We have no other business than to make people happy

[Guest guest]

Good policy Prabhu!

Ys TS

 

> Below is an e-mail from Ekanatha Prabhu explaining the

> text in question. In his own words "many others I

> cannot trace." As a matter of personal policy, I do

> not like to broadcast information that cannot be

> traced.

>

> Your servant,

>

> Lilananda dasa

>

>

> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------

>

> Letter PAMHO:11597545 (53 lines) [W1]

> Ekanath (das) ACBSP (BA N.Carolina - USA)

> 18-May-06 01:37 -0400

> Lilananda (das) ACBSP (Long Island, NY -

> USA) [38553]

> Cc: Narasimha44 (AT) aol (DOT) com

> Reference: Text PAMHO:11596146 by Lilananda (das) ACBSP

> (Long Island, NY - USA)

> Comment: Text PAMHO:11598742 by Lilananda (das) ACBSP

> (Long Island, NY - USA)

> Attached: 11597545.eml (5142 bytes) "Original mail

> file of Text 11597545"

> Re: Do you know the source of this?

> ----------------------

> -----

> [This message was in HTML format]

>

> Dear Lilananda Prabhu,

>

> Please accept my humble obeisances.

> All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

>

> Thank you for your email.

>

> These texts are a compilation of bits and pieces from

> various sources.

> Some are part of conversations, some are from

> vyasa-puja books,

> and many others I cannot trace.

>

> May this meet you well.

> Thank you very much.

>

> Your servant,

> Ekanatha dasa

>

>

> Lilananda (das) ACBSP (Long Island, NY - USA) wrote:

> Dear Ekanath Prabhu,

> Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to

> Srila Prabhupada. Do you

> know the source of this? I cannot find it on the

> Vedabase. Thank you. Hope

> this finds you well. Your servant, Lilananda dasa

> "We have no other

> business than to make people happy""We have no other

> business than to make

> people happy. By book distribution your country will

> become happy and

> prosperous. No cheating, no politics, no personal

> ambition, not a tinge of

> personal sense gratification--this is our mission.

> There are no such things in

> the Krsna consciousness movement. Our only ambition is

> to live among the

> devotees and execute the mission of our predecessors,

> Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

> and Lord Krishna .... "My Guru Maharaja--physically he

> is not here, but in

> every action he is there. So I am not going to die. You

> are my bodies. By your

> words book distribution will double. Yes, be doubly

> blessed . . . Don’t you see

> that this printing is my life? Then do it; otherwise

> you are killing me. If you

> don’t arrange this, then you are half-killing me.

> Either kill me full or give

> me peace. How do you expect me to have any peace if you

> don’t organize this? I

> want to immediately spread Krsna consciousness

> everywhere. Our unique

> contribution is Deity worship and large scale

> distribution of Indian cultural

> tradition. This is the Krsna consciousness movement.

> "If you love me you will

> not fight. Stay united......... Maintain the Society in

> my absence. Do not let

> it deteriorate. Sometimes it gives me pain that I am in

> prison (ill) because I

> am a freedom lover. Out of sentiment for my Guru

> Maharaja’s order I started in

> the U.S. with Rs. 40. Still, even in this condition I

> am trying to write books,

> and practically I am whipping them, ‘Sell books, sell

> books.’ Lately I am

> becoming morose because I am becoming tired. So if you

> all work vigorously to

> spread Krsna consciousness, then my moroseness will go.

> "Religion means direct

> touch with God. They have no idea what is God, so how

> can they know about

> religion? Now it is in your hands. You are resourceful,

> intelligent; now spread

> this Krsna philosophy and challenge this Mayavada

> philosophy. This is a new,

> historical renaissance. Historians will note this

> period, how the world was

> changed....Historians will note this period, how the

> world was changed"

[Guest guest]

"In America now," Rämeçvara said enthusiastically, "the book selling has

surpassed last year. We are trying to double. We have not yet doubled, but it

has

gone beyond last year."

"It is going to double," said Çréla Prabhupäda.

"By your mercy," Rämeçvara added.

"Yes," said Prabhupäda. "Be doubly blessed." At these words the devotees

laughed happily.

 

SPL

[Guest guest]

Prabhupäda: All right. No, no, why you (indistinct). Young man... [break]

....the world... [break] (laughs) So similarly, if one is giving very important

service, then even if there is some faulty thing, excuse. Service is so

important. So in the Western country the woman can give very good service. Api

cet

sudaräcäro bhajate mäm ananya-bhäk sädhur eva sa mantavyaù [bg. 9.30]. This,

our

book distribution is the most important task in our society. Therefore I am

giving so much stress and I am working so hard on this. Because this is my life

 

and soul according to the order of my Guru Mahäräja. And by his grace it is to

some extent successful. And I took it seriously. I take it seriously still

now. That is my life and soul. I never tried in India to construct big temples

or even in your country we didn't. I never tried. But I was selling personally

books. That is the history. Sometimes they are criticizing, "What kind of

sannyäsé? He is doing book business." (laughs)

 

Bombay december 31 1976 room conversation