Category:Our Arguments (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The pursuit of absolute truth requires more than mere sentiment; it demands a robust philosophical foundation built on logic and authorized scripture. To effectively establish the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, a preacher must be fully equipped to dismantle atheistic, bogus, and speculative philosophies. While directing his disciples to boldly challenge and defeat opposing elements with sharp scriptural arguments, Śrīla Prabhupāda also establishes a profound boundary regarding submission. This category explores his instructions on utilizing logic to cultivate firm faith, preach with conviction, and simultaneously practice complete surrender to the infallible spiritual master.
- The Preacher's Weapon: A genuine movement relies on strong philosophical logic. Devotees are encouraged to become highly expert in putting forward scriptural arguments to systematically defeat atheists and Māyāvādī philosophers without resorting to physical confrontation.
- Cultivating Firm Faith: Devotional service is a science that requires the active engagement of intelligence. Applying reason and logic to understand the philosophy deeply transforms a practitioner's flickering belief into an unbreakable, joyous conviction.
- The Futility of Mundane Logic: While human reasoning is indispensable for preaching, it remains fundamentally flawed because it originates from imperfect senses. Therefore, independent mental speculation has no access to realizing the Supreme Self.
- Surrender to the Guru: The absolute boundary of argument is drawn at the lotus feet of the spiritual master. Once an infallible guru from the authorized paramparā is accepted, the disciple must completely surrender their independence and never argue with his instructions.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Trains His Disciples to Defeat Opponents with Strong Arguments.
Pages in category "Our Arguments (Disciples of SP)"
The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
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- Feel, you may wrongly feel because you are imperfect. That is not good argument. Our argument is that the message is coming from the most authorized personality; therefore it is perfect. And we receive guru-parampara. That is our process
- Following in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, whenever there are obstacles the Hare Krsna movement should kill the opposition with reason and argument and thus stop their demoniac behavior
- Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the preachers engaged in the service of ISKCON should be very expert in putting forward strong arguments and defeating all types of atheists
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- I am glad to note your arguments with the Yoga meeting people. Actually this so-called yoga system and meditation that is so much popular in your country is bogus
- If you find some Christian person who is intelligent to understand philosophy then you may argue that if God is unlimited, how He can be confined to having only one son?
- It is a fact that all other institutions, never mind whether it is Ramakrishna Mission or philosophical speculators, nobody can stand our arguments and reason if we can support them by quoting Scriptures
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- Killing proposal is not good. We have to kill them with arguments and reasons not with sticks and weapons
- Krishna appreciates very much when His devotee becomes attached to Him in this way. Yes, the cooperative spirit of working together without any argument is especially prominent in Mayapur, more than other places in India
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- The preachers of Krsna consciousness should be prepared to defeat others by argument, just as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did
- The whole program is to create some fools & rascals, that's all. Any philosopher, any scientist comes, I can say that, "You are simply creating fools and rascals, because you are also fools and rascals." I can challenge. Then let us come to argument
- There will be so many questions, so many opposing elements. You have to face them by your arguments, by your knowledge. This is required
- To be convinced firmly with all reasons and argument, firmly conviction, this is called faith. Faith is not flickering. One must be firmly convinced. So then you immediately become joyful
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- We have got our argument and logic, everything. Why should we blindly follow
- We should not be angry with these poor souls. Try to convince them by argument and reason but do not become angry with them
- When guru speaks, you cannot argue. That is not the process. You should accept a guru who is infallible. Otherwise it is useless. He accepted guru Krsna because Krsna is infallible
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- You are all intelligent boys and girls. You try to understand this Krsna consciousness philosophy with all your reason or argument. But try to understand it seriously. Don't make it a farce. That is the object of life
- You cannot argue with the spiritual master. First of all, you have to select a spiritual master where you can completely surrender
- You read very carefully Bhagavad-gita. You have to meet so many opposing elements, so you have to argue and you convince them
- You try to prove that chemical combination can never bring about life; this is our main argument