“You must teach others what I have taught you.” This instruction was again repeated to me in Srila Prabhupada’s quarters in May of 1971 in Calcutta. At the time I was only visiting the temple in Calcutta, having been sent by Srila Prabhupada to assist with the pandal program at Chowringhee Maidan. Srila Prabhupada had just sent Bhavananda das and his wife Palika devi to help manage the center. One day I was bringing Srila Prabhupada’s luncheon plate into him, and because I was just visiting, I was careful not to try to supersede any authority within the temple. But as I placed his plate before him, Srila Prabhupada said, “So are you teaching all the girls how to cook?” And I said, “Well no, Srila Prabhupada, I am just assisting here. Palika is in charge of the women.” Srila Prabhupada then repeated, “No, are you teaching them to cook?” So as I was hesitating in trying to answer him, I remember Kaushalya was just outside the door, and she loudly hollered, “No, Srila Prabhupada, she is not teaching us to cook.” So Srila Prabhupada looked at me and very seriously said, “You must teach others what I have taught you. If you don’t distribute what you know, then you will become envious.” And of course, I came to understand that this is the life and soul of the devotee. That whatever we have been given by the Spiritual Master, we have to first try to truly understand. And then we have the duty to distribute that knowledge to other persons. We can distribute what Srila Prabhupada has given us on so many levels. Anyone can distribute his books and give the medicine of Krishna prasadam. So even though this instruction was given to me, it is actually for all followers of Krishna consciousness.