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Imported quote 16781 First-class men, let them become scholars, philosophers, preachers, instructors, brahminical business. Pathana pathana yajana yajana dana pratigrahaḥ. These are the six businesses for the brahmana class. They should be highly educated, pathana, highly learned; and pathana, and they should educate others also. But if he is not educated, how he will educate others? Pathana pathana yajana yajana. He should be worshiper of the Supreme Lord, yajana; and yajana, he should instruct others also.
(More...) Imported quote 21998 One has to be qualified to preach. It is a gradual process that one becomes sense controlled and a personal example. Preaching is not an easy thing. In the beginning one should worship the Deity and follow the basic practices. When one becomes advanced he can preach. The kanistha adhikari is not condemned. It is a comparative study. The kanistha adhikari can also achieve perfection. If one does not preach, it does not mean that he is fallen, condemned. It is not artificial, one gradually becomes perfect by association.
(More...) Imported quote 22253 Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter dated January 12, and have studied the contents. I am very pleased with your activities there and advise you to go on with kirtana. You say there is a small community there taking part in kirtana and prasadam distribution, so try to increase it as far as possible, according to time and place in the situation you find in Singapore. You lament that you are not qualified to present Krsna Consciousness properly, but this is the qualification: hold kirtanas with your friends, read passages from my books, distribute prasadam and try to get more people to read the books. That you are already doing. You don't need to establish a temple, but gradually get funds and organize. Hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well-wisher,
(More...)A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/?qg=2986
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