7.2 Make the unfathomable understandable—and the understandable lovable 

bujhibe niścai tabe 

kathā se tomār

Then they will understand for sure,

O Lord, your message so pure.

My dear Lord, spiritual truths can seem completely self-evident to one who has had a spiritual awakening, but utterly unbelievable or irrelevant to one who has not. That’s why introducing anyone to spiritual truths is a formidable challenge for every spiritual teacher. I too have faced it many times. Yet nowhere was my challenge anywhere near as difficult as Srila Prabhupada’s challenge when he presented your message to people from completely different cultural, religious, educational, and intellectual backgrounds.

Undoubtedly, Srila Prabhupada presented your message expertly. Simultaneously: you, O supreme mystic, were acting mysteriously in the hearts and lives of those fortunate enough to meet Srila Prabhupada. You brought them to a level of thoughtfulness and receptiveness so that they became ready to embrace as their very life a worldview they had never heard of earlier.

O Almighty Lord, bless me to learn from Srila Prabhupada’s example. Let me try to share your wisdom as well as I can, in a mood of service—to you and to the person I am speaking with. Then, if and when you so desire, you can make the unfathomable not just understandable for them, but even so lovable that they make it their life’s topmost purpose and priority.