Category:Our Dealings (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
A pure devotee of the Lord does not isolate themselves from the world, but expertly engages with society to distribute Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Śrīla Prabhupāda consistently taught his disciples the vital art of transcendental dealings, emphasizing that one of the twenty-six qualities of a Vaiṣṇava is to be dakṣa (expert). He instructed his followers that all their dealings—whether with the public, with businessmen, or among themselves—must be completely straightforward, honest, and free from diplomacy. By treating everyone with tact, forgiveness, and profound respect, devotees protect the reputation of the movement, prevent newcomers from falling away, and prove the absolute purity of the saṅkīrtana mission.
- The Quality of Expert Dealings: A devotee's renunciation does not mean they are naive in worldly affairs; rather, they are highly expert. In all actions, they maintain the internal awareness that they are dealing directly with Kṛṣṇa.
- Straightforward and Honest Dealings: The foundation of spiritual advancement relies on straightforwardness. Devotees must execute their duties without duplicity, knowing that diplomatic or deceitful dealings obstruct their progress and displease the Lord.
- Dealings Among Devotees: Disagreements will naturally arise, but devotees must interact with one another through open-hearted love, liberal forgiveness, and sober respect, always keeping the central point of Kṛṣṇa consciousness in focus.
- Interacting with the Public and Businessmen: While interacting with the mass of people and monied individuals, devotees act as "transcendental businessmen," guided by Kṛṣṇa's intelligence to collect resources for the preaching mission while maintaining spotless conduct.
- Dealing with Difficulties and Opposition: Preachers inevitably encounter provocative situations, rascals, and opposition. Śrīla Prabhupāda trained his disciples to expect such enmity, yet to deal with these challenges cautiously, patiently, and without losing their spiritual composure.
- Tactfulness and Keeping People Connected: True leadership requires immense tact. Instead of harshly rejecting struggling neophytes, expert leaders correct them with friendly gestures, making concessions when necessary so that no one falls away from the movement.
- Dealings Based on Pure Motives: The only motive for dealing with the public is to elevate them to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Merely taking their money without offering spiritual benefit is considered transcendental fraud, making courteous, respectful, and scandal-free dealings an absolute necessity.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Teaches His Disciples the Art of Dealings in Devotional Service.
Pages in category "Our Dealings (Disciples of SP)"
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- A devotee's one qualification is daksa, daksa, expert. Out of the twenty-six qualifications, a devotee is always very expert in dealing. It is not that because they have left anything material, they do not know how to deal with material things
- A sannyasi may live alone in forest or in Himalaya or in a secluded place in Vrndavana or somewhere, but a grhastha, he has to deal with ordinary persons, so many others, businessmen or ordinary people
- Amongst ourselves there must be very liberal and friendly dealings
- As far as possible we shall not deal in business. That will not be very good for our spiritual progress. But if somebody contributes for our good cause, that is different
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- I am requesting the BBT in Los Angeles to forward you the books which you require. There is no need to deal through Australia. You can place your order directly to Ramesvara Maharaja
- I am sorry that your dealing with the draft board has been mishandled and therefore you are in difficulty. Anyway if need be you can go back and face trial as advised by your father's lawyer
- I approve of the arrangement for the writing on the "Bhaktivedanta Swami Gate". Your dealing with the municipality men and hosting them at the temple shows you have done these things very nicely
- I think there is more than sufficient engagement for everyone. We have got so much to do. We have to deal with so many men with different personalities. So kindly utilize their energies and at the same time keep them satisfied. That is leadership
- If I love you and if I have got some secrecy, I don't disclose to you, that is not perfect love. I must deal with you open-hearted, you must deal with me open-hearted, then there is love
- If we keep the Statue of Krishna in our room, we must know that Krishna is present, and as such we must be careful in our dealings, talkings and behavior, as we are present before Krishna directly
- If you find a nondevotee eager to listen submissively you can show your mercy to elevate him to Krishna Conciousness, but a nondevotee who is already poisoned by the serpent of the demon class swami or yogi is very difficult to be dealt with
- If you would like her to help you in the paintings for the new book, then it is all right, but you must deal with her very tactfully
- In our dealings, there are so many faulty dealings between ourselves. So if we take everything very seriously, then it is very difficult to live. So ksama means forgiveness - will reduce
- In the Absolute world the fool is also the master and the master is also a fool in reciprocal exchange of dealings. Lord Caitanya also accepted Himself a great fool before His spiritual master and all of us must follow the transcendental process
- In the future we shall be very much careful to deal in such provocative situations
- In the matter of discharging our mission of Krishna consciousness we have to meet so many so called gentlemen but we must be very cautious for dealing with them as we are cautious in dealing with serpents
- It is better to correct him to the standard point by friendly gestures. We can reject anyone, that is very easy, but to reform him that requires great skill and tact and if you can reform him there by kind words and dealings, that is best
- It is stated in the Bhagavad Gita that Maya is very strong, unsurmountable, but one who surrenders to Krsna--Maya does not touch him. So, all our books are as good as Krsna because we deal in the books about Krsna only
- It is very nice that the U. P. State Ministry has booked eleven double rooms in our guesthouse. Kindly give them a good reception and food and deal very nicely with them in all respects
