World Enlightenment Day is December 16th

Most of you have responsibilities and do not have time to do the full marathon like some fortunate book distributors. Well, this day is for you. Either to also go out to the people and give them Krishna’s mercy or to help distribute books. Mahatma Prabhu recently wrote about the many ways we can help distribute books.

Everyone is looking for Krsna, because everyone is looking for pleasure. Krsna is the reservoir of pleasure, and it is emanating from Him. If people connect with Him, they find what they’re looking for.

In a lecture in Los Angeles, Srila Prabhupada said, “If he reads one sloka, his life will be successful. If he reads one sloka, one word. This is such a nice thing. Therefore we are stressing so much: ‘Please distribute book, distribute book, distribute book.’ A greater mrdanga. We are chanting, playing our mrdanga. It is heard within this room or a little more. But this big mrdanga will go home to home, country to country, community to community.”

Life is short. In the short time we’re here, let’s try to find some time when we can do what we know is very pleasing to Srila Prabhupada and Krishna. Why is book distribution pleasing to Krishna? Because He doesn’t like His parts and parcels to suffer, any more than a father likes to see his children suffer. Krsna is known as para dukha dukhi, because when He sees others suffer, He becomes concerned. He has come to help us to become free of the misery of material existence. Srila Prabhupada’s books have helped millions of people feel the joy of spiritual life.

We daily sing, “The spiritual master is to be honored as much as the Supreme Lord Himself, because he is the most confidential servant of the Lord.”

Srila Prabhupada explained, “What is that confidential service? That he is preaching Krsna consciousness.” By going out and distributing books, we’re doing a very confidential service. And therefore, Srila Prabhupada said, we quickly become recognized by Krishna.

“Our first business is this book distribution. There is no need of any other business. If this book distribution is managed properly, pushed on with great enthusiasm and determination and at the same time if our men keep spiritually strong, then the whole world will become Krishna conscious.” (letter dated 05/01/1976)

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