Then what is the preaching? Alexander the Great? He was conquering, and as soon he went to conquer another place, the last place lost.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Of course, they don't preach very vigorously, but at least their Deity worship...
Prabhupāda: That is also preaching. Arcanam. One of the... If they maintain the Deity worship gorgeously, that is also preaching.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: So the guiding principle should be that under no circumstance should anyone become lost.
Prabhupāda: Then what is the preaching? Alexander the Great? He was conquering, and as soon he went to conquer another place, the last place lost.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: What happened?
Prabhupāda: Suppose I have conquered Bombay. Then I go to Karachi. In the meantime, Bombay is lost. That was being done, Alexander the Great. Means no proper management. Just like British Empire lost. They could not manage. So long they were managing well, it was going on.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Too much expansion with not enough good management.
Prabhupāda: No.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Similarly, we should not expand too quickly...
Prabhupāda: No.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: ...unless we have the proper management.
Prabhupāda: I am stressing, therefore, book selling.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Hm.
Prabhupāda: Not opening temples.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh. Yes. This is the reason, one of the reasons. Hm. I don't think many devotees think in terms of that, but this is a very practical point, that selling books, once you make the sale, that's it. The book will act.
Prabhupāda: Yes. It will remain permanent.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Hm. It establishes itself as a Deity within a person's home.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The book.
Prabhupāda: Now I have given my program. You tackle, GBC men. At least, don't make me Alexander the Great in my lifetime. (laughs) They say, "You are great, great, great." But don't make it small while I am living.