We don’t make any compromise.

“We don’t make any compromise. Our process is to show
Krishna Consciousness as it is, not as others want to see it.“

“Our process is to show Krishna Consciousness as it is, not as others want to see it. By showing KC in this way, you are making the thing less important. It is not that we should change to accommodate the public, but that we should change the public to accommodate us.”

I have seen your advertisements as shown to me by Syamasundara., and I think you have made the thing less important. This kind of ad is not good, it is not grave. Our process is to show Krishna Consciousness as it is, not as others want to see it. By showing KC in this way, you are making the thing less important. It is not that we should change to accommodate the public, but that we shoud change the public to accommodate us. (S.P. Letter to: Yogesvara Bombay 28 December, 1971)

This is a very good way to induce the public for accepting our philosophy, because they are prone to believe and accept whatever they hear on the radios and televisions. Now go on in this way increasing more and more, and always stick tight to the point of our philosophy. We should not compromise in any way just to accommodate the public idea, but we can so tastefully present the real thing that we will change the people to accommodate us. Thank you very much for assisting Lord Caitanya so nicely in spreading this Sankirtana Movement. (S.P. Letter to: Siddhesvara, Krsnakanti Calcutta 16 February, 1972)

If one stops preaching and simply sits down in a solitary place, he is engaging in material activity. If one desires to make a compromise with the Mayavadis, he is also engaged in material activity. A devotee should never make compromises with nondevotees. (C.C. Madhya lila 12.135)

When Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “What is your this religion? You are eating your father and mother?” Directly. Not that He was talking with a magistrate, He should be a little respectful. No. In spiritual matter, everything spoken frankly, no compromise. Just like we say, “You are not a Krsna conscious person. Then you are a rascal. That’s all.” You may be the president. That doesn’t matter. But because you are not Krsna conscious, you are rascal. There is no compromise, “Oh, here is a big man. How he is speaking.” We see everywhere. So many scientists come. I say, “You are rascal. You are demon.” (laughter) I say it. And they tolerate. I prove that he is a rascal. I prove that he is a rascal, he is a demon. Then he tolerates, “Yes.” We have got sufficient strength to prove, any materialistic man, to prove that he is a rascal. That is possible. Vidhi-mahendradis ca kitayate: “If one is practically a devotee of Lord, he doesn’t care even personalities like Vidhi.” Vidhi means Lord Brahma. Vidhi-mahendradis ca kitayate. Kitayate means such great personalities are taken by perfect devotee as ordinary insect. As ordinary insect has no value, similarly, anyone, however great he may be in this material world, if he is not God conscious, he is no better than the insect. Because it has no value. Because he does not know that he is going to become a dog next life. He loved a dog very much, and he bequeathed his all property to the dog, but he is going to become himself a dog. Therefore he’s a rascal. What is his intelligence? He got some money. There are many instances in (your) country. They bequeath the whole wealth to the dog. (Srimad-Bhagavatam Lecture 1.16.3 Los Angeles, December 31, 1973)

Lord Caitanya wanted that the message should be distributed in every village and town of the globe. Let us do this service as far as possible in all seriousness. We can not make any compromise with anyone for cheap popularity. (S.P. Letter to: Brahmananda San Francisco 21 December, 1967)

Who does not surrender to Krsna? You’ll say that “There are so many big, big persons, and they do not surrender to Krsna. So they are all mudhas?” Yes, they are all mudhas. That is the verdict of the sastra. We cannot make any compromise. That is not possible, against the principle of the sastra. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lecture, Adi-lila 7.7 Mayapur, March 9, 1974)

Our purpose is to teach our own philosophy. Do not lose sight of that purpose or become distracted by other things. I have also made one book about other philosophies of your western philosophers, but I did not make compromise. My purpose was to defeat them and expose their nonsense propositions, in the light of Vedic knowledge or Krsna consciousness philosophy. That is our purpose. (S.P.Letter to: VARIOUS Unknown Place Unknown Date)

We are therefore requesting people that don’t be misled. Here is the greatest mahajana, Krsna Himself. You follow His instruction. It is very easy, there is no complication. This is our propaganda. But we don’t make any compromise. Why shall I make compromise? If we are presenting the right thing, why shall I make compromise with something wrong? (Hindi) Baliye(?). If we are confident that we are presenting the right thing, why shall I make compromise with the wrong thing? (Hindi) No, you are intelligent. You can say if I am saying something wrong. Our culture has been spoiled by interpreting wrongly Krsna’s words. (S.P. Evening Darsana August 12, 1976, Tehran)

Prabhupada: Yes. And if you don’t care for the sastras, if you manufacture your own way, then, as it is stated, na siddhim savapnoti. You’ll never be successful. Na sukham na param gatim. Neither happiness nor better life will be next or the supreme goal. These things finished. Yah sastra-vidhim utsrjya vartate kama-karatah. If you do not take the guidance of the sastra then all your hope is finished. You can hope, but you’ll never… This is our… Therefore we follow the sastras and we teach others to follow sastras. If you like you can do. Otherwise do whatever you like. But you don’t manufacture and spoil my life and others. You don’t do.
Indian man: There was some trouble with your movement in America recently.
Prabhupada: We don’t care for this trouble. If you are sincere it is all right. We are facing so many difficulties. We don’t care for it. We never compromise. All my students, they will never compromise. Why shall I compromise? If I am confident that I am speaking the truth, why shall I make compromise? Those who are not confident of his position, they will make compromise. One who does not know where he stands, he will make compromise. And if I know where I am standing, why shall I make compromise? Let others do whatever he likes. This is our position. (Press Interview December 31, 1976, Bombay)

I am not much fond of the idea of changing things to accommodate the public–better to change the public to accommodate us. Therefore I suggest wherever there is Sanskrit used there should also be English spelling in brackets. In this way, the public will become accustomed to Sanskrit language so that in future we may use only Sanskrit and they will understand. (S.P. Letter to: Bali-mardana Bombay 28 December, 1971)

While preaching our movement we should take this attitude. We cannot make compromise with anyone. Krsna, Krsna, Caitanya… Lord Caitanya’s cult is to preach the instruction or talks about Krsna. That’s all. Yare dekha, tare kaha krsna-upadesa. (S.P. Morning Walk April 29, 1973, Los Angeles)