We Want to Get a Certificate from Krsna That . . .
Dear Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Srimad-Bhagavatam says that in the present age people in general are short-lived, lazy, misguided, unlucky, and, above all, always disturbed. In such an all-encompassing degraded atmosphere, to find someone willing to take up Krsna consciousness seriously is very, very rare. But we have to soldier on. We know Krsna wants us to distribute books that glorify Him, so we do it. As Prabhupada says in one conversation:
Pradyumna: "What if people don't want to hear our message?"
Srila Prabhupada: People might not understand our message, but Krsna will be pleased, and that is our mission. They thought Jesus Christ's mission was stopped. They killed him. But his mission was attained. He preached three years only, but so many followers. He pleased Krsna. We must not be disappointed that no one is hearing Krsna consciousness. We will say it to the moon and stars and all directions. We will cry in the wilderness, "Serve Krsna, worship Krsna!" Because Krsna is everywhere, He will hear us. We want to get a certificate from Krsna that "This man has done something for Me." Not popularity. If a pack of asses says you are good, what is that? We have to please Krsna's senses with purified senses."
We are trying to shine a light in the darkness. The sankirtan devotees are torch-bearers in the darkness of Kali-yuga, giving light to the blind. The torches are Prabhupada's books. All over the world the light of Krsna consciousness is touching people's hearts. We see a little of it, but Krsna sees all of it, and He's pleased. Prabhupada said, "If they read one line they are going one hundred times toward Krsna." Practically every day I meet people who have read some of Prabhupada's books and are appreciating them.
Purity is the force. So during this marathon let's try our best to approach everyone we see with an understanding that they are part of Krsna. Let's pray to have the mood of the great king Rantideva, who said, "I do not want liberation or mystic perfections. I only want to stay among all living entities and suffer all distresses on their behalf so that they may be freed from all suffering." People are suffering because of a lack of Krsna consciousness. By the mercy of Srila Prabhupada we have the cure for the disease of material existence. By reading Prabhupada's books they can become healthy again.
Let's try our best to do something wonderful for Krsna during this marathon.
Your servant,
Vijaya das
