“I personally believe that this project is one of the most important projects in all of creation – this simple little Counselor system, because it can create a very strong and attractive foundation within the Hare Krishna movement.
When we talk about revealing one's minds, it doesn't mean dumping the garbage of your mind, just for the sake of dumping. It means approaching a Vaishnava friend with a desire for spiritual advancement, with a desire for spiritual help, with a desire to inspire one another and encourage and enliven another, whether we are seeking help or giving help, it should always be with proper knowledge, that the only real help is to bring one another closer to Krishna. And the devotees, they are lost in the network of maya.
So real help, real friendship, real love, is to help each other to be Krishna conscious. But in order to help each other to be Krishna conscious, we have to understand the science of Vaishnava etiquette very carefully.
So this Counselor system is being developed for this reason. To make every possible intelligent effort to help every single devotee on every level of that devotee's life. Physically, socially, philosophically, spiritually, we should support it, we should help each other and more and more. The devotees who are taking this wonderful responsibility of Counselors are trying to help each other to better help the Vaishnavas. And the hope is that everyone is being helped to learn the process of helping each other. And in this way the Krishna consciousness will not only expand in quantity but it will expand in quality."
HH Radhanath Swami
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