Become A Moon And Enlighten The World

[Gavin Swinden]

(But one moon, oh, dissipate the whole darkness of the night. Similarly, at least those who have taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you become, each of you become a moon and enlighten the world)

 

"But not that everyone will accept, but even a few percent, one percent of the whole population accept . . . just like in the sky there is one moon only, and there are millions of stars. They're useless. What is the value of the millions of stars? But one moon, oh, dissipate the whole darkness of the night.

 

Similarly, at least those who have taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you become, each of you become a moon and enlighten the world. These so-called glowworms, they'll not be able to do anything. That's a fact. Don't remain a glowworm. Just become a sun and moon. Then you will . . . people will be happy, you will be happy."

 

(Prabhupada Lecture, November 29, 1973, New York)

[Tamohara dasa ADMIN.]

[Tamohara dasa ADMIN.]

Woman Interviewer: How many followers have you got now throughout the world, or can you not count...?

Prabhupāda: Well, for any genuine thing the followers may be very little, and any rubbish thing, the followers may be many.

Woman Interviewer: How many... I meant for the initiated followers, people who have...

Prabhupāda: About three thousand we have got.

Woman Interviewer: And is it growing all the time?

Prabhupāda: Yes, it is growing very slowly. Because we have got so many restriction. People do not like any restriction.

Woman Interviewer: Yes. Where is the following the greatest? It is in America?

Prabhupāda: In America, in Europe and Canada, in Japan, Australia. And India there is millions; there is millions of this cult. Apart from India, in other countries they are small quantity. But in India there are millions and millions.