Srila Prabhupada

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Reason 1
 yasya prasädäd
bhagavat-prasädo
yasyäprasädäd
na gatiù kuto ’pi
“By the mercy of guru one
can achieve the mercy
of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead.”
kintu prabhor yaù priya eva tasya
Why the spiritual master’s
position is so great?
Because he is very, very
confidential servant
of Kåñëa; therefore his
position is so great.
REF. Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7.9.28
-- Mäyäpur, March 6, 1976
“Please try to distribute my books in
huge quantities more and more.
This is very much satisfying to me.”
REF. Letter to: Sons -- Bombay 28 December, 1974
“If you want to please me
then distribute my books”
REF.BBT Poster
Reason 2
Prahläda Mahäräja said
“I am quite happy.
I have no problem.
 Tato vimüòha-
But I am thinking
cetasa indriyärtha:
of these rascals.
“They have made the whole aim
of life sense gratification.”
This civilization as
it is going on
is very risky.
 So as Kåñëa
conscious men,
we should try
to save them.
That is the duty.
 Every word is for the good of the human
society. Every word, each and every word.
Therefore we stress so much in the book
distribution. Somehow or other, if the book
goes in one hand, he will be benefited. At
least he will see, “Oh, they have taken so
much price. Let me see what is there.”
If he reads one çloka, his life will be
successful. If one çloka, one word.
This is such nice things.
 Therefore we are stressing so much,
“Please distribute book, distribute book,
distribute book.” A greater mådaìga. We
are chanting, playing our mådaìga. It is
heard within this room or little more. But
this mådaìga will go home to home,
country to country, community to
community, this mådaìga.

REF. Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.16.8 -- Los Angeles,

January 5, 1974
Reason 3
 Bhakti – means
practical
action for Krishna
Arjuna was ordered by Kåñëa,
“You fight.”
 When Kåñëa says,
“You fight,” you must fight.
Not that Kåñëa says,
“You fight,” and you
say, “No, I have taken
Your shelter.
Why shall I fight?”
That is disobedience.
 When Kåñëa says,
“You fight,” you must fight.
Our life should be
that whatever Kåñëa says...
That is full surrender.

REF. Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.5.23

-- Våndävana, August 4, 1974
Srila Prabhupada says
Bhakti means
the activities
which will
please Kåñëa.
Just work.
Go to sell books
and work hard.
That is wanted

REF. SB 7.9.53 -- Våndävana,

April 8, 1976
“Push on with these preaching activities and
distribute my books profusely.
People will someday realize how
valuable books we have left them.”
REF. Letter to: Ajita -- Honolulu 11 May, 1976
That practice we should... Abhyäsa-yoga-
yuktena [Bg. 8.8]. If we do something...
Suppose you are going to distribute books.
But what is the idea? “It is Kåñëa’s books;
it must be distributed.” So Kåñëa is
remembered there. At the same time,
because it is Kåñëa’s book, if somebody
purchases, if he pays something, he’ll look
at it, something, that “What this nonsense
has written? Let me see.”
Then he will get some idea. And if he reads
one line, he comes hundred times forward
to Kåñëa consciousness. This is the idea. If
you want... Svalpam apy asya dharmasya
träyate mahato. This is preaching.

REF. Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7.9.47 -- Våndävana, April

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Reason 4
Repay the debt to
Spiritual Master
“This indeed is the duty of all true disciples:
to repay the debt to their spiritual
master by offering him, with pure hearts,
their wealth and even their very lives.”
REF. SB 10.80.41
“It is not possible for
the disciple to
repay the debt to the
spiritual master.
Therefore the disciple
remains eternally
indebted to the
spiritual master
 and continually
works in such a
way that the
spiritual master may
become pleased
upon him.”

