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Can you be interested directly in politics?

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"Can you be interested directly in politics"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

Why not? Kṛṣṇa was in politics. So He instructed Arjuna to fight. This is politic—for a good cause.
Press Conference -- October 2, 1975, Mauritius:

Guest (1): Can you be interested directly in politics?

Prabhupāda: Why not? Kṛṣṇa... Kṛṣṇa was in politics. So He instructed Arjuna to fight. This is politic—for a good cause. When Arjuna denied that "Kṛṣṇa, I am not willing to kill my, the other side, my brothers and my uncles," He chastised him that kutas tvā kaśmalam idaṁ viṣame samupasthitam: "How you are talking like non-Aryan? What is this nonsense?" He... Kutas tvā. First of all... Find out.

kutas tvā kaśmalam idaṁ
viṣame samupasthitam
anārya-juṣṭam asvargyam
akīrti-karam arjuna
(BG 2.2)

Anārya. Anārya. He has said anārya. Ārya means advanced. Anārya means less advanced. Find out.

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Page Title:Can you be interested directly in politics?
Compiler:Labangalatika, Rishab
Created:06 of Jun, 2011
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1