Introducing spirituality

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> He was talking about how Tibet was a kingdom of

> magicians,

> so the first great Buddhist teacher who went there, first traveled around

> India and learned mytic powers so that when he went to Tibet, he was able

> to interact with them on their level.

>

> Hence his observation that in America, the whole culture is bound up with

> money - how to get it, how to spend it, venerable of people who have it,

> etc. So to introduce spirituality to Americans, his theory is to discuss

> it interms Americans can relate to, i.e. money.

 

I also find that KC in many ways have been introduced in the world in an

"American" (businesslike/competitive/"we´re the best"/think big) kind of

way. Hopefully in the future KC will balance itself much more according to

local mentality. Prabhupada wanted local leaders when possible.