Preaching actually done alone, that is the experience we get from the previous acaryas.

Prabhupada's re-appointment of Hansaduta Swami as GBC for Germany has brought an instant reaction from the devotees there. A telegram came from the German temple presidents today asking Prabhupada not to send him back. Because of the controversy Prabhupada spoke with Hansaduta this evening. He said it was up to him whether he went back or not. Hansaduta, however, asked Prabhupada to decide. He wants to do whatever Prabhupada thinks best, although his inclination is to remain in India. He does not think it will very successful if he returns to Germany. Surprisingly, a letter arrived today from Madhudvisha prabhu. It is the first time Srila Prabhupada has heard from him since he left in May. In his letter Madhudvisha addressed accusations that he took $60,000 from New York when he left (this allegation is new to Srila Prabhupada's ears). He strongly denied any wrong-doing on his part. He also informed Prabhupada about his current condition. He said has met a girl and intends to get married, and hopes to "offer a son" to Srila Prabhupada. He said that he considers his service "not stopped, but just slowed down," and that he is still chanting and offering his food. Prabhupada was very happy to hear from him, but because Madhudvisha gave no return address, he could not reply to the letter. A 43-year-old Calcutta scholar, Mr. Ratindra Nath Ganguly, wrote to ask for an interview with a view to taking up some service in our educational branch. Mr. Ganguly has a Master's degree in three different subjects, and a Ph.D. thesis in English under review. Prabhupada was glad to hear from him, and invited him to spend a month in Vrindavana in order to chalk out a program. "It is very nice that you have written to me offering your services. This is the mission to all those who have taken their birth as human beings in the land of Bharata-varsha. As stated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, bharata-bhumite haila manushya-janma yara janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara. Therefore it is very good that you are taking these instructions of the Lord seriously by surrendering yourself under the direction of His bona fide representative." Gour Govinda Maharaja sent a long letter from Bhubaneswar, lamenting the lack of association and help for pushing on the preaching. "I often feel myself dejected and desperate in doing Hari Kirtan, because Kirtan is never done alone. It requires the company of devotees. I know not how unfortunate I am that sufficient number of suitable devotees are not coming here to help me with Kirtan." He has two foreign devotees with him, but others seem to just come and go. "They cannot adjust themselves in this solitary piece of land, where there are no modern amenities and city surroundings. They always dream of their previous centers, where there are all sorts of attractions, i.e. nice temple, nice deities, nice prasadam, nice company of devotees, nice rooms to put up etc. Whereas here is nothing ... only a mud hut in a vast piece of solitary land." Apart from this, he said that the local people were all cheaters. "They say very sweet words, but do little and they always try to cheat me. They are very much attached to their own business and sense gratification. They always try to get some material benefit from our association. When they fail to derive it, they desert. They are not very much serious. They are superfluous and I have to work here through them. Kindly enlighten me on how to deal with them and make my preaching effective." In his reply Srila Prabhupada encouraged him to continue, and even glorified his isolation as part of our tradition. "Preaching actually done alone, that is the experience we get from the previous acaryas. Caitanya Mahaprabhu was traveling alone and with great difficulty His associates induced Him to accept an assistant. He gave practical reasons why it was not possible to send more men. "So far foreign devotees are concerned I can bring immediately 500 devotees from foreign countries but the government will not allow them to stay. If any devotee comes he has to go back again after three months or six months, at 10,000 Rs. expenditure. Still I am struggling and whenever it is possible I am bringing foreign devotees to preach in India and as you say the Indians are cheaters even though not all of them. The majority who come and join us, it has been experienced, they are not sincere. Under the circumstances what can be done, I do not know. ... But one hope is there that you are publishing in the Orissan language and it is being distributed and your writing is approved by me. So if you concentrate on these literature printing matters and try to distribute as far as possible that is our great success. You can construct immediately a nice temple there but you say there is no devotees so how temple management can be executed? This is the problem. So you are conversant in the local language. If you bring some sincere souls to join you by preaching then it will be successful. Just like in Europe and America I went singlehandedly and by preaching work the boys responded and therefore we can see some light of success. Unfortunately in India this spirit is lacking. In India generally the young men are after money and woman, this is natural. They have no sacrificing spirit. That is the difference."