Be Prepared

I want this book, Be Prepared, to have two meanings, two themes. One is "be prepared for death." To make this theme solid, I will print quotes from Prabhupāda's purports where he writes about death, both the wrong approach to death by the nondevotees, and the good approach by those taking shelter of the Lord. The other theme of the book is "be prepared" - for approaching Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. To make this theme strong, I will quote excerpts from Srila Rūpa Gosvāmī's Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi. This is a beautiful book with quotes about Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa's love. I especially like the ones where Rādhārāṇī breaks Her mana (jealous anger) and goes back to Kṛṣṇa with love. Sometimes She breaks Her mana with the assistance of Lalitā, and sometimes She breaks it when She hears the sound of Kṛṣṇa's flute. In many of the excerpts She quotes Her undying, absolute love for Kṛṣṇa, and in some places, He expresses His absolute love for Her. There will be other things in the book that are not on the two themes of death and Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, but they are the main themes.