Category:Krsna Consciousness Movement Is Not A Sectarian Movement
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda consistently and emphatically corrects the misconception that the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is a sectarian institution belonging to any particular nation, community, caste, creed, or religious tradition. Drawing from his letters, lectures, and conversations addressed to audiences across the world, he establishes that the movement's non-sectarian character is not a diplomatic concession but a philosophical necessity rooted in the nature of Kṛṣṇa Himself, who does not belong to any sect, and in the nature of the soul, whose love for God is the universal inheritance of every living being. ISKCON's declared aim is not to found a new religion but to invoke that dormant love and provide all of humanity with a common platform of clear theistic knowledge and practice.
- Kṛṣṇa Does Not Belong to Any Sect: The most fundamental reason the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement cannot be sectarian is that Kṛṣṇa Himself transcends all sectarian boundaries. Śrīla Prabhupāda affirms that those who regard the movement as sectarian are simply mistaken, for Kṛṣṇa is good for everyone, and the movement's purpose is to solve all the problems of life for all human beings irrespective of caste, creed, or color. The movement does not belong to Hindu religion, Muslim religion, or any other tradition but draws from the universal truth recognized by all genuine scriptural traditions.
- A Universal Welcome Without Discrimination: Śrīla Prabhupāda presents the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement as genuinely open to every human being. ISKCON's membership includes people from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu backgrounds, and the movement's reading rooms, restaurants, feasts, and kīrtanas are designed to be experienced as non-sectarian by all who encounter them. The aim is always to bring people to God consciousness, which is the common necessity of all humanity, and not to impose any particular sectarian identity upon them.
- A Science and Culture, Not a Competing Religion: Śrīla Prabhupāda is clear that the movement does not engage in competition or sectarian rivalry with other religions or spiritual paths. It does not seek to replace Christianity, Islam, or any other tradition but to provide a scientific and philosophical understanding of God and the soul that elevates and fulfills what all genuine religious traditions are pointing toward. He describes it as the postgraduate position of all religions, a cultural institution offering the highest knowledge to human society as a whole.
- The Aim of ISKCON - Invoking Dormant Love of God: Śrīla Prabhupāda explicitly states that the aim of ISKCON is not to found a new religious sect but to invoke the living entity's dormant love of God, thereby providing human society of all faiths with a common platform of theistic knowledge and practice. This mission is universal in the deepest sense: it addresses not the external religious identity of the person but the innermost constitutional nature of the soul, which everywhere and in all traditions longs for its original loving relationship with the Supreme.
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Pages in category "Krsna Consciousness Movement Is Not A Sectarian Movement"
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- Do not take this movement as a sectarian, religious movement. It is practically a movement to bestow the essential knowledge of life to the human society
- Don't misunderstand us, that "It is a religious sect." No. We are not religious sect. We are cultural sect. We are giving the highest culture to the human society, to awaken his lost consciousness
- Don't take it (Krsna consciousness) as a sectarian movement. Don't misunderstand this movement as a CIA movement. These are all foolishness
- Don't think it (Krsna consciousness movement) is any sectarian religion. It is a science. It is a culture. You are trying to educate people how to become Brahmin
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- I am glad that you attended our class at Montreal and tried to understand the philosophy of Krishna Consciousness. It is neither sectarian nor dogmatic
- ISKCON is a non-lucrative organization, whose purpose is to promote the well-being of human society by drawing its attention to God. We are a non-sectarian society, and our members include people from Christian, Jewish and Moslem as well as Hindu faiths
- It (Krsna consciousness movement) is not a sectarian religion; it is the fact. Unless the human society take to this principle of increasing their attachment, at last, we increase our attachment for dogs and cats
- It (Krsna consciousness movement) is not a sectarian religious movement, faith or sentiment. It is actually scientific movement. Here are many scientists present. They are also taking very serious view of this movement
- It (Krsna consciousness) is not a sectarian movement. It is essential knowledge for the whole human society
- It is not a sectarian movement meant for a certain class of men, but it is a necessary movement for all humanity irrespective of caste, creed, or color
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- Krsna consciousness is not a sectarian religious faith; it is a teaching process for understanding the Supreme Lord and our relationship with Him
- Krsna consciousness is not a sectarian religious movement. Rather, it is meant for all-embracing welfare activities for the world. One can enter this movement without discrimination in terms of caste, creed, religion or nationality
- Krsna consciousness is something non-sectarian. It does not depend on Hindu religion or Moslem religion
- Krsna Consciousness Movement is not a sectarian religion, but it is a solution for all the problems of life. In other words, Krsna is good for everyone
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- Mayavadis greatly fear the Krsna consciousness movement and accuse it of spoiling the Hindu religion because it accepts people from all parts of the world and all religious sects and scientifically engages them in the daiva-varnasrama-dharma
- My dear brothers and sisters, do not therefore consider this movement as sectarian or meant for any particular nation or community
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- Our Krsna consciousness movement is no religious movement or any sectarian movement. This movement is to see everyone, every human being - not only human being, even the animals - everyone be happy. Sarve sukhino bhavantu. And the process is very simple
- Our Krsna consciousness movement is no sectarian movement. We don't say that this is Christian religion or Hindu religion or Mohammedan religion or Buddhist religion. These religions develop in different parts of the world under different conditions
- Our this Krsna consciousness movement is not a sectarian movement. We are trying to bring back people to God consciousness. Because unless one comes to God consciousness, he cannot be happy. That's a fact
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- The aim of ISKCON is not to found a new religious sect, but to invoke the living entity's dormant love of God, and thus provide the human society of all faiths with a common platform of clear theistic knowledge and practice
- This (Krsna consciousness movement) is very important movement. Try to understand and broadcast it. It is not a sectarian, so-called religious movement. It is a scientific movement
- This is Krsna consciousness movement, that we are inducing people to understand the problem. It is not a sectarian movement or so-called religious movement. It is not a religion. It is educational cultural movement
- This Krsna consciousness movement is an educational propaganda. Don't take it as a sectarian faith or religion
- This Krsna consciousness movement is not a sectarian movement. It is good for all human being, because as soon as there is question of Krsna, people will hear. Actually, it is happening all over the world
- This Krsna consciousness movement is not a sectarian religious movement. It is a scientific philosophical movement. Try to understand it
- This Krsna consciousness movement is not a sectarian religious movement. It is a scientific philosophical movement. Try to understand it. But the process is very simple. The process is by chanting this Hare Krsna
- This Krsna consciousness movement is not a sectarian, sentimental movement. It is a very scientific movement, to understand Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- This Krsna consciousness movement is postgraduate position of all religions. It is not any sectarian religion. You accept Christianity - very good. You accept Muhammadanism, Islamism - very good
- This Krsna consciousness movement is specifically meant for educating people about the spirit soul. It is not a sectarian religion. It is a science. Don't take it as a type of religion. It is a course of education which is understandable
- Those who are thinking that we are sectarian, they're wrong, because Krsna does not belong to any sect
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- We are not concerned with other religions or yogas in terms of competition or sectarian spirit. Actual spiritual knowledge is to take the authoritative statements from the scriptures and from the great acaryas, spiritual masters in disciplic succession
- We are putting this Krsna consciousness movement not as a force, but to the judgment of the people. Let them judge. It is not a sectarian movement, not any religious movement. It is a science