have I pleased Srila Prabhupada ?

[Paramananda das]

I once had a dream around 2010 when I got atrial fibrillation a heart condition and was not able to go on book distribution for many months and Srila Prabhupada came to me in my dream and said : I know you are thinking always about how to distribute my books, you have done enough in this life ,scarified so many years of your life doing just this.I am pleased with you ,distribute my books when you can ,I am always with you .

It was a very short and clear dream , Srila Baladeva Vidhubhusana in his commentary to Vedanta Sutra when discussing levels of consciousness and Krsna consciousness , also discussed dreams and he has stated that dreams of the spiritual master and the Supreme Lord are real.

I never took this dream as an excuse I want to go out every day in my life and distribute Srila Prabhupadas books and read them as well , Srila Prabhupadas books brought me to ISKCON , and this is my service to Srila Prabhupada ,whether any individual or not are pleased with me does not matter so much to me as long I have tried to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead and Srila Prabhupada

Brhad Mridanga Mahimamrta

verse 1. My dear brother if your Guru, friends, parents, society, wife and children, GBC and TP and all so-called senior or junior devotees, satans and saint, pious or impious persons tells you not to distribute Srila Prabhuapdas books do not listen to them, distribute Srila Prabhupadas books to all birth after birth.
verse 2. My dear brother mind ,why are you not attracted to this distribution of Srila Prabhupadas books, you seriously think any happiness is found being a demigod, TP, GBC or Guru, or socalled advanced vaisnava, why do you think there is any happiness in any of this outside in distributing Srila Prabhupadas books?.
verse 3 My dear mind have you not heard the sweet glorification of the Gopis:
tava kathāmṛtaḿ tapta-jīvanaḿ kavibhir īḍitaḿ kalmaṣāpaham śravaṇa-mańgalaḿ śrīmad ātataḿ bhuvi gṛṇanti ye bhūri-dā janāḥ
The nectar of Your words and the descriptions of Your activities are the life and soul of those suffering in this material world. These narrations, transmitted by learned sages, eradicate one's sinful reactions and bestow good fortune upon whoever hears them. These narrations are broadcast all over the world and are filled with spiritual power. Certainly those who spread the message of Godhead are most munificent.
(SB 10.31.9) see also CC Madhya 14.4-18
verse 4 My dear mind does the sweet words of Prahlada Maharaja for others wellfare not touch your heart?
SB 7.9.43: O best of the great personalities, I am not at all afraid of material existence, for wherever I stay I am fully absorbed in thoughts of Your glories and activities. My concern is only for the fools and rascals who are making elaborate plans for material happiness and maintaining their families, societies and countries. I am simply concerned with love for them.
prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā
maunaḿ caranti vijane na parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ
naitān vihāya kṛpaṇān vimumukṣa eko
nānyaḿ tvad asya śaraṇaḿ bhramato 'nupaśye
SB 7.9.44: My dear Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva, I see that there are many saintly persons indeed, but they are interested only in their own deliverance. Not caring for the big cities and towns, they go to the Himalayas or the forest to meditate with vows of silence [mauna-vrata]. They are not interested in delivering others. As for me, however, I do not wish to be liberated alone, leaving aside all these poor fools and rascals. I know that without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without taking shelter of Your lotus feet, one cannot be happy. Therefore I wish to bring them back to shelter at Your lotus feet.
Verse 5: My dear mind does the example of Srila Prabhupada not inspire you to distribute his books with all love and dedication?
Verse 6: My dear mind ,people in this world suffer for want of KC and you want to sit in a temple and chant Hare Krishna with no love and concern for others ,and you call yourself a vaisnava?Why is your heart made of steel that you never distribute Srila Prabhupadas books
verse 7 : My dear brother mind , do not associate with anyone that is averse to the distributing of Srila Prabhupadas books, consider such a person
like a tiger that will only try to disturb and distract your dedication to this most important instruction of Srila Prabhupada.
verse 8: My dear friends, so never forget Srila Prabhupada told Tripurari Swami that the distribution of my books is 1000 more important than taking sannyasa.Srila Prabhupada told devotees , when they came and told him that some pujari in Vrindavana had said if you keep serving in ISKCON
next life you can serve Radha Ramanaji personally.Srila Prabhupada fired back:"NO ,NEXT LIFE IF THEY ARE FORTUNATE,THEY CAN DISTRIBUTE TRANSCENDENTAL BOOKS IN THE WEST"!
Thus ends the Brhad Mrdanga Mahimamrta if this inspires anyone to distribute Srila Prabhupadas books, then I place that persons feet on my head.
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I always pray to Sri Sri Radha Ramana I may please Him and Srila Prabhupada by distributing Srila Prabhupadas books