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Everything is there in the Vedic culture, but this culture of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness, which is summarized in Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 As It Is, had not been preached properly. Everyone had interpreted Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 in his own way, to satisfy his own whims. We are just trying for the first time to present Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 as it is, and it is becoming effective. So this is not a \u201cdifferent role\u201d for the Vedic culture. It is the actual role. Nobody had tried for it; therefore K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a had been unknown in the Western countries. But even though we have been attempting to introduce Him for only a few years, still, because it is reality, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness is being accepted. So it is not a new role for the Vedic culture. The role is already there \u2013 to preach K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness. [..] This movement is not some kind of rubber-stamp proselytizing \u2013 \u201cYou were Christian; now you are Hindu.\u201d After all, if one does not know what his position is, what benefit will he derive by simply being stamped \u201cHindu\u201d? Pu\u1e63\u1e6da K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: No benefit. He\u2019ll still be in ignorance of his real, spiritual identity. \u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da: If you keep someone on the ignorant platform, then what is the benefit of making a Christian or a Muslim into a Hindu? No, artificially changing someone into a Hindu will not help. One must know the philosophy of life. One must know what God is. One must learn how to love God. That is real life. \u2022\u2022\u2022 if you\u2019d like to find links to read for free or purchase: sravanamdiaries.com/civilization-and-transcendence