criticize or not criticize?

Prabhupada: So all these GBC members, they must be well expert in
explaining; otherwise what is the use of this writing, taking so much labor,
books? They should go, preach, understand. And when there is difficulty, I
am present. They are already explained. I am taking so much pain in writing
books. If you don’t read—if you simply make it for sale–then what is the
use? Just these all rascals should be challenged vigorously. They are
misleading the whole population, and blaspheming the Indian spiritual
culture. People are depending so much on this culture for their upliftment,
and they are blackmailing for money’s sake. They want to be cheated, that’s
all right. But our business is to save them.
Gaurasundara: I thought you were saying that we shouldn’t criticize these
people in public.
Prabhupada: No, no. To criticize means… Of course, when you are
preaching, we have to show the real truth. And that is not criticizing. It
is just like if you call a thief a thief. If you point out, “This man is
thief,” this is not criticizing. If I warn that “Don’t mix with
Gaurasundara; he is a thief,” and suppose he is a thief, is it criticizing?
…if we distinguish, “This man is thief and this man is not,” then that is
not criticism; that is speaking the truth.
…Anyway, criticize or not criticize, we have to give everything carefully.
But our preaching must be to save the people from pitfalls.
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