ISKCON centers are Srila Prabhupada's authorized centers

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Actually outside of our bona fide Krishna Consciousness centers, there is no

possibility of finding out what Krishna does or does not want. We say "We

feel that Krishna wills this for us.'' But I feel Krishna does not. So whose

feelings will be all right? You say that you are following the regulative

principles, so if you are following the regulative principles, why you will

not cooperate? If by following the regulative principles you do not become

devotees, and you can not appreciate other devotees, then what is the use of

these regulative principles? If you are actually chanting regularly 16

rounds, holding sankirtana daily, reading our books as much as possible,

like that, then I think you will feel that such program of living

separately, away from our Krishna consciousness program is a great mistake.

 

....I am very much encouraged that you are all chanting Hare Krishna and

trying to become Krishna Conscious. But I do not advise that you approach

the matter of perfecting your life in this independent way. Unless there is

connection with a bona fide spiritual master, coming in the line of

disciplic succession, there is no possibility of making progress in

spiritual life. So I have established ISKCON centers for the purpose of

catching up the Lotus Feet of Krishna by intimate connection with the

spiritual master. These are my authorized centers for that purpose. You say

that whatever I instruct you you will carry out, so again my instruction is

that you abandon this independent scheme and join your good god-brothers and

sisters at some one of our ISKCON centers.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Letter to: Friends -- Los Angeles 23 May, 1972