Angles of Vision

Krsna consciousness is multi-faceted. Srila Prabhupada has used the
phrase, "angle of vision" many times. Even material truth is
many-sided. It is said there are at least two sides to every issue, and
another maxim says that the pursuit of truth is like picking
raspberries. You miss a lot if you approach from only one angle. Srila
Prabhupada wanted us to approach Krsna consciousness with an open mind.
Krsna is the ultimate Truth, so this truth has an infinite number of
facets. Being 'independently thoughtful' doesn't mean joining the 'herd
of independent minds,' and 'mentally active' doesn't mean
direction-less and endlessly speculating.

Ultimately we have to
arrive at Siddhanta (a definitive conclusion), considering "mahajana
yena gata sva pantha." However, like the great souled commentators in
our line, including Srila Prabhupada, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati,
Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, and Sridhara Swami, we still need to
carefully consider Krishna consciousness from all angles.