Points for Indira Gandhi

16 August, 1975
Bombay
POINTS TO BE PRESENTED TO PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI
1. As it is stated on our letterhead, the Krishna consciousness movement is
for the whole human society for reviving its God consciousness. “mamai-vamse
jiva loke/ jiva bhutah sanatanah. Bg. 7:15. The living entity and God are
intimately related as the part and the whole.
2. We are preaching this philosophy on the basis of the Bhagavad-gita As It
Is without any interpretation. This is a cultural and educational movement
to understand what we are, what is God, and what is our relationship and how
to act upon it.
3. The basic principle is that people must eat sumptuously and be free from
all anxieties to cultivate his spiritual identity and his relationship with
God. We invite everyone without any discrimination of caste, creed, and
nationality, and factually within our Society there are members from all
parts of the world, Europe, America, Africa, etc.
4. In India we have got special interest to distribute prasad to the half
fed or hungry population. For this purpose we are getting money from America
and we are getting goods from Australia also. We have got already 6 or 7
centers in India and we are distributing prasad in all centers.
5. The young Indian men are not joining our movement. So for conducting all
this business we require 50-100 men, foreigners who are trained up. We have
no business to take part in politics. We are bringing money from our country
outside India. Practically we do not eat by spending India’s money. We are
therefore requesting to allow our men to work on this mission to distribute
prasad without any expenditure from India’s side. Even for our own
subsistence we shall bring money from abroad, and the bank will certify.
6. If we take to politics we can be asked to leave, but we are only
interested in this movement of welfare activities. On this basis we ask for
50-100 men.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Letter to: Indira Gandhi, 20 August, 1975
Indira Gandhi died Oct. 31, 1984