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Power Part 3 (continued from last week)

In the last two postings we have been considering a letter Shrila Prabhupada wrote in 1972 concerning the nature of power. A devotee had written Prabhupada with misgivings about competition in activities of preaching. To this apparently simple and down-to-earth … Continue reading

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Power Part 2 (continued from last week)

During the Christmas shopping season of 1972, the ISKCON temples in North America engaged, as usual, in a fiercely competitive book distribution marathon. Some aspects of that contest gave the president of the Chicago temple misgivings, which he placed before … Continue reading

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Power Part 1

Were I to name the one human act most responsible for the wrongs in this world it would be, hands down, the abuse of power. As far back as our history books can relate, the strong have exploited the weak. … Continue reading

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