Srila Prabhupada Letter to Damodara, December 3rd 1971
“I’m specially pleased to hear that your distribution of our books and magazines has increased. Go on in this way, increasing more and more. Each time someone reads some solid information about Krsna his life becomes changed in some way. These literatures are the solid ground upon which our preaching stands, so I want that they should be available to everyone, as many as possible. So please try for...
Srila Prabhupada Letter to Makhanlal and Tilaka devi, September 24th 1971
“Your proposal for a grhastha travelling sankirtana party is a very good one but the temple work should not be neglected. Both things should go on simultaneously. Our process is to work on bhagavata and pancaratriki systems simultaneously. Deity worship is pancaratriki system and preaching is bhagavata system. If we keep both systems in a regular way that will help us solidly in our advancement in Krsna...
Srila Prabhupada Letter to Trai dasa, December 8th 1973
“Thank you very much for pushing on our book distribution program so enthusiastically. Kindly offer all the devotees there my deepest gratitude for their wonderful service in this connection. I understand from Karandhara that you are one of the most staunch supporters and workers for distributing our books and I assure you that it is the highest service to my Guru Maharaja. Thank you very...
Prabhupada Quote sent by HG Vaisesika Prabhu
Devotee (2): When we are distributing books, Srila Prabhupada, and we are not doing so good and we are in anxiety, that is also spiritual? Prabhupada: That is…. For selling books anxiety is Krsna anxiety. If you become very anxious how to sell more books, that is Krsna anxiety. That is not trade anxiety; that is Krsna anxiety. Guru-krpa: So some people say that "When I go on sankirtana to sell books I become in too much...
The Natural Sympathy of a Devotee
When a person is advanced in spiritual consciousness or Krsna consciousness, he naturally becomes very sympathetic toward all living entities suffering in the material world. Naturally such an advanced person thinks of the suffering of the people in general.… If one is actually sympathetic to fallen, suffering humanity, he should try to elevate people from material consciousness to spiritual consciousness.… By the grace...
Srila Prabhupada Letter to Hamsaduta, 17th June 1969
“Regarding the tour of North Dakota, this is a nice proposal. So if it is practical it will be very nice for you and your wife. Only thing you have to do is rent a station wagon so you can travel, sleep and cook there. Keep with you four or five pairs of cymbals, one harmonium, and one mrdanga. One of you play the harmonium, one of you plays the mrdanga and some persons in the audience can play the karatalas. In this way you can...