VAd cult quotes part 4

October 18, 1998

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"Avoiding a VAD cult movement" Part 4

***** Divine aphorisms by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada ******

Here you find more aphorisms and extended quotes by HDG Srila Prabhupada

on the topic of VAD. Warnings not to get too carried away by

bodily designations like varnas or make a cult of VAD by identifying

proudly as a so-called ksatriya, social reformer, varnasrama avatara,

the VAD incarnation for the new age etc etc.

( Prabhupada Lecture Srimad-Bhagavatm 1975 106571173814 )

" We are living soul- aham brahmasmi. That is my position . But being

designated in a different way I have become a servant of that

designation. So Bhakti. Bhakti means nirvrtti marga, to become free from

all these deignations. That is called Bhakti. "

( Prabhupada lecture Srimad-Bhagavatam 1975 Johannisburg 75 10 14 )

" So, bhakti means you have to become free from all these designations.

This is called upadi. Upadi means designation. So the KC movement

means how to become freed from these designations. That is Krsna

consciousness. The whole trouble in the world is due to these

designations. "

( Prabhupada lecture NOD 1972 11 40 05 )

" On that platform we cannot be united. On politicl platform or social

platform. That is not possible. Because the designations are there.

when we are free from designation sarvopadi vinirmuktam tat paratvena

nirmalam when we are purified then we can unite in the service

of the Lord Krishna . That is real unity. "

(Evening darsan Perth, May 6th, 1975 )

" And one has to become purified. Savopadi vinirmuktam. One has to

be free from all designations. Everyone who gives more prominence to the

designations, I am this I am this . So, how can you see God like that ?

first of all you become designation-less. "

( Letter to Hansadutta 1974, 19th Oct. )

" Always remember that varnasrama life is a good program for material life

and it helps one in spiritual life, but spiritual life is not dependent

on it. "

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