NEW HOPE

To be honest with you, when our dear Srila Prabhupada left the planet Lord Chaitanya's sankirtan movement left with Him. Where was to be found that devotee who embodied Love of God empowered by the incarnation for this age for sankirtan?

Only a devotee especially favored by the Lord Himself can push forward the sankirtan. Such a devotee must be empowered by the Lord.

If you have not cried tears of love for the Lord while chanting his Name then Love of God has not taken root in your heart. Please know you have more to go. Economic stability, sufficient sense gratification, performance of religious activities and freedom from anxiety are not the summum bonum.

That highest most relish-able fruit of Love of God is reserved for those who have taken shelter of a devotee who is empowered for sankirtan in Love of  God.

He has Love of God and can give Love of God to you.

If your teacher is not crying in ecstasy of separation how can he give ecstasy to you?

In Gauraharidas Avadhuta we find such a devotee.

Dear Gauraharidas prabhu,

My heart is breaking to see the world now that I am hearing from you. The actual sankirtan movement of Lord Chaitanya is not just a faint and distant memory now that Srila Prabhupada has left, it is an ever growing reality in your presence. 

I'm thankful my body is old and may not have that much longer so that I might leave before you do and not have to go through again in this life what I went through with Srila Prabhupada's departure. 

For my remaining time here let me see how to serve nicely.

It is a great puzzle how there are so few who know how to cry for the most valuable treasure - Love of God.