On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada s Service was written for the perusal of all members of Srila Prabhupada s ISKCON, especially for devotees who feel impelled to follow Srila Prabhupada s example of preaching Krsna s message in a strong, clear, provocative manner. Speaking Strongly is particularly for those who maintain Srila Prabhupada s vision of ISKCON as a revolutionary movement with a mission to change society, to rouse people to think about life s important questions, and to get them to embrace the only permanent solution to life s problems: Krishna consciousness. In Speaking Strongly, Bhakti Vikasa Swami submits hundreds of quotes wherein Srila Prabhupada indicates that his followers should speak strongly for the benefit of the world and not shy away from embracing the uncompromising, realistic style of sastra, which presents not vague notions such as spreading-love, but solutions to the undeniable problems of material existence, and is especially relevant to the disastrous condition of human society today. Taking a holistic and practical approach, Bhakti Vikasa Swami carefully examines the pros and cons of speaking strongly under various circumstances.. Drawing on almost fourty years of personal experience, the author discusses issues such as: - Who is qualified to speak strongly? - When should strong speech be used? - Is the strong preacher a fanatic? - Is strong speaking contrary to humility? - When and how should tact be employed? The ultimate merit of On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada s Service is that it reminds the reader of what ISKCON is supposed to be a distinct, vital spiritual movement and offers a philosophical basis from which to help restore ISKCON to its original glory.
The topic of forgiveness has been the subject of several seminars in ISKCON. Usually, such seminars take the modern psychological approach whereby one thinks: “He has behaved badly towards me in the past but I am so great and magnanimous that I will now forgive him out of the kindness of my heart.’’ This attitude is self-centered and egoistic. This is not the Vaiṣṇava view based on śāstric understanding, but a materialistic one based on false egoism. This book is a composite of the edited transcripts of a seminar on ‘The Quality of Forgiveness’, given by His Holiness Bhakti Vikāsa Swami in Russia in 2019. Many people today do not have the time required to hear lectures, which is considerably longer than the time required to read the same subject matter in a book format. Hence, Bhakti Vikas Trust is publishing this important discussion on the quality of forgiveness, in an e-book format.
The topic of forgiveness has been the subject of several seminars in ISKCON. Usually, such seminars take the modern psychological approach whereby one thinks: “He has behaved badly towards me in the past but I am so great and magnanimous that I will now forgive him out of the kindness of my heart.’’ This attitude is self-centered and egoistic. This is not the Vaiṣṇava view based on śāstric understanding, but a materialistic one based on false egoism. This book is a composite of the edited transcripts of a seminar on ‘The Quality of Forgiveness’, given by His Holiness Bhakti Vikāsa Swami in Russia in 2019. Many people today do not have the time required to hear lectures, which is considerably longer than the time required to read the same subject matter in a book format. Hence, Bhakti Vikas Trust is publishing this important discussion on the quality of forgiveness, in an e-book format.
What happened to this dynamic spiritual movement? It is not that the movement is completely devoid of life, but what happened to the hope, the mission, and the revolutionary spirit of changing the world by bringing Kṛṣṇa consciousness to others? Many people who are joining now may not have any idea of this and may think that the way it is now is the way it should be. How did ISKCON become so wishy-washy? Well, obviously it didn’t happen overnight. There is a history behind that which we can learn for educational purposes. Such an account may be somewhat subjective and some facts may not be fully correct as it is difficult to chart the course of history in ISKCON when there have been different factors at work and multiple events unfolding simultaneously. Discussing these subjects may not be appreciated by all the members of ISKCON, but there are those who appreciate it. This discussion is not directly spiritual, but it is educational. We shouldn’t pretend that everything in the movement is glorious and wonderful. In one sense, it is and in another sense, it isn’t. One should have a realistic understanding of the history of the movement. This book is a composite of the edited transcripts of a series of talks titled ‘Why is ISKCON so Wishywashy?’, given by His Holiness Bhakti Vikāsa Swami in Croatia in 2019. Many people today do not have the time required to hear lectures, which is considerably longer than the time required to read the same subject matter in a book format. Hence, Bhakti Vikas Trust is publishing this important discourse in an e-book format.
In 498A : Fears and Dreams the author asserts that right knowledge, right philosophy, and right conduct are main pillars of society, and condemns ego, lechery, greed, violence, falsehood, untruth, unwisdom, hypocrisy etc. Still he hopes for a bright and new prosperous society if people decide to give up deceit, cunningness, and wickedness. Happy married life can be led by couples if they follow the dictates of tolerance, compromise, self-help, personal duty as well as personal freedom. Tanvi, Anjula, and G.K. are responsible for their miseries and loneliness as they go astray and fail to compromise with realities of married life. Men have to realize that women are not mere toys to be played with. Here an effort has been made to support the just demands of women as mental liberty is equally important for them too. Moreover, this fiction has been related with fine arts and truth. Of course, each person has to be conscious of her/his responsibilities to society at large.
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