Question: Krishna Consciousness Outside of ISKCON?
Is it possible for someone to be Krishna Conscious outside of ISKCON?
Hari Bol!
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Answer: Devotee Association is Essential
Srila Prabhupada explains in his purport to SB 4.9.11 as follows:
"Transcendental devotional service cannot be complete and cannot be relishable without the association of devotees. We have therefore established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Anyone who is trying to be aloof from this Krishna Consciousness Society and yet engage in Krishna consciousness is living in a great hallucination, for this is not possible."
So the point is that if we are sincere about become Krishna conscious, we should take advantage of the wonderful mercy of Krishna as manifested in the form of ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. We have seen countless examples of persons who tried to become Krishna conscious away from the association of the devotees and who failed in their practice of Krishna consciousness.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
