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Books Are the Greatest Weapons
To serve Lord Chaitanya means to deliver His message to
the fallen souls all over the world. Whoever we are and wherever we may be, our
duty is to bring Krsna consciousness to all people, so that they can understand
how, why, and what self-realization is. They don't know what it is, why they
should do it, or how to do it. Therefore we give them Shrila Prabhupada's
books, so that they can learn what, why, and how. When you talk to somebody, he
may listen for some time, but then he either argues with you or goes away and
forgets everything. Very few people can tolerate even the idea of somebody
preaching to them, but taking a book is less of a commitment in their eyes. You
say, "Take one of these books home; they are very nice and full of ancient
wisdom," and they think,
"If I have to listen to this person, then he's in
control. But if I take a book, I'm in control. I can control a book. It's just
pieces of paper. It does what I want. I can read it in my armchair at home and
accept or reject it as I like. If I want it to sit on the bookshelf, it sits on
the bookshelf. When I don't want it to talk to me, I don't look at it. I'm the
controller. I can take a book."You can even let them know it:
"There's no difficulty or commitment. You can read it when you want. It
does not demand anything ot you. It only gives." But when they open these
books, Prabhupada is preaching to them and they cannot just put him down. They
have no chance to speculate or consider themselves the controller when he is
speaking. They are automatically controlled until they finally surrender. But
they don't know that, for it is hidden.
These
books are the greatest weapons. We are not interested in guns or other
weapons; they are not practical — they sometimes make holes in one's head. The
best thing is Lu uistribuL^ uillions ui uuuixa, uiuuntams anu trucKioads ui
books. Let a rain of transcendental literature fall from the sky, but let not
one touch the ground. Distribute the books on •"Their merit. Then each
book will be a power full weapon that will enter the
home and destroy the darkness of ignorance in the hearts of the masses. Nothing
can compare to the transcendental distribution of these books. Our book
distribution is revolutionary because when people learn about the spiritual
quality of life, they will naturally and automatically want to change the way
modern society is running. With these words we lovingly kick you out the door
to expand the Krsna consciousness movement by inspired preaching and book
distribution, without envy or selfish interests. Don't be a miser, thinking
that these books look very nice piled up in your storehouse. Pour the rain of
mercy on all classes of men everywhere without any discrimination. Then
everyone will get the highest benefit, both yourself and the rest of the world
as well.