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Letters on Cooperation
I just wanted to share a letter
that Prabhupada, our guru, wrote 50 years ago about the right attitude and the
right action. So much of our spiritual advancement depends on attitude. Written
to his disciple, Jayapataka Swami, but applicable to all.
“Yes, the co-operative spirit of
working together without any argument is especially prominent in Mayapura, more
than other places in India. Therefore, you are successful, and the work is
going on quickly to completion. That is because all of you working there have
become very much attached to the dust from Lord Chaitanya’s lotus feet, and
because you have got such deep personal interest with that engagement of work,
you want to see that it is done nicely without any hindrance of selfish
motivation, never mind all kinds of conditions of the material nature. That
idea has become prominent for all of you, it is bigger than maya’s idea,
therefore maya cannot interfere to make you quarrel or other things. But you
especially are to take the credit. From the very beginning you wanted that
place, and you got the land, got money from me, and now you have built the
place by your concentration of energy. That is wanted. If there is some discrepancy
anywhere, some non-cooperation, fighting, or if the work is slow or not to the standard,
it is to be supposed that the person or persons in charge are not very much
attached to Krishna. That means they will discriminate: my engagement is not
good, other’s engagement is good, like that. They do not know the secret of
surrendering to Krishna.”
(May we pray for the Ukraine).
May the Source be with you!
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