Sri Kathamrita

Tav k QaaMa*Ta& TaáJaqvNaMa( tava kathāmta tapta-jīvanam BBBiiinnndududu Issue No. 107 Fortnightly email mini-magazine from Gopal Jiu Publications 18 July 2005 Śrī Śayana Ekādaśī, 26 Vāmana, 519 Gaurābda Circulation 1,590

• OUR MISSION His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada • KALI’S INFLUENCE Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode • KRISHNA IS NOT AN OBJECT OF OUR MUNDANE VISION From the life of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Thakur Prabhupada • THE STORY OF GULIKA Highlights Highlights Nārada Purāa 1.37.19-69 PAGE ONE TOP COLLUMN TWO

OUR MISSION We are simply encouraging everyone, “Chant the Hare Krishna mantra. What is the diffi- His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta culty? Simply chant Hare Krishna and dance.” Swami Prabhupada —: The Way of Transcendence, chapter 2. Wherever we go, we install this Before me so many swamis came in this Krishna deity, we work for country. They could not present the real thing. Krishna, we print books for They wanted some money and went away. Krishna, we distribute books for That is all. This Krishna consciousness move- Krishna, we beg everyone to be- ment is not like that. We want to give some- come Krishna’s bhakta. There- thing to the Western countries. That is our fore it is Krishna consciousness. We have no purpose. We have not come to beg. We have other business than Krishna. As Krishna says, to give something. That is my mission. They sarva-dharmān parityajya mām eka śaraa come here to beg, “Give me rice, give me dal, vraja [Bg. 18.66]. We are doing that. We have give me wheat, give me money,” but I have no other business. come here to give something of Indian cul- —Pandal lecture. Delhi. 10 November 1973. ture. That is the difference. It is our duty to make all unfortunate crea- —Śrīmad Bhāg. lecture. New York. 6 July 1972. tures fortunate. That is our mission. Therefore, Practice bhakti-yoga, be Krishna conscious, we go into the street and chant. Although they and make your life successful. That is our say “can’t”, we go on chanting. That is our mission. It is not a business, that, “Give me duty. And if somehow or other we place some some money then I will teach you.” It is open. literature in someone’s hand, he becomes for- We are asking everyone, “Chant the Hare tunate. He would have squandered his hard- Krishna mantra. What is the difficulty? There earned money in so many nasty, sinful ways, is no loss. You haven’t got to pay anything.” but if he purchases even one book, regardless —Śrīmad Bhāg. lecture. Hyderabad. 21 April 1974. of the price, his money is properly utilized. This Our mission should be that first we must is the beginning of his Krishna consciousness. assimilate all of the knowledge given by all —Teachings of Queen Kunti, chapter 13. the great saintly persons — Krishna and oth- Our mission is to teach this science. It is ers — and distribute this knowledge all over not a business — “Give me some money, and the world. The whole world is also expecting I will teach you.” The knowledge is free. that, therefore as soon as the rascal swami next column !!! !!! Issue One hundred seven, Page — 2 é[q k* Z