Interview with H.G. Ram Shraddha Prabhu – Books are the Basis
“Don’t think that simply our books are meant for selling. No. It is meant for reading also. If we read regularly, at least two hours, three hours, that is tapasya. Tapo divyam.”
Srila Prabhupada Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam 5.5.1 – Vrndavana, 23 October 1976
Watch it here: https://is.gd/QNJyuc