Quoting Srila Prabhupada selectively is generally a sign of intellectual dishonesty or mental laziness. However, there are exceptions, and the following often-cited phrase from Srimad Bhagavatam is one I’ve used time and again. It says a lot more to me than the literal meaning of the words: “Anyone who is trying to be aloof from this Krsna Consciousness Society and yet engage in Krsna consciousness is living in a great hallucination, for this is not possible.” [4.9.11/Purport] I have also heard – on good authority – that Bhakti Vijnana Swami (formerly Vaidyanatha dasa Brahmacari of Moscow) said in a lecture that one cannot execute Srila Prabhupada’s mission unless one is in ISKCON.
Hallucination