Auml;mära äjïäya guru haïä tära' ei deça

(Cc. Madhya 7.128)

One should simply instruct everyone he meets regarding the principles of kåñëa-kathä, as expressed in Bhagavad-gétä As It Is and Çrémad-Bhägavatam. One who has no interest in kåñëa-kathä or the cult of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu is like dry, useless wood with no living force. The ISKCON branch, being directly watered by Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu, is becoming undoubtedly successful, whereas the disconnected branches of the so-called Hindu religion that are envious of ISKCON are drying up and dying.

(CC Ädi 12.73p)

No, no. Other countries all they have got high respect for India as spiritual land. But we are killing, our present government and so-called leaders, killing that state. This is regrettable. They could hold this Bharata-varsa to the topmost summit all over the India if after independence they would have organizedly preached Bhagavad-gita and the Vedic culture. That is my mission. Now whatever you may think of Bharata-varsa, outside, India is known as a poor, poorest country, because our ministers go there to beg.

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"Anyone who explains this devotional service, as explained in the Bhagavad-gita, is guaranteed to come back to Me." That means the preacher of this Bhagavad-gita is guaranteed to go back to home, back to Godhead. What is the purport?

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All over the world. It is called spiritual bankruptcy all over the world and leading men are thinking this catastrophe, and the only hope is Bhagavad-gita. (indistinct)...religion there is no science. There is no philosophy.

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They are not interested. Krsna consciousness. They clearly says that "What this Krsna consciousness, or sankirtana will do?" They says, yes. (laughs) They have become so dull. The Bhagavad-gita, the culture of India, they have forsaken. They are now taking culture from Russia. Yes. This is the advancement of education. They are taking instruction from Lenin than from Krsna. This is the position. Especially in India. Outside India they are interested, so many European, American, Western countries' boys and girls, they have joined and sacrificed their life. But in India they are callous. They think that "What is this Hare Krsna? We know that. It is very old story. Now we want technology."

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No, this Bhagavad-gita contains everything--politics, sociology, religion, philosophy. So this culture should be spread; this India's culture, original culture, should be spread. And we are endeavoring that. And it is becoming successful.

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Yes. Hasti-snana. Therefore, knowledge giving, that is the beginning of spiritual life. Krsna gives Arjuna, knowledge giving, that "You are not this body." This is the beginning of knowledge. What is that knowledge, all over the world? Where is that university? This preliminary knowledge which Krsna begins, Bhagavad-gita, where is that university?

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Our Bhagavad-gita As It Is is so much important to the world for uplifting it from darkest condition of ignorance,

(Letter to: Jayadvaita – Sydney: 15 May, 1971)

No, no culture. There is no culture. There is no standard social life. Simply hodgepodge. So this Krsna consciousness movement is the only hope to bring everything in proper order. Everything is explained in the Bhagavad-gita. So America is the leading nation of the world. If you work on the principle of Bhagavad-gita and train up your people, it will be ideal state and example for the whole world. At least a certain section of the American population should be ideal. That will also do. Not that..., we cannot expect cent percent will take Krsna consciousness. That is not needed. But if there is one section of the people ideal, that will be followed. We want to create that section, our Krsna consciousness movement.

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You should preach on the position of God. You can describe how God Consciousness can be developed. We are not presenting another God. We shall talk on God, his nature, His exalted position, his omnipresence and how we can realize him. For example in Bhagavad-gita we can realize, as it is stated there, that God is in everything extraordinary. We can realize God in the taste of water. When we are thirsty and drink water, the nice taste which quenches the thirst, that is God.

(Letter to: Dinesh Candra --Los Angeles: 13 July, 1971)

The Indian culture was checked by the caste brahmanas, that "This Krsna consciousness is meant for the Hindus." Therefore it was not spread. Such a great thing, philosophy of Bhagavad-gita, remained covered because they thought it is meant for the Hindus, for the Indians, or those who came out of India, they misinterpreted in a rubbish way. And now it is being presented as it is, it is becoming effective. Therefore apratihata: nothing material can check its progress. Unless one voluntarily refuses it, there is no checking. Some other professor was to come?

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Yes. Anyone can take it. Just like we are giving knowledge of the Bhagavad-gita. So the Bhagavad-gita is open for everyone; it is not for me only. It is for you also. That is our movement, that you take the perfect knowledge and be happy and make your life successful.

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"Your Excellency Srimati Indira Devi Gandhi. When I was in Toronto, Canada, Srimati Lalita Devi, who is just like my daughter, sent me one intimation that she approached you for a meeting for you and myself. And I have come here, postponing all my engagements. I am preaching this Krsna consciousness movement all over the world on the basis of Krsna's instructions in the Bhagavad-gita. Actually this Krsna consciousness movement is called the sankirtana movement and sometimes called the Hare Krsna movement, which was inaugurated by Lord Caitanya in Bengal and throughout all India. His mission is that in India everyone should become a guru and preach all over the world."

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No, the religious classes are already there. Let them study Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita. And they will accept it. They are not fools. Simply we have to introduce it. The Western people, they are not fools, but misguided. So you take the charge of guiding them; then Krsna consciousness movement will be successful. They will appreciate, they will take it up and reform, and their life will be successful.

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These two books, Bhagavata and Bhagavad-gita, if they actually read and assimilate, their life will be successful. So we want to organize widespread publicity of these books. They'll be benefited.

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31. Indians have rejected Bhagavad Gita:

Yes. I want that.... Bhagavad-gita was spoken in India. Every Indian should take Bhagavad-gita very seriously. Then India's fortune will change. But they have rejected Bhagavad-gita, and they are making their own imagination as the goal of life. So how they will be happy? If you have your father's property, you squander it and then you beg from others, "Give me some money," then how much unfortunate you are, just see. Your father's property, you squandered it. Then you become a beggar and beg from others, "Give me some money, sir." So how much unfortunate you are, just imagine.

