What is ISKCON? - Incompatibility with ISKCON

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Dandavats!

Jai Srila Prabhupada!

 

I can understand your concerns but there was dancing in Prabhupada's time as

well as audio visual. ISKCON Cinema was approved by Prabhupada and

encouraged, there were the Vaikuntha Players who danced and preached direct

KC at Ratha Yatras and on the streets of New York and Prabhupada encouraged

them, we had puppet shows, we had slide shows. In some cases perhaps more

conservative and traditional than what we have today but they were there.

 

It is up to the devotee to make sure he/she does not become enamored with

the tools, but uses them to serve the Lord. It is up to each devotee to

protect him/herself from the influence of anarthas such as fame and

recognition and remain strong to present KC as it is, not to please the

viewer by watering down the message.

 

We must become expert in packaging and repackaging the message Prabhupada

taught us, but NOT changing it.

 

There is nothing wrong in using the facilities of today for preaching KC

maintaining the content. There is a difference between watering and

selecting a subject, the bait. Adding water will only spoil the giver and

receiver.

 

It is also okay to say no to proposers of projects. I can not remember how

many times we have had to say no to a project for various reasons, including

doubting the motives or capabilities of the proposer. But we just say no

with no reason or excuse (except maybe being too busy), not being Super

Soul we don't want to be judgmental, so we just say; sorry, no.

 

Your Servant,

Nitya-trpta devi dasi

 

www.krsnavision.com

 

> I don't think there was any astro or vastu frenzy in Srila Prabhupada's

> time. No bharat natyam. A no audio/video professionalism high achieving

> goals. But it is now, at least in my life, since I draw this things on

> myself like a magnet. The point is, that there was no such trends,

> although Srila Prabhupada could do it. Were there no beautiful girls in

> Prabhupada's time? Srila Prabhupada could pick 20 the most beautiful girls

> in the whole world, and send them to india for first-class bharat-natyam

> training. Then he could engage them in public programs allower the world.

> And those girls would be in ecstasy. But he didn't. He could also take

> rock musicians, and together with dancing girls visit all hippie

> festivals. It would be a hit, I'm sure. Masses would join! But he didn't.

> He could instruct devotees to teach business methods, and thus preach. But

> he didn't. He could use any of those abowe mentioned westernized methods,

> train many devotees in those methods, and use such high-quality attractive

> resources for preaching. But he didn't. Why, oh why?