preaching and pre-requisite

[Guest guest]

For preaching to be effective, the preachers heart should bleed seeing

the suffering of others. He should be good not only in the gaudiya

philosophy but also in the gaudiya culture.

 

I was reading the life of Srila Bhaktivonoda Thakur. In his old age, when

he required the help of glasses to see, owing to the compassion he had

for others, he remarked (some thing along these lines), "I wish I had the

energy to go on a horse back and preach"

 

Until one has developed this much compassion, is it not good for him just

to focus on his sadhana and provide logistic support for preachers rather

than he going out and preaching in haste? An unqualified preacher may be

thinking that he is doing an excellent service, but is he not spoling

the whole show?

 

Does any one want to share their thoughts on this?