Isn’t the boiling the milk concept contradicting to ‘jare dekho tahe kaho krishna updesh’?

From Mukul:

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Question from Mukul Prabhu. Doesn’t the Boiling the Milk concept contradict the Jare Dekho Tare Kaho Krishna Upadesh? This is a question based on the earlier question about there being different Sanghas of devotees in the same city.
So the Jare Dekho Tare Kaho Krishna Upadesh refers to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s instruction that we should speak about Krishna to everyone. And the Boiling the Milk concept refers to Vishwa Prabhupada’s instruction that we have enough devotees now. We should focus on training the devotees so that they can become stronger in their devotional service.
So the question here is, are these two contradictory? Answer, not necessarily because if we have to speak Krishna Upadesh, we have to know Krishna Upadesh. And we don’t just need to know Krishna Upadesh, we also have to internalize and live Krishna Upadesh. So at one level, Krishna Upadesh is very foundational and simple that I’m not the body, I’m the soul.
But there is so much of depth to that in terms of both the philosophical concepts as well as the internal application. So when we boil the milk in the sense that we purify our hearts by applying ourselves to the philosophy and the practice, then we become more potent to share Krishna’s message and attract others. But the whole idea of this Jare Dekho Tare Kaho Krishna Upadesh is not just a mere parrot-like repetition of Krishna’s words.
That is also good. But the whole idea is that we have to become instruments of Krishna’s compassion. And Krishna’s compassion is expressed through his message.
But essentially, we have to become instruments of Krishna’s compassion, Krishna’s love, Krishna’s grace, by which people become attracted to love Krishna. And as long as there are anarthas in our heart, we cannot become effective instruments by which we will attract people to Krishna. In fact, if we have ego, we have lust, then if we have ego and we are speaking Krishna’s message, then the more people get attracted, we will become, if we are successful in attracting people, we will become proud by their attraction and we will go away from Krishna.
Or if we have ego, then we will present Krishna’s message in such an inappropriate or even arrogant way that we will speak Krishna’s message but we will alienate people. So, humility is very important for us to be proper channels for Krishna’s message. Similarly, if we have lust, then even when we attract people to Krishna, we will not, instead of, people may get attracted to Krishna, but we will get attracted to those people.
And we will try to exploit them for our own enjoyment. So, if we have lust, we have anarthas like this, lust or pride, then we may think that we are sharing Krishna’s message, but rather than attracting people, we may alienate or even repel people. That’s why the whole process of purification is essential so that Krishna can speak through us, so that when we are speaking, it is not our ego speaking, it is Krishna speaking.
And, of course, this is a very advanced stage, but at the very least, when we are repeating Krishna’s message, our material and ulterior motives should be under regulation. We should be observing them and curbing them whenever they raise their ugly head. In fact, without the proper devotional connection with Krishna in our own hearts, Krishna consciousness can become just like a social club where people are joining together in some pious culture, but nobody is going deep into their connection with Krishna and nobody is actually getting transformed.
So, there are many, many religions in the world and religious societies that are just reduced to pious clubs and membership in such clubs is considered to be more of a social cosmetic to make people look good in the eyes of the rest of society. And there is very little spiritual vibrancy or devotional potency in such clubs. So, that’s why the two are not contradictory, the two are complementary.
The more we purify our heart, as is referred to by boiling the milk, the more we will be able to speak Krishna’s message effectively and attract people. And the more we speak Krishna’s message effectively and attract people to Krishna, the more we will ourselves be reminded of the miraculous potency of Krishna consciousness, the extraordinary fulfillment and joy that comes by Krishna consciousness. And that will inspire us to ourselves experience that mercy more and more.
And that will make us purify our hearts more. So, purification and outreach in this way can symbiotically act for our good and for the good of others. And that’s why the two are complementary.
Thank you.