Remembering Srila Prabhupada - We can Trick them

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Srila Prabhupada NectarWe can Trick them

 

After a few more days of struggle, I finally decided

to take a bus to Akash-Ganga to meet Srila Prabhupada.

Alone with Srila Prabhupada in his room, I told him

that Tamala Krishna Wasn't giving me any help. Srila

Prabhupada said I should tell him that if he didn't

give me help I would quit.

 

At the same time I asked Srila Prabhupada about the

use of force, as I had seen some devotees shout at the

hired workers and even kick them. Srila Prabhupada

replied, "We cannot force them, but we can trick

them." Then he told a story.

A teacher had a student who hated arithmetic. Whenever

the teacher would try to tell him about arithmetic,

the student would refuse to hear. Finally the teacher

devised a plan. He drew three cows and one bull on the

board. Then he asked the boy, "if a farmer has three

cows and one bull and he gets two more bulls, how many

animals will he have? The teacher added the two bulls

to the picture. " Then again, if he sells one cow and

one bull, how many animals will he have?" Thus the

teacher was gradually inducing the boy to learn

arithmetic. Suddenly, one of the boy's friends

interjected, "Don't you see what is happening? The

teacher is teaching you arithmetic!" And the boy

responded, "Arithmetic? I hate arithmetic!" He refused

to answer any more.

Srila Prabhupada told the story to illustrate the fact

that some people are just averse to service. And we

cannot force them to serve-but we can "trick" or

induce them to serve. And everyone will benefit.

 

- From the "Watering the Seed" by HH Giriraja Swami

Maharaja

 

Please Chant: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna

Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare

Hare And Be Happy

 

 

 

 

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