Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur and Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja used the British and their empire in such ways so as to assist them in reestablishing Vedic cultures and educating the masses in systematic ways , within India .This was the beginnings of their greater mission, which was to one day spread Vedic cultures and particularly the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and bring its influences worldwide . Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in a future time, would step off a ship at Boston Harbour USA and begin the International Society for Krishna consciousness.
Ironically, the two great acaryas used the British , as well as appreciating some of the new methods of educational pursuits they had established in India, that included economics , science, literature, sociology , the arts etc etc . In the transcendental vision of these acaryas, nothing was to be left off the table when it came to spreading Krishna consciousness. The British had no idea that in future times, the Acaryas, using education and Vedic cultures, would turn the tables on Western cultures by establishing within Western societies temples and centres and bring new hopes to peoples and their societies at large . In 2025 , those hopes and new visions for peace and prosperity for countries worldwide inspired by a more simple type of living and higher thinking are ever more needed , as leaders all over the world fail their people.
There were many ways these two great acaryas were cooperative with the British , and due to this cooperative spirit, the British allowed a post office to be established in Mayapur, dispite it being a remote region of Bengal . The post office meant the Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja could post off and receive information that greatly assisted him in establishing 64 centres of Krishna consciousness all over India.
HH Bhakti Vikas Swami has recently on the appearance day 2025 of Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati, given some interesting talks on these and other matters , which is well worth a listen on YouTube. Those talks also highlight the ontology and morphology of a spiritual movement , both necessary for greater preaching , but the cor ontology is the most important out of the two .
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