Little drops of water wear away the stone

Satsvarupa Dasa: Prabhupada was so enthusiastic to write Srimad-Bhagavatam that he would rise at one in the morning to do so. His composing of his purports was the perfect example of combined patience and enthusiasm. As he said, "Little drops of water wear away the stone. In this way, I've written all these books. Let us meditate" the gayatri mantra advises, and so one can continue on his own, or in the association of devotees, to think about and to discuss the enthusiastic moods and activities of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. Prabhupada's translation contains a particularly interesting phrase, "Let me meditate on him being enthused as he enthused us." A genuine disciple has become enthusiastic in devotional service, and he knows that this is due to the enthusiasm of his spiritual master.