krsna Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 "Actually a devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must engage in preaching..." (Cc M 7.153), "...one who knows the conclusion of the sastras... endeavours to preach." (Cc M 25.276), "Because the brahmana is the head (of society), he has to preach...not...that the brahmana should simply eat on behalf of the Lord and not preach..." (NOD Ch.2) "That is the mission of all genuine devotees of the Lord...to enlighten the miserable." (Bhag 1.6.38) "It is the duty of enlightened souls to deliver the fallen ones..." Bhag 1.13.14 "It is the duty of every disciple to carry out the order of the bona fide spiritual master and spread Lord Caitanya's message all over the world." (Cc M.16.64) "Serious students of this Krishna consciousness movement must understand their great responsibility to preach..." (Cc M 23.104) "We are thoroughly instructing both men and women how to preach and actually they are preaching wonderfully." (Cc Adi 7.38) "...all the wives of our students should be trained up for Deity worship and cooking, and when possible they should go on sankirtan party with their husbands and others" (Letter 18/4/70) "Your proposal for a grhastha travelling sankirtan party is a very good one..." (Letter 24/9/71) "...a preacher may be a householder, a sannyasi, a brahmana, a sudra or anyone, provided he knows the science of Krishna." (31/1/69) "I am especially proud how my householder disciples are preaching Lord Caitanya's mission. This is a new thing in the history of the sankirtan movement." ( 20/12/69) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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