Sixty years of ISKCON..

Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada…

Sixty years seven purposes.

The seven purposes Srila Prabhupada outlined in ISKCON’s original incorporating documents are: [1]

  1. Propagate Spiritual Knowledge: To educate people in spiritual techniques to restore the imbalance of material values and achieve world peace. [1, 2]
  2. Promote Krishna Consciousness: To teach the consciousness of God (Krishna) as revealed in sacred texts like the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. [1, 2]
  3. Recognize the Soul: To teach that every soul is a part and parcel of Godhead, bringing humanity closer together and nearer to the Divine. [1]
  4. Teach the Sankirtana Movement: To encourage the congregational chanting of the holy names of God. [1, 2]
  5. Establish Holy Places: To build and maintain places of transcendental pastimes dedicated to Krishna for society at large. [1, 2]
  6. Encourage a Natural Lifestyle: To unite members in adopting a simpler, more natural way of life (often summarized as “simple living, high thinking”). [1, 2, 3]
  7. Publish and Distribute Books: To print and circulate spiritual magazines, books, and other writings to support the aforementioned goals. [1, 2]

OH MY LORD OF LORDS
ONE THING AND THATS FOR SURE ,
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU .

YOU CAME HEEDING THE ACARYAS CALL ,
TEACHING PURE DEVOTION TO ONE AND ALL ,
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU

YOU APPEARED IN NEW YORK ALONG WITH  YOUR LOVING GLANCE ,
YOUR TRANCENDENTAL MUSIC MAKES THE WHOLE WORLD DANCE ,
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU

YOU KEPT THE WHOLE WORLD IN YOUR PRAYERS ,
AND GRANTED A LIFE OF KRISHNA’S SERVICE AWAY FROM MAYAS LAIRE ,
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU.

TO GIVE THE  TASTE OF SUBLIME PLEASURE ,
AND THE PAIN WITHIN YOU  CONCURE ,
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU

REACHING UP TO THE HIGHEST AND REACHING DOWN TO THE LOW ,
A HUMBLED SPIRIT WITH BOLD  COMPASSION  YOU SHOW .
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU.

YOU GAVE US THE PERFECTION OF RELIGION ,
..ALONG WITH SCIENTIFIC  TRANCENDENTAL TRANSITION
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU

A GUIDING LIGHT THE JOURNEY BEGAN ,
PERFECTED BY THE SINCERE DAUGHTER OR SON
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU

REBLE SOCIETY YOU CAME TO PUT IT STRAIGHT ,
RASCALS AND DEMONS  , IT’S  YOU  FRUSTRATE ,
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU

A SIMPLE HEARTED PERSON THEY CAN UNDERSTAND ,
THE CROOKED LEFT HANGING THEIR METHODS UNDERHAND ,
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU.

MAHAPRABHUS ORDER THAT HAS ENSUED ,
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL , HEARTS  SPIRITUALLY ENTHUSED
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU.

THEY THINK ITS A RELIGION YOU DECLARE ,
BUT NO , EVERYTHING , ALL  INCLUSIVE , ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE WE SHARE , 
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU

PASSING THE MESSAGE COMPLETE AND UNCHANGED ,
GURU IS ONE SUCCESSION ARRANGED ,
WE’LL NEVER FIND ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL THAN YOU.

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