Beauty Over Power"Beauty over power".
Where does that come from? It comes from Guru Maharaj. And if you read in the beginning of ‘‘The Search for Sri Krishna’’ Very beautiful. I mean... I got to place it there. Why did it appear there? Did I put it there? Or was I used by some higher power to place it there? I would subscribe to the latter. I do not know anything about Krishna Consciousness. But Guru Maharaj [does], [and by] offering ourselves in service to him and his conception, something appeared there. So, if you look in a very beginning, what does it say? Beauty is the ultimate controlling principle. It's greater than power. So, thematically Guru Maharaj, he has certain themes, seed, concept themes, that he revisits continuously. One is: form versus substance or substance over form. Beauty over power. Mercy over justice. Heart over intellect. He has a consistent system. So, talking about “Beauty over power” means: which is a greater force? Beauty or what we generally conceive of as power? There are so many examples in history of the most powerful man, coming under the sway of the beautiful girl.
There are historic examples of this all over the world. North, South, East and West. The most powerful man comes under the control of the beauty of the young girl. That is an example of Beauty over power.