If it is accepted that Kṛṣṇa made the nature, not us, then it just makes it so much easier. You figure out what you do, and then you know where your strengths are and your weaknesses are. And then others also know.

We are just being asked to do what they do in the spiritual world. For them, because of their attachment to Kṛṣṇa that particular form and situation is manifest, while for us that has come because of our conditioned mentality. But the principle is the same.

Religion is not a matter of faith, religion is the laws of God. So, the living entity is the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. Without being servant you don't accomplish anything.

As ISKCON movement is established by Śrīla Prabhupāda for the purpose of educating people about spiritual life, our strategic planning model should concur with that of an educational institution, not the political or corporate institutions.

As ISKCON movement is established by Śrīla Prabhupāda for the purpose of educating people about spiritual life, our strategic planning model should concur with that of an educational institution, not the political or corporate institutions.

One only notices qualities one has. Now, you might notice them in the positive or in the negative. So you associate with those you see in the positive, but you have to be careful that the negative that you are seeing is actually negative and it's not just that one

Institution is necessary because you are dealing with neophytes, the evil is the neophytes themselves. It is not that the system itself is the problem, it is the system how it is used by the neophyte mentality. If the institution is used for one's own purpose, that's the evil.