“Regarding the outlaws, why police protection is not there? Does it mean that in the United States if somebody is threatened, he will have no
state protection and must submit to the atrocities of the outlaws? Our point should be that we shall take all necessary steps for self-protection, depending for the result on Krsna. We should not idly sit down simply depending on Krsna. Arjuna had to fight in the battlefield, but at the same time he heard Bhagavad-gita. Our motto shall be like that. Neither we shall fight alone, without Krsna consciousness, nor we shall give up all possible facilities in Krsna consciousness.”
(SPL to Brahmananda, September 9th, 1969)
“The Deities may be immediately repaired and worshipped. Now we must take precaution as you have suggested. You may get some guns and some of the boys may be trained as ksatriyas. Such gunshots could have taken place long ago since we are challenging everybody. So we must be prepared to fight. We cannot stop this movement. It is actually fighting maya. So maya may also sometimes cause casualties in our camp. So, we must thank Krsna and seriously dedicate everything to him. So, you are Kirtananda Maharaja, take pleasure in performing kirtana. That is our real weapon against maya.”
(SPL to Kirtananda Maharaja, 14th June, 1973)
“I understand that some philosophers in Russia are thinking of autocracy with good sense. I am also advocating this philosophy. I have explained many times, the Vedic system of autocracy or monarchy in good training of God consciousness can save the world though less political thieves have failed Marxism. If England people can become Krsna consciousness where monarchy is superficially maintained and if the next is a Krsna conscious autocrat it will be a great revolution in the political field. Such noble king is not an autocrat but guided by brahmanas how to rule and see everyone employed in their respective duties as brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, and sudra and no one unemployed. There is no question of unwanted upheaval in society.”
(SPL to Syamasundara, 1st April, 1974)