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I wanted to become a very big businessman and earn money and spend for this missionary work, but that was not very successful

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"I wanted to become a very big businessman and earn money and spend for this missionary work, but that was not very successful"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1973 Conversations and Morning Walks

I wanted to become a very big businessman and earn money and spend for this missionary work, but that was not very successful. (laughs) So in 1950, I retired practically. Not retired, but little in touch with business.


Prabhupāda: So I was practically distributing. I was spending, in those days, 300 rupees, 400 rupees. Was a large amount, but I was spending somehow or other from my business, and practically it was being distributed. You have seen some of the copies?

Haṁsadūta: I saw some of the old copies. Yes.

Prabhupāda: So in this way, gradually things changed. I wanted to become a very big businessman and earn money and spend for this missionary work, but that was not very successful. (laughs) So in 1950, I retired practically. Not retired, but little in touch with business, whatever is going on, going on. Then 1954 I gave up connection with my family. I went to Jhansi. There I got a very big building. So I wanted to started the missionary activities under the name of The League of Devotees.

Page Title:I wanted to become a very big businessman and earn money and spend for this missionary work, but that was not very successful
Compiler:TariniKalindi
Created:2015-12-16, 14:34:47
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1