Srila Prabhupada's Fighting SpiritSrila Prabhupada was a fighter. Throughout his life he struggled against the indifference of his family. Just to get on the Jaladuta he had to overcome more indifference, plus disbelief and government red tape. He landed in America, a lone fighter, armed with the sword of knowledge. After taking stock of the battle ahead, he proceeded to hack away at just about everything America stood for.He was against modern "slaughterhouse" education and the grossly materialistic "build and break" society. Much of what he said appealed to the non-conformist, anti-establishment hippies. But Srila Prabhupada did not compromise with hippyism either. He saw through their motivated cries for peace, their pleas to end the war so they could peacefully go on enjoying sense gratification. He was against free sex, contraception, abortion, women's liberation, homosex, and even heterosex not meant for producing Krsna conscious children. Laziness, uncleanness, and vague so-called "spirituality" were all kicked out by Srila Prabhupada .Srila Prabhupada decried cheating swamis and bogus incarnations of God. He decried the bodily concept of life, karma, jnana, yoga, mixed devotion, demigod worship, smarta-ism, Mayavada and sahajiya-ism. He was against getting up later than 4 a.m., or indeed anything less than pure devotional service to Krsna.He berated the United Nations when no one else dreamed to do so. He exposed those who claimed to be gentlemen simply by wearing a suit and tie. He spoke against meat-eating, communism, complacency, the consumer and machine society, modern city life, cruelty to trees, and the false theory of overpopulation.Srila Prabhupada was against the illusion that we can be happy by any means except pure devotional service to Krsna. He was for Krsna only, and against anything conceived of without relation to Krsna.- From the "My Memories of Srila Prabhupada" by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami
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