Srila Prabhupada is reputed to have said “Work now, samadhi later.” Although this phrase is not to be found within the Bhaktivedanta Database, the idea is that devotional service is to be part of our lives and that we are to be ghostianandies, not bhajananandies. Some may argue that Rupa and Sanatana Goswami were bhajananandies, living in caves, beneath sacred trees, near holy lakes and rivers, at hallowed shrines, aloof from the general public. But what was their purpose? “Lokanam hita-karinau tri-bhuvane…” It was to liberate the whole world through their writings, in pursuance of Lord Caitanya’s instruction to them to be “…very expert in scrutinizingly studying all the revealed scriptures with the aim of establishing eternal religious principles for the benefit of all human beings.”
Work Now, Samadhi Later