Print cheap books and travel village to village with kirtana to spread Krishna consciousness sustainably and naturally.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Conversation with Guru Dasa — November 12, 1971, Delhi 711112R1-DELHI [20:48 Minutes] Conv_711112R1-DELHI Prabhupāda: The height has been confusing. Guru Dasa: Hm. Prabhupāda: ..but I asked whether there is ventilator he said, "no." The [indistinct] did not know... hoping [break] cheap relief, now they've got a chance [break] [indistinct] It requires some strength in the world [indistinct] again [indistinct] in this way print and selling books and stocking books you will get rich and it will be propagation of the mission and the saṅkīrtana movement [indistinct] but whether we are prepared and [indistinct] philosophy print books and [indistinct] and make that awarding salaries [indistinct] burden [indistinct] books [indistinct] talking, simply talk of philosophy [indistinct] and the Deity room upstairs. They are not interested in the Deities, they are interested in philosophy [indistinct] make this propaganda clear [indistinct] [break] [break] we don't require much [indistinct] downstairs make a lecture room office and for men. [indistinct] Women [indistinct] Guru Dasa: Yes. Prabhupāda: [indistinct] they take care of the Deities and then the downstairs the meeting room. [indistinct] [break] [indistinct] not for money or credit it to me, no [indistinct] and you sell them and get the whole money and make cheap edition, make cheap edition.
[indistinct] [break] Guru Dasa: Yes in rich man's house they have library with books every place, and chairs. Prabhupāda: And lamps. And go there and sit down on the floor [indistinct] Guru Dasa: [laughs] even the devotees were having difficulty, I mean Birla… Prabhupāda: [indistinct] this is the verse [indistinct] preach [indistinct] because this is also [indistinct] [break] Guru Dasa: This is what we need. That's a very good idea. All over India. Prabhupāda: Bombay we will have more Diety worship.
Everywhere... here also Diety worship must go on. Guru Dasa: The idea of book selling and distributing that I am speaking off. Not the polit... Not for this quarter but the idea of printing cheap editions and distributing on a wide scale is a very good way to preach. Prabhupāda: Schools and colleges it is recommended that this should be read by the college students. Guru Dasa: And we will get devotees, many devotees. Prabhupāda: As soon as they read our books they will come. Guru Dasa: Especially high school. Prabhupāda: Eh? Guru Dasa: Especially in high school. Prabhupāda: High school, college and government officers. Somehow or another induce them to read our books.
We open some [indistinct] [break]. Any sane man will read our books you will find. Because this writing was not [indistinct] even [indistinct] the rascal [indistinct] simply making business and cheating. [indistinct] all our pride actually [indistinct] if somebody can say authoritatively about God that would be, nobody else.
Guru Dasa: Hm. Prabhupāda: Nobody.... Nobody has clear idea.... Actually [indistinct] unnecessary joined. Guru Dasa: All the books are... Is completely abstractions, the books you can see that about spiritual life from other people they are completely abstract.
There is nothing clear. Prabhupāda: No. Guru Dasa: Nothing clear. Prabhupāda: No. Because they have no clear idea. Vague idea. Guru Dasa: And people will... Foolish men will accept it, "oh he knows so much." Because I don't understand but why not let them understand something.
You've seen some of the type of books that? Prabhupāda: I don't ask, but to see I don't ask them. Guru Dasa: Completely abstract. Prabhupāda: They will speak of highly post. "Formally I was not so advanced." Still I've never liked to read this Ramakrishna kind of book or Ravindra Tagore [indistinct] and Gandhi's literature. I don't [indistinct] that was my [indistinct] special protection [indistinct]. Guru Dasa: One night in Bombay. When any of our students are attracted to look at another book.