It seems, the more we strive to push the Krsna consciousness movement forward, the more maya puts obstacles in the way to stop us?

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"It seems, the more we strive to push the Krsna consciousness movement forward, the more maya puts obstacles in the way to stop us"

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

Yes, but as soon as you become strong, naturally there will be more enemies. That is natural.

Morning Walk -- June 14, 1974, Paris:

Paramahaṁsa: It seems as if the more one strives to push the movement on, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, the more māyā puts obstacles in the way.

Prabhupāda: Hmm?

Paramahaṁsa: It seems, the more we strive to push the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement forward, the more māyā puts obstacles in the way to stop us.

Prabhupāda: Yes, but as soon as you become strong, naturally there will be more enemies. That is natural. Therefore last night I said, "If there is no understanding of God, where is religion?" This is not religion, the cheating. There cannot be any conception of religion without conception of God. Dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam (SB 6.3.19). Dharma means the law given by God. So if you have no idea about God, where is your religion? Religion does not mean some formalities. No, that is not religion. Formalities we have also, but we have clear conception of God. Here is Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.