On a radio show there were call-in questions from many Christians who asked, "What about Christianity, and what are your feelings about Christ?" Prabhupada said, "There is no difference. Krishna consciousness is not sectarian. We are teaching what Christ taught, how to love God. But we are giving more information. We are giving God's name and address, where he lives, his mother's name, and how you can go there." After the interview, while I was driving Srila Prabhupada back, Shyamasundar was praising him, saying, "Prabhupada, you answered so wonderfully. It was perfect the way you answered those questions." Prabhupada said, "Really? You liked it? Shyamasundar encouraged him more and said, "Yes!" Prabhupada said, "What did you like especially?" Shyamasundar said what he liked especially, and Prabhupada said, "Yes, that was a good point." It was like a trainer saying to a boxer who had just won a fight, "Oh, that was a great fight, and then you hit him with this one and that punch". Prabhupada was reliving the discussion somewhat like a boxer. He had defeated their different arguments. Later Prabhupada wrote to me about Portland. He said, "I remember that, when I was in Portland, many Christians asked about our feelings about Christ. Our philosophy is that we don't say that you have to be this religion or that religion, but we are simply interested in love of God. In that regard, Christ is teaching the same thing." DEFINITIONS: -- Memories: Anecdotes of a Modern-day Saint (Volume 2, Tape 25, pg. 310-311) Copyright © 2002 Monsoon Media All rights reserved Transcriptions from video interviews conducted and compiled by Siddhanta das. To order your volumes of Memories: Anecdotes of a Modern-Day Saint or Memories: The Video Series, please contact: prabhupadamemories.com/

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