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Lecture Excerpts Sankirtana Mission

On The Principle of Founder-Ācārya

When you are working within the Kali-yuga, you are working within the Ācārya system, where there is a Founder-Ācārya. So that person is the Paramahaṁsa because they know perfectly what to do in this age. And knowing what to do then everybody else follows them. Relevant instruction means, the Ācārya said this, so we give relevant instruction how to understand what the Ācārya said.

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Devotee Association Leadership and Management Lecture Excerpts Sankirtana Mission

More On: ISKCON Institution, ISKCON Society, ISKCON Movement

The movement of Lord Caitanya is to deliver the fallen souls. Those who accept that and try to do that – that’s the movement. Those who associate amongst themselves  in that mood – that’s the society. And those who associate with the idea of organizing things so that these things go on in a very systematic way, that’s the institution.

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How Much Should ISKCON Take Care When We Surrender? ISKCON Institution, ISKCON Society, ISKCON Movement

One is simply saying, ‘ISKCON didn’t take care of my body.’ If we cared about the soul, then we would do something for the benefit of the soul. Which is associating with devotees, chanting, taking prasāda, studying the scriptures. But if you want to be the rich guy walking around with the gold teeth and driving around in the Lamborghini then maybe you got to work a little hard. You got to get off your own butt and go out there and get it. ISKCON is not going to give you that. Who said ISKCON is ever going to do that?

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Vedic Leadership and Management Seminar Summer 2021 Part 5 Full Lecture Transcription

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.

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Vedic Leadership and Management Seminar Summer 2021 Part 4 Full Lecture Transcription

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.

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Vedic Leadership and Management Seminar Summer 2021 Part 2 Full Lecture Transcription

Preaching in Vaiṣṇava Summer Festival, Lithuania, 2011. Author of the photo unknown. If you know, please let us know. LECTURE AUDIO TRANSCRIPTION OF PART 1 OF THE SEMINAR TRANSCRIPTION OF PART 3 OF THE SEMINAR TRANSCRIPTION OF PART 4 OF THE SEMINAR TRANSCRIPTION OF PART 5 OF THE SEMINAR Hariḥ Oṁ saha nāvavatu saha nau [...]
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