Final authority
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
SB Canto 4
Lectures
Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures
Conversations and Morning Walks
1973 Conversations and Morning Walks
Nalinīkaṇṭha: [break] ...will be overthrown and replaced with God conscious beings.
Prabhupāda: No. I am not talking of any government. We are not in politics. We are talking of preaching. Why? Why this government should you try to change. Where is the better replacement? First of all find out the better replacement. Then you talk of changing. Where is the better replacement? To replace one rascal with another, that is not... Now democratic government, if the people become Kṛṣṇa conscious, then naturally their leader will be Kṛṣṇa conscious. So automatically it will change. There is no question of violence. What is the use? Now, suppose by violence you become the president of the United States. Will you be able to do something?
Nalinīkaṇṭha: No.
Prabhupāda: Then what is the use? Because under democratic government, your order is not final. So if the people are demons, then what you will do? You cannot do anything. Therefore the people's mentality, consciousness, should be changed by this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. When they become God conscious, Kṛṣṇa conscious, they will select Kṛṣṇa conscious president. Then everything finished. Formerly people used to accept the king as the final authority, but at this present moment, that is not accepted. People must accept. Now it is people's government. So unless people are God conscious, you cannot find good government. In comparison to other governments, your government is far better. People here (are) not starving.Correspondence
1968 Correspondence
1971 Correspondence
1973 Correspondence
- mam upetya punar janma
- duhkhalayam asasvatam
- napnuvanti mahatmanah
- samsiddhim paramam gatah
- [Bg. 8.15]
1976 Correspondence
Dear Sir: In regards the loan of $80,000.00 solicited by Deoji Punja in the name of ISKCON, or any other loans solicited in the name of ISKCON, as the Founder-Acarya and final authority on all ISKCON matters please be informed that until you receive authorization from me you may kindly wait in these matters of loans until further notice from me. Thanking you,
- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
- cc: Tamala Krishna Goswami
- Gurukrpa Swami, Upudata,
- Vasudeva
- ACBS/pks
Page Title: | Final authority |
Compiler: | Siddha Rupa, Visnu Murti |
Created: | 18March08, |
No. of Quotes: | 9 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=2, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=2, Let=4 |