To serve Krsna, not for my benefit but Krsna’s satisfaction. that is pure devotee.
Guest (1): How many disciples do you now have, sir, in the U.S.?
Srila Prabhupāda: You cannot expect many disciples, but still, there are two thousand. Because I have got so many conditions and the fact is so difficult to understand, Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
They have forgotten Kṛṣṇa, they have forgotten God, and I am trying to make them Kṛṣṇa conscious. It is a very difficult job. I have to shed my blood three tons before I make one convinced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is my experience….
(Conversation – Hong Kong, April 18, 1972)
BY: SRI VRINDAVAN DAS
Jul 22, 2016 — SRIDHAM MAYAPUR (SUN) —
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