Category:Krsna Consciousness Movement - obstacles from within
Theme Analysis
This analysis addresses the critical subject of internal threats to the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Śrīla Prabhupāda warns that the movement's greatest danger lies not in external opposition, but in internal impurity and deviation. He uses the striking metaphor of a "stool society" versus a "honey society," urging his disciples not to cheat the public by presenting a facade of spirituality while harboring material desires. Specific obstacles identified include the "poison" of illicit sex, the tendency to "manufacture whims" and change standards without authority, and the inclination to abandon preaching for solitary life. Śrīla Prabhupāda candidly expresses the "heartache" these deviations cause him. However, he also provides the remedy: strict adherence to the paramparā, maintaining the routine of deity worship and reading, and remaining tolerant and united within the society despite its inevitable defects.
- The Stool Society: A society of "cheaters and cheated" is formed when members profess spirituality but act on "monkey" propensities like illicit sex and intoxication.
- Manufacturing Whims: Changing the standard procedures or introducing new ideas without the authorization of the ācārya drains the movement of its spiritual strength.
- Neglect of Preaching: There is a warning that if devotees stop preaching to sit in solitary places, the temples will eventually close, just as churches have closed in the West.
- Resilience and Tolerance: Despite "casualties" caused by māyā or disagreements with management, one must never leave the movement. The instruction is to tolerate and rectify, not to abandon the mission.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: "Don't Make a Stool Society" - Obstacles within the Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Movement.
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Krsna Consciousness Movement - obstacles from within"
The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
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- Even if one thinks that there are many pseudo devotees or nondevotees in the Krsna Consciousness Society, still one should stick to the Society
- Every one of us, those who have come to this Krsna consciousness movement, expected to preach in the future and to become a spiritual master also in the future. But first of all you must spiritualize yourself; otherwise it is useless
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- I always want that my students should be very ideal in character and not discredit our society
- I am depending on you leaders for the future of our Society, yet there is all this interest in illicit sex life. This is causing me heartache worrying how things will go on. What can I do?
- I am very glad to note that you are now realizing that without executing the regular routine work of spiritual life nobody can grow spiritual strength and without spiritual strength nobody can preach the Krsna Consciousness Movement
- If there are any defects within our Society it is only symptom that the instructions of the Spiritual Master are being neglected
- If we keep Forms of the Lord without worshiping the Deity under regulative principles, it will gradually turn into idol worship, which is an offense
- If you again give up sannyasa or you try to marry, it will be scandalous for our society
- If you all, my right-hand men, are doing things without consulting me and making such big big changes within our society without getting my opinion and the opinion of all the GBC members then what can I do?
- If you are willing to offer your medical services to my students, when it is required, that will be very nice. It is important to keep the body fit and healthy so that we will not meet the obstacle of ill health while serving Krishna
- If you cannot cope with the GBC men, which I suppose there must have been some disagreement, I shall deal with you directly. But, do not leave the Krsna consciousness movement, at any cost
- If you manufacture whims and disagree and fight amongst yourself, then it will be another edition of these so-called movements. It will lose the spiritual strength. Always remember it
- In modern time, either Hindus, Muslim or Christian, because in these places there is no teaching of philosophy, therefore they are closing, either mosque or temple or church. They will close
- In pushing on our sankirtana movement of Krsna consciousness, we might have to face difficult days, but we should always follow in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and do the needful according to the time and circumstances
- In the Krsna consciousness movement these monkey disciples, being unable to follow the strict regulative principles, sometimes fall down and try to form societies based on sex
- It is not to make a farce, some lecturing and..., or some mutual praising society. No. It is Krishna Society
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- So don't make a cheater and cheated society. Just follow the parampara system as it is prescribed in the Vedic literature, as it is recommended by Krsna. Try to understand it from the authoritative source and try to apply it in your life
- So don't spoil the movement by manufacturing ideas. Don't do that. Go on in the standard way, keep yourself pure; then movement is sure to be successful. But if you want to spoil it by whimsical, then what can be done?
- Sometimes in our society, ISKCON, a person out of sentiment may take sannyasa, but because his desires are not burned completely, he again takes to family life, even at the risk of losing his prestige and disgracing his good name
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- Unless one is very advanced, he is unable to utilize everyone's contribution to further the Krsna consciousness movement; therefore on principle one should not accept charity from the Mayavadis or atheists
- Unless we take care of the books and preach and read ourself, understand the philosophy, this Hare Krsna will be finished within few years
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- We cannot stop this movement. It is actually a fight against Maya. So Maya may also sometimes cause casualties in our camp. So, we must only thank Krsna and seriously dedicate everything for Him
- We have worked very hard and established a great institution, but if we think for our personal benefit then it will become ruined. This is my only concern
- We must always remember this verse and be as tolerant as the tree, as we execute the Krsna consciousness movement. Without this mentality we cannot be successful
- We should not utilize this Hare Krsna movement for any material purpose. Then it will fall down. Either the man will fall down or the status will fall down. As it has become in India
- Without temple worship, you cannot keep yourself pure and clean. The two things must go on, parallel. Then there is success