Category:Our Politics (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The category "Our Politics" reveals Śrīla Prabhupāda's zero-tolerance policy for diplomacy and power struggles within the spiritual institution. He defines politics simply as "planning for one's own happiness" and warns his disciples that introducing such plotting will absolutely ruin the movement, just as it fractured previous organizations. While he occasionally encouraged his disciples to engage in the public political arena solely to present sinless leadership and reform human society, he generally advised them not to waste time on mundane political agitations or protests. Internally, he strictly forbade democratic power politics, secret meetings, and selfish plotting, training his followers to cooperate, remain pure, and focus entirely on their devotional duties rather than fighting for prestige.
- The Definition of Politics: Politics means planning for one's own happiness, a selfish mindset that has no place in a pure spiritual society.
- The Danger of Ruin: Introducing diplomacy, power politics, and secret meetings will inevitably spoil and ruin the institution, just as it harmed previous spiritual organizations.
- Cooperation Over Fighting: Disciples are urged to cooperate nicely, openly discuss differences, and completely avoid nasty political plotting and fighting.
- Public Political Action: While disciples should avoid wasting time on mundane political agitations, they may occasionally enter the political arena to promote an ideal, sinless society.
- Focusing on Pure Devotion: The ultimate remedy for internal politics is for every devotee to remain purely dedicated to Kṛṣṇa, faithfully following authorities, and concentrating on their prescribed duties.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Warns His Disciples That Internal Politics Will Ruin the Spiritual Society.
Pages in category "Our Politics (Disciples of SP)"
The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
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- I am very glad to hear that you are keeping active in the political arena
- If they have objection they must lodge it with their GBC, and differences must be discussed openly amongst ourselves, not secret meetings. We are Vaisnava devotees, not politicians
- If you remain pure by following the instructions of your Spiritual Master there is no chance for maya to enter into the program. So I do not think you will find any more these politics at our Boston center or elsewhere
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- You all should co-operate and then things will go on very nicely. We should not bring in politics. That is a very nasty thing
- You are right that politics should be avoided. In my personal life I did not participate in the political diplomacy of my god-brothers. I was simply thinking how to fulfill the order of my guru maharaj
- You may stop the political program. It will not benefit our real spiritual position
- You mention there is fighting and making politics in the temple. But that is your previous qualification. That means you could not give up your qualification. You or anyone. So you should be careful not to revive your old qualifications
- 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 make political propagation on the basis of reforming the whole human society. The leaders must be an ideal class of men, with ideal character, free from the four sinful activities
- Your comment is well taken that you have little or no knowledge of the politics. So you remain uninvolved and just continue to simply follow the authorities and concentrate on improving the Deity worship