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Imported quote 17480 Therefore I am so much after books. If we forget our position-if we become pound-shilling man, property man-then Krsna will be finished, because Krsna is akincana-gocara. Therefore we should always remember that we possess this nice house not for our comfort, but people will come, because they are not accustomed... If we would have invited people, "Come and sit down on this Mayapur ground," no, there was no possibility. Therefore we must possess Krsna's temple very nice so that people will come, and we shall preach. That is philosophy, not that because we have got this nice house, therefore we should be very much attached. Attachment must be there-for Krsna's service. The temple must be very cleansed. The establishment must be very nice. What for? For attracting devotees. This is the purpose. Not for our personal benefit. That is the way. My Guru Maharaja introduced these big, big palaces, temple. That is the contribution of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Because the Gosvamis, they worshiped Krsna in a different method-going to Vrndavana, living underneath the tree, and one night underneath one tree, next night, next tree. This vairagya is not possible for the Western people. Therefore we require this building. That is the contribution. Unless they live comfortably, it is not possible. And we have to preach all over the world.
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