunning rascals that are designed
          to mislead devotees.

          Of course, a devotee actually cultivating a taste for Krishna
          consciousness will have no interest in spoiling valuable time
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