- ISKCON: Not a Personality Cult!

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Srila Prabhupada never promoted himself, he could have called it the Bhaktivedanta Movement instead of the Krishna Conscious movement. Just like you have, you know this.. Gurudev movement and this…all the missions, usually they name after the Guru. Charismatic Guru movement. Then after…this baba, that mama, that ma…whatever.

But Prabhupada, he named it the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Hare Krishna Movement, Krishna Consciousness movement. He didn’t make it a Personality Cult!

Still somehow or the other, because of his service, we want to glorify Prabhupada, we want to make him famous, because we appreciate he did everything,  he was a REAL pure devotee. And therefore his fame should be spread over the three worlds!”

HH Jayapataka Swami
Lecture: SB 1.8.1
July 25th, 2003
Bangalore, INDIA

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