Real change comes through elevating consciousness to Krishna awareness, not through political force or violence.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Morning Walk — December 30, 1973, Los Angeles 731230MW-LOS ANGELES [41:30 Minutes] Walk_731230MW-LOS ANGELES Śrutakīrti: [introducing tape] Morning Walk, December 30, 1973. [break] Prajāpati: In this morning's class you were giving us the example of the takeover of the kingship, of the brāhmaṇas getting rid of a bad king. So many times in the literature you've given us, whether Kṛṣṇa killing His uncle King Kaṁsa, or the Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and Arjuna in the Battle of Kurukṣetra killing the old political regime that are demoniac consciousness. Is this the recommended means in Vedic literature for getting rid of bad government, or are there other means that are described, that one can get rid of demoniac government and take over with godly rulers? Prabhupāda: Well, in politics, unless there is violence, you cannot take.
Simply by sweet words, not possible. That was the difference between our political leaders Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose. So Subhas Chandra Bose was of opinion that—and that is a fact—that "You are agitating non-violence. These people will never care for your non-violence.
Unless there is violence, so these Britishers will never go away." So Gandhi would say, "No, I am not going to accept this violence theory. I shall continue." So for thirty years... He started from 1917, and up to '47, the Britishers did not go. But when Subhas Chandra Bose, he saw...
He took the political power. He became the president. But the Gandhi was angry. So because he was old leader, out of respect, he resigned the presidentship.
Then he though that "So long this man will live, there will be no independence." So he went out of India and joined with Hitler, and Tojo, Japanese. Nitāi: Who went out of India, Prabhupāda? Who went out of India? Prabhupāda: This Subhas Chandra Bose. And he organized the INA, Indian National Army.
So when this Indian National Army was organized and the Britishers... They were great politician. They saw, "Now the army is going to national movement. We cannot be." Then they left.
Because it was not possible. They were maintaining British Empire with Indian money, Indian men. You see? They did not conquer by their British soldiers all round the Far East, Burma and the Mesopotamia and Egypt. That was Indian army, the Sikh soldiers and the Gurkha soldiers, and Indian money.