Krishna, the Supreme Orchestrator

Krishna the supreme orchestrator is behind everything that happens. If you will always take complete shelter of Him in all circumstances, you will never have any difficulty. And if difficulties do come, they will be experienced as the greatest blessings, not really difficulties at all. To understand this correctly and implement it fully is the secret of how to achieve unlimited, ever-expanding happiness.

Krishna Emanates Everything From Himself

Krishna Emanates Everything From Himself

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: How to Preach?

Dear Srila Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

How should one preach and still feel himself to be lower than a blade of grass? Does this mean that I should not speak like you or Srila Prabhupada do on account of me being a neophyte? I know distributing books is the main business but I also find myself in situations where I am talking and others are listening. I don't want to come off too preachy if I am not even advanced.

Sincerely,

Joe

Answer: As a Philosophical World Conqueror

Here is Prabhupada’s instruction on how we should preach:

"Go from country and country, from village to village, town to town, and make digvijaya: 'Here is our philosophy. There is God. We can prove there is God. Who are you, you deny God? Come on.' That is digvijaya.”

To understand what Prabhupada means note that digvijaya means to defeat all opposing arguments in all directions. So a preacher should be in the mood of a philosophical world conqueror. He preaches boldly all over the world wherever he goes to defeat all opposing arguments.

Not coming off as too preachy means that you not should explain our teachings dogmatically. You should explain our teachings in a very intelligent philosophical way so that all thoughtful people will accept them as the the topmost knowledge.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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