A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

There is hope in our Society, combination. There are Hindus; there are Muslims; there are Christians; there are black, white. Combine them. That looks very beautiful, just like combination of many flowers. There is black flower also. It looks nice, very nice. Each and every flower take alone, it is not beautiful, but when they are combined together, it looks very beautiful. It is attractive. And that is wanted. Because from the spiritual platform we are all working. Paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ [Bg. 5.18]. Spiritual platform, every one of us, we are servant of Kṛṣṇa. So where is the competition between one servant with another? There is… Even there is competition, the center is Kṛṣṇa—“Who can serve more?” Therefore that competition is very welcome, because there is no personal interest. Everyone is trying how to serve Kṛṣṇa more. That is wanted.

Room Conversation With Rādhā-Dāmodara Saṅkīrtana Party — March 16, 1976, Māyāpur