I have received one reply from Mr. Bajaj of the Gita Pratisthan dated May 25, 1976, and it is not feasible for me to attend this meeting so if it appears wise you can go as my disciples on my behalf, both yourself and Gopäla Krsna. This is the line that you should adopt: We are already propagating Gita, but 'As It Is' without changing. This should be the method. Krsna is not going to flatter the politicians and learned scholars, rather Krsna is teaching them how to flatter Krsna: na mäà duñkåtino müòhäù, prapadyante narädhamäù, etc.
If one is not prepared to surrender to Krsna, then what is the meaning of preaching Gita. If one has got their own philosophy, then let them preach their own philosophy, but do not do it in the name of the Gita. This is our protest to all of the interpreters of the Bhagavad-gita. If they do not believe in God, Krsna, and they don't want to surrender to Him, then let him preach atheism. Everyone has got the right to do this, but why through the Gita? This is like a man who wants to smoke gaïja, but he does not want to be caught. So he takes a friend's hand and smokes it in his hand, and then when the authorities come, he says, 'Oh! I have not smoked ganja, see, my hands are clean!' The idea is that if one wants to preach the Gita, then he must preach it as it is, otherwise, don’t go through the Gita. So as my students, you can speak very tactfully."
(SPL to Giriraja, 6th June, 1976)