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- Kindly deal with such (scandalous) matters in future with great caution and tactfully so that our Movement may not get a bad reputation, especially among people who are very sensitive to such things
- Kindly execute the missionary activities very carefully with enthusiasm, patience, conviction, follow the regulative principles, chanting regularly 16 rounds, dealing without any duplicity, and above all keeping oneself in the society of pure devotees
- Krishna Consciousness is so broad and all inclusive that naturally when speaking in Krishna Consciousness we get so many opportunities to deal in politics although that is not our subject matter
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- Maya's most attractive feature is women and money. We Krishna Conscious men have to deal with women and money in course of preaching work, and the only prophylactic measure to save us is not to accept them for our sense gratification
- Merchant makes profit both ways - when the price goes down, he purchases, and when the price goes up, he sells. So our Krsna conscious men should be transcendental business men, and Krsna gives the right intelligence how to deal with all classes of men
- My general request is that you all distribute as many books as possible and at the same time be very careful in dealings with others so that they may not become irritated with us. Your book sale statistics are astounding. I am so much pleased
- My only point is that we are dealing with the public. They are paying us money and we should handle them so carefully so that they may think of us as spotless
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- On the strength of these two letters I have dropped them idea of purchasing this land. Now it comes to light we have to deal with three separate agreements
- One must be enthusiastic, patient, confident, one must execute the duties, associate with devotees, and one must be very honest in dealing. Six things. If these six things are there, sure success
- Our Krsna consciousness movement means we are dealing with Krsna. That's all
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- Regarding dress, I have already written to you that you can dress as smartly as possible to deal with the public, and dress is immaterial in Krishna Consciousness. Consciousness is within
- Regarding your trip to U.S.A. you say that you will be tactful and respectful in your dealings. That should be the motto of all GBC. Be tolerant, and if there is any deficiency, rectify it
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- The culprit mind is always suspicious; therefore our dealings should always be straightforward and approved by Vedic authorities. If we treat people diplomatically or duplicitously, our spiritual advancement is obstructed
- The purchase money cannot be given to anyone else; we shall directly deal with the sellers and pay them directly. So direct contact with the sellers is absolutely necessary
- This is to certify that Mr. Brent Selden, whose initiated name is Sudama das Goswami, is the president of our Honolulu Center, and therefore authorized to deal with all lands and property possessed by ISKCON
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- We are chanting Hare Krsna mantra means dealing with Krsna directly. Therefore we must be very careful, cautious, respectful. Then it is nice, it is success
- We are dealing generally with the masses. But if we can convert one leader, then it is equal to turning many people in the mass. That is the idea
- We are dealing with this subject matter authoritatively from Vedic literature. It is coming since a very long time, so there is no bluff, there is no charge; there is no particular type of labor. You can take advantage of this, and you are always welcome
- We are dealing with you since I have come to this country in 1965 and many times I have sent you money in advance, so you can rest assured about your monetary position, and you can go on executing our order as advised in my letter dated February 17, 1969
- We do not wish to be estranged from the material world. That is another nonsense. We have to deal with persons in the society & perhaps we are the only community in the world which can render the best possible service to the society
- 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 have to sometimes deal with monied men and women on account of preaching work; otherwise Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu has strictly restricted to mix with them for the Krishna Conscious people
- We must be very careful to avoid anything scandalous in our dealings, and always keep to the highest standards of respect and courtesy
- We should be very careful in our dealings with women
- We should deal with them so that they may develop their Krsna consciousness. If you simply make it a point, somehow or other take some money from them and let them go to hell, that is transcendental fraud
- We should not ever try to force anyone or reduce our Society to an impersonal business exchange, this will kill everything
- We work where there is a good field. Do it nicely. You have noted that is the secret of success. Please continue this policy of straight forward dealings
- While conducting missionary activities it is quite natural that sometimes the situation may become very provocative, but we have to deal in these matters very carefully
- While dealing with the ordinary men, we must spread this movement in such a way that they will not misunderstand us and take offense. Try to sell as many of my books as possible to your best ability
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- You are an intelligent boy so you can take it from me that this Haridasapur scheme is for making a link with Bangladesh, so we have to deal from that point of view
- You report that Bhagaji is tired of dealing with the politics of ISKCON. Of course as soon as there are a number of men dealing, there are politics, but we still have to execute our duty
- You should always deal things so tactfully that people may not fall away. Every living being is important in Krishna Conscious service, and we must take all precautions that one may not fall away
- You should always expect that as soon as you become a devotee, the whole world becomes your enemy. That's all. But you have to deal with them, because you are appointed servants of God. Your mission is to enlighten them
- You should not close any deal about the house of Dr. Bali without seeing it. Actually there is no need of seeing the house at this time