DEPENDENT... WHEN IS IT GOOD AND WHEN IS IT BAD?

 

There is immense benefit in a society for Krishna consciousness. The yajna for this age is the sankirtan yajna, especially the congregational chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. So a society or community developed around the sankirtan yajna is invaluable. Not only do the participants in the sacrifice gain immense benefit but because they are highly visible to everyone others gain benefit also by being reminded of Krishna, spiritual life and spiritual activities. It is great, great movement of the Lord. And ISKCON is supercharged by His divine Grace for the express purpose of facilitating the sankirtan yajna.

I posted previously that to become attached to a community or a group is to open up for a disappointment. Even ISKCON or a subgroup of ISKCON. I still maintain that position. So how can I say ISKCON as a group or a society is magnificent and anyone who can participate should not miss the opportunity and then in the next breath say that depending on any group even ISKCON is a mistake?
The dependency is on guru and Krishna not on the surrounding group of other dependents. When everyone is doing like that, everyone depending on guru and Krishna then there is harmony. That is a healthy Krishna conscious society with Krishna in the center. With the sankirtan yajna in the center. After all what is the form of worship of the Deity in the temple? Sankirtana. At ever function sankirtana. Hearing and chanting...
Srila Prabhupada's books are also sankirtana. He has called the printing press the big mrdunga. If we want to reach Krishna consciousness it is through the mercy of Lord Chaitanya in the panca tattva.
"All different kinds of sacrifices are performed just to satisfy Lord Narayana with a view to reach Him, and the best sacrifice
recommended in this age of Kali is sankirtana-yajna, the mainstay on devotional service of a Narayana-para devotee." SB 2.5.15 purport
Srila Prabhupada has put everything into place. Let me take shelter at His Lotus Feet.