Bhakti Charu Swami - ISKCON: Society of Pure Devotees

H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami

'Shrila Prabhupada once said that all devotees in ISKCON are pure devotees. One may question how this can be so, especially when there are so many new devotees in ISKCON, how can they all be considered pure devotees? But Prabhupada explained that it was just time that was separating them from becoming pure. There is the analogy of the mango which is raw. As long as it stays on the tree, it will inevitably become ripe. Similarly, so long as the devotee remains in association with other devotees in ISKCON, he will eventually become fully purified.'

Paraphrased from a question and answer session.
ISKCON Pandava Sena Retreat, Simhachalam Temple, Jandelsbrunn, Germany, August 2005.
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