64 The Nectar of Instruction

ready to help an inferior Vaisnava in all respects. One is
superior or inferior according to his spiritual development
in Krsna consciousness. One is forbidden to observe the ac-
tivities of a pure Vaisnava from a material point of view. For
the neophyte especially, considering a pure devotee from a
material point of view is very injurious. One should
therefore avoid observing a pure devotee externally, but
should try to see the internal features and understand how
he is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the
Lord. In this way one can avoid seeing the pure devotee from
a material point of view, and thus one can gradually become
a purified devotee himself.

Those who think that Krsna consciousness is limited to a
certain section of people, a certain section of devotees or a
certain tract of land are generally prone to see the external
features of the devotee. Such neophytes, unable to appreci-
ate the exalted service of the advanced devotee, try to bring
the mahd-bhagavata to their platform. We experience such
difficulty in propagating this Krsna consciousness all over
the world. Unfortunately we are surrounded by neophyte
Godbrothers who do not appreciate the extraordinary ac-
tivities of spreading Krsna consciousness all over the world.
They simply try to bring us to their platform, and they try to
criticize us in every respect. We very much regret their
naive activities and poor fund of knowledge. An empowered
person who is actually engaged in the confidential service of
the Lord should not be treated as an ordinary human being,
for it is stated that unless one is empowered by Krsna, one
cannot spread the Krsna consciousness movement all over
the world.
