comments on Aindra Prabhus book

[Paramananda das]

dear Devotees
PAMHO
AGTSP
Many devotees may have read parts of Aindra Prabhus book or the whole book.Yes Ragamarg is the goal of our bhakti and even bookdistribution is not as much a goal as this is,this is the point he is making.However there is no ragamarg for most, why is that? They simply do not have the qualifikations of unselfish devotional service.Unselfish devotional service is developed by distributing Srila Prabhupadas books because this is one of the most essential instructions of Srila Prabhupada, this service is the most difficult
of all services in ISKCON ,at least to many.Recently I was asked to try to train some brahmacaries to distribute Srila Prabhupadas books in USA, they had however no real desire to do so, so they could not learn and would not learn.The TP wanted to send them somewhere else and I objected that they where nice and strict devotees and could do other service.So for many devotees, bookdistribution is not easy especailly to do it year after year.If you do not trust this then go with some devotees one day on bookdistribution and see how much surrender it is.Srila Prabhupada put so much stress to this instruction,so this is why I am half objecting to this book still though Aindra Prabhu is my most dear friend.People in general will benefit to become real humans first by reading his books.So all the talk about the lack of benefit in zillions of books being distributed, really is not Srila Prabhupadas mood.Personally
I rather want to see billions of books being distributed than even developing Raga marg ,because without distributing Srila Prabhupadas books, there is no more ISKCON.Without reading them there is no more KC.So we have to understand everything in proper perspective.
One sannyasi asked me recently why come some devotees seems so unhappy in KC,I asked him are they reading Srila Prabhupadas books and distributing them? Yes it is really that simple.As for Raga marg, forget ragamarg without having been chanting 64 rounds without offences for many years, the heart is mostly not pure to understand such subjects,And we see hardly anyone has even interest in such matters or like in NM camp they discuss Radha Bhava and many do not follow 4 regs what to speak of chanting 64 rounds some not even 16.The same problems are everywhere in ISKCON also, first follow 4 regs and chant minimum 16 rounds read Srila Prabhupadas books an hour or 2 a day and distribute them.Then the real benefit of Transcendental bookdistribution will be felt.
Actually if we distribute Srila Prabhupadas books out of compassion for suffering humanity will fill our hearts with the mercy of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Nityananda Prabhu then attaining Gaura prema and Radha Krsna prema will be possible gradually even if we have to wait many lifetiems.But without distributing Srila Prabhupadas books and chanting 64 rounds daily and reading his books carefully ,raga marg is an illusion, try to do these things without any selfish motivations and then we will understand Ragamarg in one lifetime, never ever before,this is the real meaning of the heart of transcendental bookdistribution.First suffer the many hardships on bookdistribution and get purified.But who will do? The one day becoming a true Bhajanandi will become possible at the end of life.
Work now samadhi later.
Your servant
 Paramananda das
PS There is no such thing as 16 rounds bhajanandis
Plus in our line even Bhjanandis preach ,see SB 7.9.44 plus purport ,Haridas Thakura that is Lord Brahma himself never stopped preaching, and Srila Prabhupada had this mood to leave Vrindavan to spread devotional service to Lord Caitanya and Radha Krsna,through the media of Harianam and bookdistribution,some Devotees talk about raga marg and also never do Vraja Mandal Parikrama wth others (or by themselves if they know the glories of these place) Bookdistribution is the mercy manifestation of Lord Caitanya, and it is thus the mercy of Radharani that one day qualifies one to become the servant of Her servants,there is no other way to this

in our own opinion, yes surely one can perfect ones KC in any service, but this service has been given by Srila Prabhupada to one and all in ISKCON,,now the ball is in our court..