So we do not make any distinction that this type of religion is better than that type of religion. Any religion which teaches how to love God, that is first-class religion. That is the injunction of the Srimad-Bhagavatam.

So our Krsna consciousness movement is transcendental, paro dharmah. Sa vai pumsam paro dharmah. Para means above, above the so-called religious system. So this is not our manufactured thing. It is said in the Srimad-Bhagavatam in the beginning, dharmah projjhita-kaitavah atra: "Any kind of kaitavah, pretentious or false, illusory...," kaitavah. Kaitavah means cheating. "Cheating type of religion is rejected, thrown away," projjhita. Prakrsta-rupena ujjhita. Just like we sweep over the floor, we take the last particle of dust and throw it away, similarly, to become Krsna conscious means we have to give up all these so-called or cheating type of religious system. Because experience has shown that following the so many different designated religious systems, nobody has attained the platform of how to love God. Nobody has attained. This is practical experience. It is Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He introduced. But Lord Krsna gave hint that "This is real religion, mam ekam saranam vraja. This is religion." Any other religion, system of religion, which does not train the followers, how to love God, that is cheating type of religion. Caitanya Mahaprabhu says, prema pum-artho mahan. And Bhagavata says also. Real achievement of success in life is how to love God, or Krsna. That is the highest perfection of life.

So lokasya ajanatah. The foolish people, they do not know it. Lokasya ajanatah vidvams cakre satvata-samhitam. Because people, they do not know what is religion, what can give them actual relief, therefore vidvan, Vyasadeva, vidvan, Vedavyasa, vidvams cakre satvata-samhitam... The satvata-samhitam. Srimad-Bhagavatam is satvata-samhita.

So by Caitanya Mahaprabhu's grace, with the cooperation of the Western youths, this movement is going on. I have traveled all over the countries, as I reported, and everywhere I saw, I was very much pleased that sankirtana is going on. And it is improving. It is not declining. That is my greatest encouragement, that even in my absence, things are going on very nicely, improving. That is very hopeful. Not only thatfrom the Gurukula we are training small children. There are about more than hundred children in Dallas. They are rising early in the morning, attending mangala aratik, boys and girls not more than ten years, not more than five, six years. So that is very hopeful. In future they will become nice Vaisnava. And many children are taking birth. They are very nice devotees. In last, in our Sripada Atreya-rsi's small child, about six months old, as soon as I shout out, "Hare Krsna," immediately he'll... He'll laugh. Very nice. There are many such children. So all these children, they are Vaisnavas. Sucinam srimatam gehe yoga-bhrastah sanjayate [Bg. 6.41]. That is the... They are given chance to take birth in the family of Vaisnava father and mother. From the very beginning of life, they are getting encouragement. We had such opportunity. Somehow or other, we have come to this stage. Similarly, these children, they are getting opportunity from the very beginning of their life. So on the whole, it is very hopeful that in the Western countries... Not only Western countriesespecially Western countrieswe have sown some seed, that a community, Vaisnava community, is now established. That is very hopeful, a Vaisnava community, and they are, in America, they are now addressed, "American Hindus," these American boys and girls. So by the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, this much has been done, and they are improving more and more. They are serving Krsna. Pranair arthair dhiya vaca. This, our Gurukrpa Maharaja, has contributed large sum of money for our Vrndavana construction, and this time also, I have brought a very large sum of money, about fifty lakhs. So this will be utilized for Krsna's business. And these people, Western people, they are serving this cause with life, pranair; arthair, by money; dhiya, by intelligence; and by words.

So time is very bad at the present moment everywhere, especially in India. Of course, India's original culture is all right. But unfortunately, our modern leaders, they are killing the original culture. They want to introduce Western culture. Now it is openly there are beef shop, wine shop. So what can be done? It is Kali-yuga. Everything is possible. But those who are intelligent-krsna yei bhaje sei bada-caturathey should take to this Krsna consciousness movement and be successful of this human form of life. Hari hari bifale, janama gonainu, manusya-janama paiya, radha-krsna na bhajiya, janiya suniya bisa khainu. Anyone who is not taking to this Krsna consciousness movement, surely he is taking poison knowingly. That is the fact. Everyone, harav abhaktasya kuto mahad-guna [SB 5.18.12], no qualification. The so-called education has no meaning, no value. So it is not a whim that one may take to Krsna consciousness and one may not. No. It is compulsory. One must take to Krsna consciousness; otherwise his life is spoiled, srama eva hi kevalam.

So our request to everyone, especially who are a little bit inclined... (end)