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Sridhar Swami : In Calcutta, Prabhupada would meet his disciples in his office. Since I was the president, theoretically I should have been sitting at his feet in the center of everything, hearing all the nectar. But I was shy, and I thought, "Let me go out and make more Life Members. Prabhupada is here. I should make an extra effort." From my position in the background, I could see how Prabhupada was giving out Mayapur-Vrindavan fund money to leaders such as Jayapataka Maharaj, Bhavananda, Tamala Krishna Goswami, Giriraj, and Gurudas, who were all coming to Calcutta. Prabhupada didn't favor a project. 

He wanted to see how enthusiastic the devotee was about his project and if he was prepared to organize and manage it well. On that basis he would allot funds. It really depended upon the individual's enthusiasm for a particular project. In the "World of Hare Krishna" video, Tom Hopkins noted how Prabhupada once told a devotee, "Go out and start a magazine." The devotee didn't know anything about starting a magazine, but Prabhupada said, "Krishna will help you." I saw that also. He would look for enthusiasm, for a spirit of depending on Krishna, and he would respond to that.


Reference: Memories-Anecdotes of a Modern-Day Saint by Siddhanta Dasa