Working Hard for Krishna - It's Devoid of Pain

Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami: Prabhupada received word from Raya Rama in New York that his editing of the Bhagavad-Gita manuscript was "nearing completion." When Prabhupada read Raya Rama's letter, he exploded, "Nearing completion! I heard this before I started for India." Raya Rama's slow editing was delaying the manuscript too much. Although the contract with Macmillan Company had already been signed, the manuscript had still not been submitted. Seeing Raya Rama's editing as a perpetual delay, Prabhupada decided Raya Rama should immediately stop all other duties and come to Los Angeles. After a few days, Raya Rama arrived. He too settled into the crowded front room of Swamiji's tiny apartment, picking a corner for himself where he could work on the Bhagavad-Gita manuscript.

After having spoken in the temple in Swamiji's presence one night, Raya Rama wrote home to the devotees in New York. 'Although his health is delicate, he is not to be held back. After all that activity last night, he continued talking to us when we returned, then got up at two-thirty a.m. this morning, and worked for three hours. He just returned now from a two-and-a-half mile morning walk. So he's not exactly weak or failing, and if we say anything to check him, he tells that this life has no value if it is not used for Krishna. Last week Gargamuni was telling Swamiji that he sometimes dreams of how to sell things, and Swamiji said that he also dreams of preaching, but he told us last night that when he's speaking of Krishna there is no pain."