This was the technique adopted by Srila Prabhupada to somehow or other engage people in Krishna Consciousness. Whether it is book distribution, Prasad distribution, if people even appreciates them, what to speak of reading them or tasting them, their spiritual life begins. This is because these books and Prasad are all non-different form Krishna.
Maharaj narrated his own experience, “I remember in America sometimes when I was travelling and preaching. I would always have Prasad to give it to people and sometimes people would not accept it because I looked so strange and they didn’t know what the food is, so sometimes I would trick them and say that my mother had personally made this for me and tell me to share it with my friends. Then how could they refuse when my mother made it everyone would take it when I said that. And actually we called all the lady devotees our mother and I would specifically have my god-sisters cook so that I could say my mother cooked it for me, because we have to be honest also. Srila Prabhupada said that somehow or other we have to get them interested in Krishna Consciousness.”
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, he would calculate the effect of a particular article according to how many times the names of Krishna are mentioned.
“Preaching means to somehow or other engage people in appreciating Krishna.”
Somehow or other connect people to Krishna. Even if somebody is eating for sense gratification, they get purified if we give them Prasad.
– Radhanath Swami
everything a pure devotee does is preaching.