Enthusiasm of Prabhupada's Disciples | Srila Gopal Krishna Goswami #shorts #dedication

28 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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In a 1976 incident at a large Bombay bookstore, Prasad Raval arranged an extensive display of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda’s books for a month, yet sales were disappointing. When Raval reported this to Prabhupāda, the founder explained that book sales depend on the enthusiasm of his disciples, noting that the bookstore sales staff lacked such zeal. He emphasized that a disciple’s two greatest weapons are Krishna and personal enthusiasm, underscoring the spiritual principle that devotion and energetic effort are essential for spreading the teachings.

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PRASAD RAVAL. Once in Bombay, in a big bookstore, we had arranged a very big display of Prabhupāda books in 1976 for one full month. But even after one month, not many books were sold. Actually, I had arranged for Prabhupāda books to be displayed in the window of the store and in a book rack at the entrance. So I went to Prabhupāda after one month and said, "Prabhupāda, even though we had this big book display, not as many books were sold as I thought." And Prabhupāda said, "My books are sold because of the enthusiasm of my disciples." And he said, "In these bookstores, the salesmen are not enthusiastic." So your biggest weapon— you have two big weapons on your side. One is Kṛṣṇa, the other is enthusiasm.