REF. Letter to: Mantrini

-- Paris 29 July, 1976
“If you feel at all indebted
to me then you should
preach vigorously like
me. That is the proper
way to repay me.”
“Of course, no one can repay the debt to the
spiritual master, but the spiritual master
is very much pleased by such an
attitude by the disciple.”
REF. Letter to: Residents of New Dvaraka
-- Bombay 14 August, 1976
Reason 5
Recipient of special mercy by
participating in mission
of great acharyas
 As the Supreme Personality of Godhead
comes down upon this earth to reestablish
the principles of religion, so His
representative, the spiritual master, also
comes to re-establish religious principles.
 It is the duty of the disciples
to take charge of the mission
of the spiritual master
and execute it properly.
REF. SB 4.28.51
Reason 6
Your spiritual
advancement
If a disciple is very serious
to execute the mission of
the spiritual master,
he immediately
 associates with
the Supreme Personality
of Godhead by väëé or vapuù.
This is the only secret of success
in seeing the Supreme
Personality of Godhead.
REF. SB 4.28.51
Reason 7
Get noticed
by Krishna
Srila Prabhupada
instructs
Don’t try to see God,
but act in such a way
that God will see you.
That is wanted.
 That is bhakti,
not that “O God,
please come.
I will see you.”
Why God will come
to see you?
 Be qualified and
Krishna will see you.
He will call you,
“Yes, come back. Come back home,
back to home, back to Godhead.”
REF. Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7.9.16
-- Mäyäpur, February 23, 1976
At first Mahäräja Pratäparudra
did not have a chance to meet
Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu,
 but when the Lord saw that the King was
serving Lord Jagannätha as a menial sweeper,
The Lord’s mercy upon the King became
a solid fact.
When Mahäräja Pratäparudra, in the dress
of a Vaiñëava, was serving the Lord,
the Lord did not even inquire who
he was. Rather, He had compassion
upon him and embraced him.
REF. Madhya 14.16
POINTS TO REMEMBER
Be tolerant:
Often the sädhu’s task is a thankless one,
but he has to be tolerant. Despite all
the trouble a sädhu may encounter,
he is tolerant & very merciful
upon fallen conditioned souls.

REF. TLK Vs 21
 Kñamä, tolerance and
forgiveness,
should be practiced;
one should be
tolerant and excuse the
minor offenses of others.

REF. Bg 10.4, Bg 10.5, Bg 10.4-5

Envious people:
 Even if people are
envious, a sädhu is always
thinking how to save others
from the clutches of mäyä.

REF. TLK Vs 21
When one is engaged in devotional service,
he is often surrounded by envious people,
and often many enemies come to try
to defeat him or stop him.
 This is not new in this present age,
for even in the days of Prahläda Mahäräja,
who was engaged in the devotional
service of the Lord, was harassed
by his demoniac father, Hiraëyakaçipu.
 The atheists are always
prepared to harass a devotee;
therefore Caitanya Mahäprabhu
suggested that one be very
tolerant of these people.
REF. SB 4.24.67
Facing criticism:
Because the blasphemy was cast against
Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu Himself,
He did not feel sorry, and therefore
He was smiling. This is ideal
Vaiñëava behavior.
 One should not become angry
upon hearing criticism of himself.
REF. CC Adi 7.52 purport
Public may or
may not take:
 Spiritual master has ordered
to distribute books; you shall do that.
That is obedience.
Now the public may take or not take,
that is public’s option.
But my duty is—because spiritual
master has said—I must try my best.
REF. Room Conversation –
May 3, 1976, Honolulu
 Don’t be
disappointed:
Don’t be disappointed that the whole
day you work, and nobody
was interested in
Kåñëa consciousness.

No.
Don’t be
disappointed.
You have worked sincerely
the whole day, that is
your credit. That’s all.
That’s your credit.
 Kåñëa will see,
bhäva-grähé-janärdana.
 Kåñëa wants to
see that how much
you are spending
your valuable life
and energy for Kåñëa.
That’s all.
REF. Bhagavad-gétä 2.26 –
Los Angeles, December 6, 1968
 Participate
enthusiastically:
 Your enthusiasm is
very encouraging to me;
there is great need for the spreading of
Krishna Consciousness, and we need
so many enthusiastic boys and girls
for carrying on this great mission of
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 Now in my old age,
I am leaving this great
responsibility in the
hands of all of you
my students.
REF. Letter to: Karunamayi
-- Los Angeles 25 February, 1968
Nothing to
be sorry:
Suppose we approach sometimes a rich
man to favor us with some
contribution, membership fees.
But that rich man cannot favor
us unless it is sanctioned by Kåñëa.
 Kåñëa is there within
himself, and if He says that
“You give him this money,”
the man will give us.
So we shall not be sorry. Suppose we go
somewhere and he did not favor us.
We should not be sorry.
We should know that Kåñëa did
not dictate him. He is not so
fortunate now; therefore
Kåñëa did not dictate him.
So there is nothing to be sorry.
This should be our principle.
REF. Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7.9.42
-- Mäyäpur, March 22, 1976
 Believe
– You can do it !
 “Okay –
I will give it a try,
but I don’t think I can do it.”

Such attitudes
produce failure.
 Disbelief is
a negative power.
 When the mind
disbelieves or doubts,
mind attracts reasons
to support the disbelief.
Think doubt – you fail!
Think victory – you succeed!
When you believe I-can-do-it,

the how-to-do-it develops.

When you really believe
something can be done
– your mind helps
you find ways to do it.
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“Please try to distribute my books in huge quantities more and more. This is very
much saatisfying to me.” REF. Letter to: Sons -- Bombay 28 December, 1974