Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
I am so pleased to hear from you that the book distribution has increased five times than before! Similarly, I have heard from Chicago and other places also that they are increasing five times than before. That is very encouraging to me. You are, I can understand, very enthusiastic to endeavor for big things on Krishna's behalf, and all of the new students there at our Boston center are also feeling enthusiasm from your example. That is the business of a leader: He must always be enthusiastic and inspire others to be always enthusiastic. Then he is a real leader. And that enthusiastic mood is maintained when everyone is always without fail chanting 16 rounds daily, rising early formangala-aratrika, reading books, preaching — in this way, by observing strictly the regulative principles of devotional life, that enthusiasm or great eagerness to have Krishna will come out. So if you are very serious to remain tightly there in our Boston center and develop it fully, I am very pleased with you for this. Advancement in Krishna Consciousness means to stick tightly to the desire or orders of the spiritual master. Because my Guru Maharaja ordered it, and I am also ordering it: Go on preaching! Spread this Krishna Consciousness all over the world! If you are taking up responsibility to work cool-headedly in this way then you understand the point of giving our energy to Krishna without any personal consideration. Try to develop the Boston temple to be the most first-class temple in your country. Why only in your country, in the entire world! Recruit some educated men from the colleges and schools in Boston and train them up for our preaching mission. In this way develop the quality of your men to be surrendered servants of Krishna. That will please Krishna, and you will also feel yourself becoming happier in perfecting your life.
— Letter to Trai Das. 27 December 1972.
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