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No, we are doing. As far as possible, we have got center. The people are so overintelligent, don't take it. "Ah, what Hare Krsna? We have heard it. Ah, we have seen Bhagavad-gita." That is.... If you become neglectful, that is the greatest offense. So India is offender. It is India's philosophy, what I am preaching others. India doesn't require to be known to be aware. It is.... They already know it, but they won't take it. They have become so unfortunate. That is the difficulty. If you don't take it, then how you'll become rich? Suppose if I give you--"Take this one thousand dollars"--but if you don't take it, then what benefit will be there? India's position is like that.

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They may read and translate. And why in India where there is Bhagavad-gita? Apart from all other Vedic literatures, set aside, the gist of all Vedic knowledge, Bhagavad-gita, there is. And still, people are kept into darkness. How much lamentable. Still, big, big leaders, at least, they want to preach Bhagavad-gita--without Krsna. They have set aside lakhs of rupees for preaching Bhagavad-gita, but condition is if you preach without Krsna. Just see. Bhagavad-gita in every page it is written "sri-bhagavan uvaca." Not even it is said "krsnah uvaca." Because some rascal may take Krsna as ordinary human being, therefore Vyasadeva has specifically said... People know it, "krsnah uvaca," but he says "sri-bhagavan uvaca." The bhagavan word. People may not mistake that Krsna is somebody else. And they want to banish Krsna from Bhagavad-gita. Even Gandhi did it. So you explain Bhagavad-gita as it is there in Ahmedabad?

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Unless he is a fool. (laughter) Unless he's damn fool, they do not. (laughter) If he's sane and sober, open-hearted, then he will agree. Not only Hindus. We have got so many Mohammedans also. So unless one is open-minded, sane, intelligent, they cannot understand. Therefore I say the Indians are becoming insane. By the influence of so many rascals they are becoming insane. So that has to be rectified. But insanity is prevailing all over the world, but not so much insanity as in India, that they are rejecting their own things. This is the greatest insanity. Why they are rejecting Bhagavad-gita? What is the reason? Tell me, you.

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That is.... That has spoiled our India's Vedic culture. Everyone has invented some ways, and they have misled the general people, people, followers. That is the misfortune of modern India. Yes. The standard instruction is there in the Bhagavad-gita. They do not care to know it. They want to know about the greatness of Bala Yogi, Sai Baba, this baba, that baba. That is their misfortune. They give up the real instruction, Bhagavad-gita, which is accepted by the great acaryas--Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Sankaracarya, Caitanya Mahaprabhu--and all over the world, they are not interested to know Bhagavad-gita; they are interested to know about Sai Baba. Just see misfortune.

…. India is so misguided that it will take some time to come. Because what I.... Even if you speak to India, what I shall speak? I'll speak Bhagavad-gita. The Bhagavad-gita was already there, still already there. But India's misfortune is they are so neglectful, they don't take care of Bhagavad-gita. They'll bring, "Why not Sai Baba? Why not this baba? Why not that baba?" That is the difficulty.

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No, no. They are misguided. First of all, the Hinduism is also misguiding. There is no such thing as Hinduism. It is sanatana-dharma and varnasrama-dharma. I do not know how this word... Most probably it was given by the Mohammedans, "Hindus." But there is no such thing. In Bhagavad-gita I don't find any word as "Hindu." Is there any word? Throughout the whole? There is no such thing……Why you sticking to the Hindu religion? Any Hindu will accept Bhagavad-gita and Krsna. So why not ask them to take Krsna? Why so-called Hinduism? Who is a Hindu who will deny the authority of Krsna? Is he a Hindu? Every Hindu observes Janmastami, the birthday of Krsna. So why do they not take Krsna's advice and remain practically Hindu? They will not take advice of Krsna, and they, how they can claim to be Hindu?

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Yes, I wanted to start this movement from India. I even requested Mahatma Gandhi, that "Mahatmaji, you have got some respect all over the world, and you are known as a great student of Bhagavad-gita. Now you have got your sva-rajya, the Britishers have gone away. Let us preach Bhagavad-gita." But I don't think I got any reply from him. Of course he was very busy man. My letter might have reached him or not reached him. The secretaries might have rejected. I think received from secretary, like that. But then after few days he was killed. So I was trying for this purpose in India. I approached many friends, that "You have got four sons. Give me one son so that I can train him how to become a real preacher of Bhagavad-gita, how one can understand." Because Bhagavad-gita is being misinterpreted. So I wanted to preach it as it is. That was my mission. So practically nobody joined me. Then I decided to come here. And these boys cooperated. So I have got great desire to... Because India is by nature Krsna conscious, but our modern leaders keeping them suppressed. That is the difficulty. There are so many other difficulties, and leaders are misinterpreting Bhagavad-gita. To tell you frankly, there are so many commentaries on Bhagavad-gita by Dr. Radhakrishna, by Gandhi, by Tilak, by Aurobindo, or many others. But nobody has said that "Here is God, Krsna." Do you admit or not? Has anybody said that, "Here is God, Krsna. You are searching after God. Here is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. Worship Him"? Nobody has stated. Am I right or not?

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You can define anything. That does not mean that your definition is perfect. Actually we have to.... Who...? Suppose Hindu. So who is not accepting Bhagavad-gita? But where is ...? In the Bhagavad-gita where is the mention of "Hindu"? Hm? Krsna says that "I am the father of all living entities." So why do they say that this is Hindusim?

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