We are often accused of being sectarian, largely because of the way we look and the unique lifestyle visible in the temple and harinama chanting parties. But Srila Prabhupada has often emphasized the similarities between faiths and the need for Interfaith dialogue. In the purport to the twenty-fourth text of the twenty-second chapter of the Fourth Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, he writes, “When people are mostly under the modes of passion and ignorance, their system of religion will be of the same quality. A devotee, instead of criticizing such systems, will encourage the followers to stick to their principles so that gradually they can come to the platform of religion in goodness. Simply by criticizing them, a devotee’s mind will be agitated. Thus a devotee should tolerate and learn to stop agitation.”
Hare Krishnas are Sectarian