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commit myself to also spend the time to try to do so? There
will always be some controversy or fault, so although I can’t
ignore them all, I’m trying to keep my consciousness more
absorbed in sravanam kirtanam visnoh than anything else.
That is the ultimate solution, for purity is the force.
Just for the sake of argument, even if there are sinister motives
on the part of leaders, what can you do about it? Even if you
could do something, what is to prevent corruption again
entering? Better we work on purifying our own hearts as our
first priority.
As Bhima Prabhu wrote; “The GBC are not our enemies – maya
is our enemy.”
29 May 1999
Even if the world and our movement is infiltrated by bad
elements, the holy name is more powerful than anything. We
are not in a position to undo any conspiracies, and institutions
are always filled with ambitious people, so let’s do what we can
do best and which no one can stop us from doing and which
is most powerful of all and that is CHANT HARE KRISHNA.
16 June 1999
Every so often I get a letter from a disciple stating that, “We
purchased (or were given) a Deity and request your permission
and blessings to worship Him.”
It is very nice that devotees want to worship Deities in their
homes and I strongly encourage that for devotees who live at
a distance from an ISKCON center.
BUT … It is better if devotees ask for permission and blessings
before they accept Deities rather than after.