From Pg 322 The Nectar of Book DistributionFrom Pg 322 The Nectar of Book Distribution

“…“… if you if you reallyreally want, I have only want, I have only one recommendationone recommendation……....””

-- Srila PrabhupadaSrila Prabhupada

From Pg 322 The Nectar of Book DistributionFrom Pg 322 The Nectar of Book Distribution

………… Srila Prabhupada said that Srila Prabhupada said that this is this is the key the key for increasing book for increasing book distribution distribution …………

From Pg 322 The Nectar of Book DistributionFrom Pg 322 The Nectar of Book Distribution

………… Srila Prabhupada said that Srila Prabhupada said that this is this is the key the key for increasing book for increasing book distribution distribution …………

Curious?....Curious?....Read onRead on……

MotivationMotivationLet us all try to please Srila Let us all try to please Srila

Prabhupada on at least this Prabhupada on at least this

oneone point (even if we cannot do point (even if we cannot do

anything else perfectly) for his anything else perfectly) for his

transcendental pleasuretranscendental pleasure……. .

<HG Svavaasa <HG Svavaasa Dasa, a beloved Dasa, a beloved disciple of our Srila disciple of our Srila Prabhupada, gives Prabhupada, gives us the following us the following precious precious remembrance of remembrance of His Divine Grace >His Divine Grace >

During a darshan with During a darshan with

Srila Prabhupada in Srila Prabhupada in

the Atlanta Temple we the Atlanta Temple we

asked himasked him……. .

““Srila Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada, How can we increase How can we increase our devotion and our our devotion and our desire to distribute desire to distribute

more books?more books?””

““Srila Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada, How can we increase How can we increase our devotion and our our devotion and our desire to distribute desire to distribute

more books?more books?””Good question,

Good question,

isnisn’’t it?....

t it?....

Good question,

Good question,

isnisn’’t it?....

t it?....

We are sitting there We are sitting there eagerly awaiting some eagerly awaiting some

special formula to special formula to expand our book expand our book

distribution. distribution.

Srila Prabhupada Srila Prabhupada

sat there and sat there and

didn`t even look didn`t even look

at us . . .at us . . .

Srila Prabhupada Srila Prabhupada

sat there and sat there and

didn`t even look didn`t even look

at us . . .at us . . .

He was looking He was looking

above us, above us,

and we and we

kept waiting . . .kept waiting . . .

Finally he said, Finally he said,

““If you want If you want

to increase book to increase book

distribution . . .distribution . . .

if you really want, . . .if you really want, . . .

. . . I have . . . I have only one only one recomrecom--

mendation . . . mendation . . .

. . . if you . . . if you reallyreally want, want,

I have only one I have only one

recommendation . . .recommendation . . .

. . . if you really want, . . . if you really want,

I have I have only one only one

recommendation . . . recommendation . . . ””

We were We were

holding our holding our

breath.breath.

He wouldn`t say it He wouldn`t say it

immediately. immediately.

Then he Then he

looked at us looked at us

and said, and said,

““If you want to If you want to increase, then increase, then

you must chant you must chant your rounds your rounds

uninterrupteduninterrupted..””

. . . you must . . . you must

chant your chant your

rounds rounds

uninterrupteduninterrupted. . .. . .

. . . you . . . you mustmust

chant your chant your

rounds rounds

uninterrupted . . .uninterrupted . . .

. . . After . . . After beginning your beginning your

chanting, you do chanting, you do not stop not stop

until you finish.until you finish.””

Srila Prabhupada Srila Prabhupada said that this is the said that this is the key for increasing key for increasing book distribution, book distribution,

because . . .because . . .

. . . this is the . . . this is the

key . . . key . . .

…….because if you .because if you

win that fight, win that fight,

……. you will win all day. . you will win all day.

If you lose If you lose ……..

…… and let and let

your mind your mind

carry you to carry you to

another thinganother thing, ,

it`s obvious you it`s obvious you

will have a will have a

difficult day.difficult day.””

< End of Svavaasa < End of Svavaasa

PrabhuPrabhu’’s s

recollection >recollection >

(emphasis added)(emphasis added)

It certainly gives us allIt certainly gives us all

something to think something to think

about, doesnabout, doesn’’t it?t it?

Book Distribution wasBook Distribution was

so dear to Srila so dear to Srila

Prabhupada . . .Prabhupada . . .

. . . and here he has said. . . and here he has said

he has he has ‘‘only oneonly one

recommendationrecommendation’’ . . .. . .

So now we should So now we should

ask ourselves . . .ask ourselves . . .

““Do we really want to Do we really want to

increase book increase book

distribution?distribution?””

““Do we really want to Do we really want to

please Srila please Srila

Prabhupada?Prabhupada?””

I think the answer I think the answer

is obvious . . .is obvious . . .

dondon’’t you?t you?

So let us all resolveSo let us all resolve

to improve our chantingto improve our chanting

from now onwards. . . from now onwards. . .

. . . every day . . .. . . every day . . .

conscientiously . . .conscientiously . . .

. . . and pray for a . . . and pray for a

revolution of renewed revolution of renewed

purity and enthusiasm purity and enthusiasm

in japa to manifest in japa to manifest

within Iskcon . . .within Iskcon . . .

Sri Harinama Japa Time Sri Harinama Japa Time

kiki…….. JAYA!.. JAYA!

Nama Acharya Srila Nama Acharya Srila

Haridas Thakur kiHaridas Thakur ki……

JAYA!JAYA!

Srila Prabhupada Srila Prabhupada

kiki………………. . JayaJaya!!

Uninterrupted 16 rounds Uninterrupted 16 rounds

kiki……..…….. .. Jaya!Jaya!

MotivationMotivationLet us all try to please Srila Let us all try to please Srila

Prabhupada on at least this Prabhupada on at least this oneone point, even if we cannot point, even if we cannot do anything else perfectly for do anything else perfectly for his pleasurehis pleasure……..

MotivationMotivationThis point ties up two This point ties up two

of the most important of the most important

aspects of Krishna aspects of Krishna

ConsciousnessConsciousness……..

……namely namely Book Distribution Book Distribution

&&Japa.Japa.

MotivationMotivation

MotivationMotivationIn several places he has said:In several places he has said:

-- If there is any obstruction to If there is any obstruction to

your spiritual progress, you can your spiritual progress, you can

be sure that there is something be sure that there is something

wrong with your chanting . . .wrong with your chanting . . .

MotivationMotivation-- If you do so much service for me If you do so much service for me

but neglect your chanting, you but neglect your chanting, you are of no use to me, but even if are of no use to me, but even if you donyou don’’t do any other service t do any other service but only chant nicely, then you but only chant nicely, then you are a great asset to meare a great asset to me

Srila Prabhupada ki…………. Jaya!