Kadamba Kanana Swami, Helsinki, Finland, 2011)

In preaching we should not throw Krishna Consciousness like a tonne of bricks on peoples' heads, and all at once tell them:

"You have to follow everything!"

And they runaway, and are never to be seen again. No, preaching means that we have to be sensitive, pending on what stage that person is at, and offer them the next step – that's preaching.

It's not that there is a stereotype lesson for everyone. No, each person is somewhere and the preacher has to check out partially by asking some questions and by being partially sensitive, towards this person and try to give the person the next step to take.

In book distribution, Vaisheshika was saying interesting things. He was saying:

"When we take members out of the congregation out to the book distribution for the first times. Usually I tell them that for the first three times they are not allowed to distribute any books, since they can only watch. Anybody who is a little bit of a natural – ignores those instructions and starts distributing the books. But the ones who are shy, they feel secure with them instructions. It's authorised now for them to watch three times and they don't feel pressurised".

So I thought it was intelligent………….give people the next step…….yes why not, but life is short and we don't want to also miss the boat!