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                preAchinG MeAns fiGhtinG




           Çréla Prabhupäda fought for Kåñëa. He made no secret that his
           manifesto was “meant to bring about a revolution in the impious
           life of a misdirected civilization.”  To effect this,  he tirelessly
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           promoted Kåñëa consciousness, also emphasizing the need to
           do so energetically, effectively, and aggressively. He challenged
           everyone in the world and every theory that even subtly opposed
           the acceptance of Kåñëa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead
           and the maxim that the sole duty of every jéva is total, unmitigated
           surrender at Kåñëa’s lotus feet:

             Our fighting is against atheism. They say, “There is no God,” “God
             is dead,” “I am God,” “You are God.” We are fighting against these
             principles. So our fighting is very strong. Don’t think that we are
             sitting idly. I have come here to fight with these atheists. We go
             everywhere. We are fighting with atheists all over the world. 2
             Atheists may be very expert in mental speculation and may be so-
             called great philosophers, but they can be defeated by a Vaiñëava
             firmly situated in his conviction and God consciousness. Following in
             the footsteps of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu, all the preachers engaged
             in the service of  iskcon should be very expert in putting forward
             strong arguments and defeating all types of atheists. 3

             We have to fight, otherwise what is the meaning of preaching? If you
             think that everything will be accepted very easily, then what is the
             necessity of preaching? 4
           1 SB 1.5.11 (as quoted in the preface   3 Cc 2.9.51, purport.
           of SB).                         4 Conversation, 11 Dec 1973.
           2 Conversation, 13 Dec 1970.

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