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We hope one day some of our men will become president. That is ksatriya's business, to take part in administration

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"we hope one day some of our men will become president. That is kṣatriya's business, to take part in administration"

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Guest (2): Whom are they fighting? Whom are they going to fight?

Prabhupāda: No, some of our members, they are standing for election in the government. Election. And we hope one day some of our men will become president. That is kṣatriya's business, to take part in administration.

Prabhupāda: There is no separation. Kṛṣṇa is the all-inclusive. Economic problem means eating, sleeping, mating or getting some money. So we are getting money. I have already given you account.

Guest (2): Yes, but . . . no. As far as ISKCON is concerned, maybe that is true. But supposing if you take an individual devotee, see, who is married and who has a family and all that, you know, he cannot . . .

Prabhupāda: There are so many married families. So many married families. He is married family, he is married family, he is married family. They have got children, wife, everything. There is no problem. The children are getting nice education, chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, dancing, eating nicely. Just now we are purchasing one house in front of our temple, seventy thousand dollar, for providing gṛhasthas.

Husband, wife, children will live there. So we have no problem. The gṛhasthas are there, the brahmacārīs are there, sannyāsīs are there—everyone is there. We maintain the Vedic culture: brāhmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra, or brahmacārī, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, sannyāsa. The eight orders of social structure we maintain. But they're all engaged in Kṛṣṇa's service. That is the distinction. Everyone is twenty-four hours engaged in Kṛṣṇa's service.

Guest (2): What are the kṣatriyas of this order supposed to be doing now?

Prabhupāda: They are taking to politics. Yes.

Guest (2): Whom are they fighting? Whom are they going to fight?

Prabhupāda: No, some of our members, they are standing for election in the government. Election. And we hope one day some of our men will become president. That is kṣatriya's business, to take part in administration.

Guest (2): No fighter. No fighting. They are not going to fight? They're not going to become warriors, not like the real kṣatriyas.

Prabhupāda: Well, when you take part in politics, you have to fight. (laughter) Yes.

Guest (2): I don't mean that. I mean muṣṭi, muṣṭi, muṣṭi fighting.

Prabhupāda: Well, if required, muṣṭi fight will be there. Arjuna, Arjuna was fighting. He was Kṛṣṇa conscious.

Page Title:We hope one day some of our men will become president. That is ksatriya's business, to take part in administration
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Created:2022-09-28, 05:48:38
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