Category:Not Our Business (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
To keep the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement strictly on the transcendental platform, Śrīla Prabhupāda meticulously defined the boundaries of pure devotional service. He warned his disciples against getting entangled in activities that, while perhaps popular in the material world, have no place in a spiritual society. By explicitly outlining what is not their business—such as engaging in politics, manufacturing concocted philosophies, performing mundane welfare work, or adopting sectarian mentalities—he trained his followers to maintain absolute focus on their true purpose: distributing the unadulterated teachings of the Bhagavad-gītā and acting as unconditional servants of the Supreme Lord.
- Rejecting Concocted Philosophies: A devotee has no business manufacturing new religious dogmas, practicing blind faith, or presenting mental speculations; the only duty is to repeat the pure words of Bhagavān found in the Vedic literature.
- No Mundane Politics or Welfare: The movement is completely separate from political agitation or mundane philanthropic concepts like daridra-nārāyaṇa-sevā, as its sole aim is to solve the root cause of all suffering by awakening spiritual consciousness.
- Beyond Sectarianism and Skin Disease: Preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not a process of converting Hindus to Christians or vice versa, but rather a universal educational movement meant to elevate all living entities above bodily designations.
- Avoiding Fault-Finding and Judgment: Devotees must remain free from the tendency to unnecessarily criticize, hate, or judge others, focusing instead on their own spiritual advancement and maintaining impeccable personal character.
- Detachment from Success or Failure: The ultimate business of a devotee is to sincerely execute the order of the spiritual master with great determination, leaving the material outcomes of success or failure entirely up to Kṛṣṇa.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Explains to His Disciples What Is Not Their Business in the Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Movement.
Pages in category "Not Our Business (Disciples of SP)"
The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
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- I repeatedly say that this (KCM) is not a religious cult, that we want to supersede another type of religion. That is not our business. Our aim is to make all people happy. Sarve sukhino bhavantu. This is the Vedic mission. Everyone should be happy
- If the father is victorious in the courts then what can we do? Our business is not to kidnap. People must come voluntarily. It is always voluntary
- It is clear that he is crazy. I have already advised Jayananda in this connection that we cannot make the society an asylum for crazy people. It is not our business
- It is not easy-going, sleeping business. We have to fight with so many demons. Otherwise, kava dava adakanam, my Guru Maharaja used to say. Beg some rice, and bring it and cook it, and eat and sleep
- It is not our business to criticize anyone, but because they (so-called devotees) try to find fault with this (Krsna consciousness) movement, the real truth must be stated
- It is not our business to criticize, but the symptoms of Kali-yuga is very, very severe, and it will grow more and more
- It's not our business to convert the Christians to become Hindus, as all other missionaries, they are doing. They are trying to increasing the number of Christian or Hindus. So our... There is no question of increasing. It is very difficult to accept
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- Oh, he's not a good man - therefore we have to hate - No. That is not our business. No. But this is the conclusion. And because the world is full of no good men, therefore we have to preach
- Our business is not in the estimation of this material world to become a good man. Our estimation is how Krsna will accept me as good man, that's all. We don't care for this world. Just like gopis, they left their husbands
- Our business is to be recognized by Krsna. Whether one man is converted or not converted, that is not our business
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- That is not your business, judging
- The young Indian men are not joining our movement. So for conducting all this business we require 50-100 men, foreigners who are trained up. We have no business to take part in politics
- To become a scholar of Sanskrit is not our business. You say that 15 to 40 students are attending. Are they outsiders? My point is anyone who will attend the Sanskrit class must be interested for chanting the mantras in our books
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- We are discussing about spirit soul, not the Indian, American, Christian, Hindu. No. We have no business with this skin philosophy, that "Here is an American, white; and here is an African, black." No
- We are not advocate of vegetarianism or nonvegetarianism. That is not our business. We are Krsna-ites. What Krsna said, we have to do
- We are not like ordinary press, that anything and anything will come and we shall publish. No. That is not our business. It must be approved, as we are presenting Bhagavad-gita as it is, no mental concoction. We don't allow any mental concoction
- We are not meant for giving you any bluff, that "You give me some fee," or "I shall give you some mantra, and whatever you like you can do, and if you meditate or do that, then you'll become one with God." These things are not our business
- We are not presenting any blind, so-called religious faith. No. That is not our business. Our business is caitanyera-daya katha karaha vicara
- We are preaching Krsna consciousness. What Krsna has said, we are trying to spread. This is genuine, the simple thing. We have not manufactured anything, Transcendental Meditation or like that. That is not our business
- We are speaking from the authoritative statements of Bhagavad-gita. We are not manufacturing anything. That is not our business
- We do not want to disturb the law and order of the state; that is not our business; but the Vedic principle to receive contribution from the devotees has to be allowed
- We don't manufacture any ideas. That is not our business. Therefore we present this Bhagavad-gita as it is. As it is. We don't change it
- We don't manufacture concocted ideas, dogmas. No, that is not our business. One should not do that. But if you speak what Bhagavan has said, what Krsna has said, that is perfect
- We don't say anything which is not spoken by Bhagavan, the Supreme. We don't manufacture concocted ideas, dogmas. No, that is not our business
- We have got everything perfectly in the Vedic literature, and if we follow... The Krsna consciousness movement is trying to educate people on this principle. We are not manufacturing anything. That is not our business
- We have got everything perfectly in the Vedic literature. The Krsna consciousness movement is trying to educate people on this principle. We are not manufacturing anything. That is not our business. Because we know we are imperfect
- We have to deal with all these rascals and fools, so there must be hard labor. Because we are servant of Krsna, we have to execute the order of Krsna. That is our business. Success or failure, that's not our business
- We must always sincerely try to do our best with great determination. This is the transcendental position. Success or failure, this is not our business. We leave that up to Krishna
- We say that. We are not anxious to this daridra-narayana-seva. We are not. We give. Whatever we have got, we distribute prasadam. That's all. We are not concerned about their daridra-narayana-seva. That is not our business
- We want to understand God through philosophy. "Through philosophy" means logic. Blind faith is not our business
- What is this stealing and violence. This is not good. By stealing, did Gurukrpa Maharaja collect that money? Stealing is not our business. Our business is to become Krsna conscious
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