Why the austerity to read?
Srila Prabhupada's books are like the life line between us and the spiritual world.
They reveal what God looks like, what He likes, dislikes, who His friends are, where He lives etc and yet it is such a struggle to read these books it seems...
Maya is so clever.
Everything but these books is appealing.
Reading the paper is more appealing.
Reading products in grocery stores is more appealing.
Listening to prajalpa is much more appealing.
But reading Srila Prabhupada's books....?
Urm.... well .... urm .... is 20 mins ok? What about 30 mins while I watch TV at the same time or listen to a lecture?
That should do it.
I will be okay.
WRONG!
Srila Prabhupada instructed us to read at least 1 hour a day from his books.
And the first rule of making progress in spiritual life is to follow the orders of the spiritual master.
So if we don't follow this order what chance have we got to follow the other orders or to stick to this path of self realisation?
Hmmm...
Read everyday.
Like your (spiritual) life depends on it.
Because it does.
