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On account of this political situation, the government is not very favorable to our movement. But we have to counteract it by our behavior, by our propaganda. It is not difficult if you do it very nicely

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"on account of this political situation, the government is not very favorable to our movement. But we have to counteract it by our behavior, by our propaganda. It is not difficult if you do it very nicely"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

On account of this political situation, the government is not very favorable to our movement. But we have to counteract it by our behavior, by our propaganda. It is not difficult if you do it very nicely. We opened this college program, that foreigners should come here. Then it will be solved. If it is recognized by the university and you come, you people come as student, then the whole situation will be solved.


Prabhupāda: There is no danger internationally. Suppose . . . just like the Buddhist. They have got their all pilgrimages in India, because Lord Buddha is Indian. He spread Buddhism all over the world. So all the Buddhist relics and pilgrimages are in India—Gaya Pradesh and other, near Benares . . . so India government allow them free, freedom to come here as pilgrimage. So you are now Vaiṣṇava. Why they should not allow you to come to your pilgrimage in India, Caitanya Mahāprabhu's birthplace? You have adopted Lord Caitanya, Lord Kṛṣṇa's birthplace. Legally, they cannot. They should, rather, make arrangement. But, from political point of view, they're thinking that, "These Americans have taken to this religious garb. Actually they are intending something political." That is the general impression. CIA. What can be done? Therefore I was stressing this point that you Americans, if you make your country strong, Kṛṣṇa conscious, that will be good for the whole world. Actually you are doing that, but they are misunderstanding, in a different way. They cannot believe that an Indian guru can control so many American young boys on religious prin . . . because nobody could do that. Just like all other, Mahesh Yogi and . . . he, they might have some American followers, but they are not coming here, taking so active part.

Nalinī-kānta: Most of them, if they come here . . .

Prabhupāda: But they haven't got any philosophy . . . eh? What is that?

Nalinī-kānta: Most of the followers of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi or these other gurus, if they come to India, it's just to go into the Himalayas and smoke some ganja . . .

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Bhagavān: They are not dramatic like our movement. Our movement is very dramatic and obvious.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Bhagavān: And we're an obvious cultural movement, whereas they are a hobby.

Prabhupāda: Hobby. That they can understand. So on account of this political situation, the government is not very favorable to our movement. But we have to counteract it by our behavior, by our propaganda. It is not difficult if you do it very nicely. We opened this college program, that foreigners should come here. Then it will be solved. If it is recognized by the university and you come, you people come as student, then the whole situation will be solved.

Bhagavān: Hmm.

Nalinī-kānta: Here in Māyāpur.

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