Category:I Have Come to Your Country (Prabhupada)
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda's arrival in the Western world was the manifest expression of his total surrender to the divine instructions of his spiritual master, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura. Traveling at an advanced age with no material resources, he viewed his journey not as a personal venture but as "Kṛṣṇa's business," specifically aimed at delivering the sublime science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness to a suffering humanity. This category illuminates his deep humility, his role as a transparent messenger of the Gauḍīya-Vaiṣṇava tradition, and his strategic vision to transform the face of the world by inspiring the younger generation of the West to take up the path of pure devotional service.
- The Driving Force of Love and Compassion: Śrīla Prabhupāda's journey to the West was a supreme act of causeless mercy fueled by his unalloyed love for Kṛṣṇa. He arrived not to exploit or earn money, but to give something sublime to a society wandering in the darkness of material illusion, proving that true compassion is the natural result of God-consciousness.
- Carrying the Order of His Spiritual Master: Śrīla Prabhupāda consistently attributed the movement's success and his own determination to his Guru Mahārāja. He presented himself merely as a faithful servant carrying a sacred charge, teaching his disciples that their true strength lies in faithfully executing the desires of the pure devotee.
- A Special Mission for Global Change: Possessing a brilliant spiritual vision, Śrīla Prabhupāda specifically focused on the influential nations of the West, particularly America. He believed that if the intelligent youth in these countries adopted the science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness seriously, the entire world would follow, leading to a dramatic shift in global consciousness.
- Inviting Our Earnest Cooperation: Śrīla Prabhupāda did not wish to carry out this global mission in isolation; he affectionately appealed to the younger generation to share the burden. By entrusting his beloved disciples with responsibilities like publishing and preaching, he transformed his personal mission into a collective effort for the salvation of humanity.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: I Have Come to Your Country - Prabhupāda Carrying His Guru’s Order.
Pages in category "I Have Come to Your Country (Prabhupada)"
The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
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- I came to your country. Today is the tenth anniversary. So at least from material calculation
- I don't take cheap students, that "You can do whatever you like, and you pay me some money. I give you some mantra, and you become God." I don't say like that. I don't bluff like that. I have not come to earn money from your country
- I have come to you country by aeroplane not to see your country. I have come for Krsna's business: to see if I can induce you to Krsna consciousness
- I have come to your country for preaching this Krishna Consciousness movement, and the younger generation especially is now cooperating with me. Similarly your cooperation will be very welcome
- I have come to your country to give you something sublime, not to take from you, not to exploit you
- I have come to your country with a special purpose, with a special mission, that if the American boys and girls take this Krsna consciousness movement very seriously, then that will be followed by other countries, and the face of the world will change
- I have come to your country with this mission, and if I find one or two boys or girls sincerely have learned how to love God, Krsna, then my mission is successful
- I have come to your country, at your country. There are many rules and regulation in India which is different from your rules and regulation. But if I follow, if I stick to rules and regulation of Indian conception, then it is impossible to remain here
- I have especially come to your country to deliver you this good message, because if you accept this, if you can understand this science of Krsna consciousness, other part of the world will also follow, and the face of the world will be changed
- I have traveled in Australia and come to your country, New Zealand. So far material necessities are concerned, you are all well-to-do. So why this question of frustration (among younger section), as Goswami Hanuman-Prasada was speaking?
- I think timely I have come to your country, and if the younger generation like you will cooperate with me, I am certain this movement will give the western youngsters a transcendental gift which will be recorded in the progress of history
- I thought Chicago is one of the important cities of your country. And when I first came, I saw this, it is vacant
- If one has to learn spiritual science, then he must consult some bona fide spiritual master, in India. So people are not going there, neither Government has any arrangement to educate this spiritual science. Therefore I have come to your country
- In pursuance of the cult of Love of Godhead as propounded by Lord Chaitanya 500 years before, I have come to America to preach the same cultural mission on the principles of the Bhagwat Geeta and the Srimad Bhagwatam
- In this old age I have come to your country because we are trying to follow in the footprints of Lord Caitanya
- It is a fact that we are transmigrating from one body to another, one planet to another. That is a fact. Just like I have come to your country, similarly I may go to another planet. It is the question of how to go there, what is the means
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- Just like because I love Krsna, therefore I have come to your country. I had no business to come to your country naturally. But we are preaching this Krsna consciousness movement means we love everyone
- Just like I have come to your country, and I have no interest for sight seeing, but my main business is preaching Krishna Consciousness
- Just like in my old age I have come to your country carrying the order of my spiritual master to distribute it. You are all young boys and girls; take this message and distribute it. The whole suffering humanity will be happy
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- Take this Krsna consciousness movement. Your country will be perfect, actual leader of the whole world. I have come to your country with this purpose
- This is my obligation, to give them education in Krsna consciousness. That is the best service I am giving to the humanity. Why I have come to your country? I am old man. Just to fulfill this obligation
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- We have support from very high circle. Scholar, priest, even father, mother, parent. Many old gentlemen come to congratulate me, "Swamiji, it is our great fortune that you have come to this country"
- Whatever charge given from Krishna through the medium of Spiritual Master you should be carrying out very faithfully. I have come to your country in this old age with this interest
- When I first came to your country I had no idea how much the American people would cooperate with my Krsna Consciousness .But now good boys like yourself and all my other spiritual sons and daughters all around the world have been giving me great hope
- When you say, "If people won't come to us, here, we will go to them." And this is the process of preaching, and this is required. I thank you very much for your this spirit. Just like I have come to your country, with the same spirit
- Why I have come to your country? Because to make you Krsna conscious
- With this (Krsna consciousness) mission, I have come to your country with the hope that if the American people take it very seriously, then it will be the greatest contribution to the world
- With this mission, I have come to your country with the hope that if the American people take it very seriously, then it will be the greatest contribution to the world