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You may have been distributing mostly amongst your
acquaintances, but now why not spread your net to reach out to
all the citizens of H? It may be a little more difficult to distribute
to all different kinds of people, but it is very much possible.

Friends of yours who are now avoiding you because of their
lack of interest in Krsna consciousness may be replaced with
better friends who you will come into contact with by this book
distribution. It is not at all unusual that materialistic friends
avoid someone who becomes Krsna conscious. It happens in
every case with someone who takes up Krsna consciousness
seriously.

Of course, in India most people have some degree of Krsna
consciousness, but the vast majority are not interested in taking
it up seriously, and they would rather avoid those who are
taking up Krsna consciousness seriously, feeling threatened in
their material status quo. In this regard please consult Srimad-
Bhagavatam: 7.5.30.
“The Hare Krsna Challenge” is a book which people can easily
read and understand, and it’s sure to start them thinking. Please
try to distribute this book very widely. Then people will know
our movement is not simply theoretical but that we have a very
strong voice on all kinds of issues.

I agree that the BJP is a much better party than all others in
as much as they propose to stop all cow slaughter. In this and
many other ways they are a welcome alternative to the other
parties, who have no interest in Vedic culture except to destroy
it. Of course, the BJP members are not Krsna conscious as
they are more or less all heavily influenced by Mayavada.
Therefore, we also have to be somewhat cautious of them.

It is a fact that our movement should be giving dictation to
politicians. We are the only ones with the truth “as it is.” But
quite frankly, I don’t see any sign of this happening in the near