re.: utsahan - enthusiasm

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Here is what Srila Prabhupada has to say:

 

>From what do we get enthusiasm?

 

> > "I am little observing now, especially in your country, that our men are

> > losing their enthusiasm for spreading on our programmes of Krishna

> > Consciousness movement. Otherwise, why so many letters of problems are

> > coming, dissatisfied? That is not a very good sign. The whole problem is

> > they are not following the regulative principles, that I can detect.

> Without

> > this, enthusiasm will be lacking. Even mechanically following, and if he

> > gets gradually understanding from the class, he will come to the point

of

> > spontaneous enthusiasm. This spontaneous loving devotional service is

not

> so

> > easy matter, but if one simply sticks strictly to the rules and

> regulations,

> > like rising early, chanting 16 rounds, chanting gayatri, keeping always

> > clean--then his enthusiasm will grow more and more, and if there is also

> > patience and determination, one day he will come to the platform of

> > spontaneous devotion, then his life will be perfect. All of this I have

> told

> > you in Nectar of Devotion. So I do not think the leaders are themselves

> > following, nor they are seeing the others are following strictly. That

> must

> > be rectified at once."

> > (Letter by Srila Prabhupada to Bhakta dasa, Sydney 9 April, 1972)

 

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