Opposition and persecution prove the Krishna Consciousness movement spreads powerfully, requiring devotees' courageous endurance.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Prabhupāda: And this paper should be carried to present there. [break] ...did they predict? They are not going to do all this protest against Transcendental Meditation. Hari-śauri: No.
Prabhupāda: That means here they are feeling the weight. You see? These protests, this combination, this endeavor to collapse our..., that means they are feeling more weight. And what is this movement, Transcendent...?
They never formed against any case, anything, Transcendental... They know that is farce. There are so many other groups: Yogi Bhajan, Transcendental Meditation and... What is he?
Prabhupāda: Guru Maharaja. So many. Ramakrishna is not very prominent. Sai Baba.
[aside:] Little, little, everyone. Who asked for them? Aurobindo. Even Aurobindo.
Who will protest against Aurobindo? Aurobindo has got some influence in the Western... Jagadīśa: Not so much. Hari-śauri: I never heard of him before.
Prabhupāda: Hmm? Hari-śauri: [laughs] I never heard of Aurobindo. If someone is interested in Eastern philosophy, generally they read books about Aurobindo and stuff like that, because up till now that's been the only literature that's been available in the West.