"For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotees, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me." ...spoken by Sri Krsna in Bhagavad Gita 18.68
On the other hand............"Let not the wise disrupt the minds of the ignorant who are attached to fruitive action, they should not be encouraged to refrain from work, but to engage in work in the spirit of devotion." BG 3.26
When I first started coming to the temple, I was too covered over to appreciate the finer points of Krishna consciousness. I was asked to help out in the kitchen drying the Lord's pots and pans and It was through that humble service that my devotional life began. I was given Prabhupada's Bhagavad Gita As It Is and read it non-stop from cover to cover (....of course that was before the full edition with the Sanskrit, transliterations and lenghty purports had been published.) Within a very few days I was chanting a couple rounds every day.
Within a month I moved into the temple, gave up illicit sex, intoxication, meat-eating and gambling and was chanting sixteen rounds on my beads. I had found out about Srila Prabhupada's glories and this wonderful philosophy and by that small amount of devotional service to the Lord, the Lord gave me the conviction to spend the rest of my life aspiring to serve Him.
So, I guess what I am saying here is that if you run across someone who is as covered over as I was 43 years ago, if you can somehow or other engage them in Krishna's service then they might soon want to hear more and more about Krishna and His pure devotees. We can never underestimate the power of devotional service and the potency of Srila Prabhupada's (and other great acaryas) books.
CC Adi 2.117, Purport:
"When Brahmā described the situation of pure devotees freed from the culture of empiric philosophy and fruitive actions, he recommended the process of hearing from persons who are on the path of devotion. Following in the footsteps of such liberated souls, who are able to vibrate real transcendental sound, can lead one to the highest stage of devotion, and thus one can become a mahā-bhāgavata.
From the teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Sanātana Gosvāmī (CC Madhya 22.65) we learn:
śāstra-yuktye sunipuṇa, dṛḍha-śraddhā yāṅra
'uttama-adhikārī' sei tāraye saṁsāra
"A person who is expert in understanding the conclusion of the revealed scriptures and who fully surrenders to the cause of the Lord is actually able to deliver others from the clutches of material existence."
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, in his Upadeśāmṛta (3), advises that to make rapid advancement in the cult of devotional service one should be very active and should persevere in executing the duties specified in the revealed scriptures and confirmed by the spiritual master. Accepting the path of liberated souls and the association of pure devotees enriches such activities."
Thanks for listening. Hare Krishna
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