Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 50 - Mayapur Bomb Blast Reveals GBC > Terrorist Campaign > Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:30:00 +0100 Newsletter of the Iskcon Revival Movement (IRM) > Issue 50 > Message from Adridharana Dasa, Temple President > ISKCON Calcutta: > > > > 1. Mayapur Bomb Blast Reveals GBC Terrorist Campaign > > 2. New York IRM Temple Provides Spiritual Healing > Following WTC Disaster > 3. Academic Paper Leads To Official IRM Debate With > GBC > 4. Newspaper Heaps Further Embarrassment on > Vipramukhya Swami > 5. Biggest European ISKCON Temple Promotes Sai Baba > > We apologise profusely for the delay in sending out > this newsletter. We also apologise for the delay in > responding to e-mails. This delay has been due to a > massive re-organisation we have had to undertake due > to our internet service provider shutting down > following take-over by a larger company. As you will > note this newsletter has been sent out from our new > e-mail address: > > irm > > > We apologise for this change but we had no choice, > and we hope that the new address will be easy to > remember, since you are effectively writing to the > irm office! > > The e-mail address adri - IS NO MORE. > > The web-site addresses will remain unaffected. > > So please from now on reply to our new e-mail > address: irm > > > We will be sending out another reminder to everyone > on our mailing list. Our re-organisation to > accommodate these changes is complete, and > henceforward normal service will be resumed. > > Also we have had many queries regarding the > situation at Calcutta Temple. Please note that a > huge contigent of thugs from Mayapur temple did > attempt again to take-over the temple. Their illegal > attempt however has resulted in legal action being > taken, including the filing of a criminal case. > Subsequent to that other criminal activities have > also come to light. Due to legal reasons we are > unable to say more at this stage since certain legal > procedures are ongoing as we speak and we can only > issue a full statement once the matter is fully > resolved. Please bear with us. > > > 1. Mayapur Bomb Blast Reveals GBC Terrorist Campaign > > > The world has been in a great state of shock, > confusion and grieving since the horrific events > that took place in New York on 11th September. Many > devotees see these events and the war which has > followed as a sign that the only hope for humanity > really is Krishna Consciousness, as we approach the > precipice of a 3rd world war. However just when you > thought things could not get any worse, they do. The > headquarters of the movement that is supposed to be > providing this spiritual alternative has been caught > red-handed engaging in a terrorist bomb-making plot. > One could be forgiven for thinking that extremist > violence and murders are currently the monopoly of > terrorist outlaws like Osama Bin Laden. But now > both the Indian media and police have confirmed that > ISKCON Mayapur have themselves been making bombs in > the holy dhama! (an activity not recommended > in "The Nectar of Devotion", as far as we are > aware). All of the major newspapers in India (Asian > Age, Hindustan Times, Times of India and Calcutta > Statesman), as well as the Indian police, exposed > this illegal activity as having taken place *within > the ISKCON Mayapur temple complex itself by > disciples of Jayapataka Swami and the head of > Mayapur's security force.* (see > full newspaper reports below). Unfortunately for > these would-be terrorists, this act of "devotional > service" back-fired on them - literally. One > bomb-maker died, and his two accomplices were > injured when the bomb accidentally went off - a > clear case of instant karma if ever there was one: > > ************************************************************************ > "On Saturday afternoon just at the back of Mayapur > temple one person died due to a sudden explosion of > bombs which they were making in one of the buildings > under construction. The deceased was identified as > Babu Ghosh, aged 30. One of his associates named > Amit Das, was seriously injured. > > The officer-in-charge Mr Sukumar Dutt of Navadeep > Police Station stated that the two said persons were > security staff of ISKCON. Both were making bombs in > a building behind Chandraya Mandir when one of the > bombs exploded injuring the said two persons who > were immediately admitted to the Sadar Hospital, > Krishnanagar, near ISKCON. Babu Ghosh died in the > hospital. Nitai Prasad prabhu, the ISKCON spokesman, > is not prepared to accept the said persons as being > ISKCON staff. He said the incident took place on > ISKCON property, but stated that the said persons > had nothing to do with ISKCON." > (Ananda Patrika Bazzar, 14/10/01) > > "A man died and another was injured while making > bombs inside a house on the ISKCON compound on > Saturday afternoon. > The Navadweep Police said, Babu Bose, 30, Amit Das, > 28 and their asssociates were making bombs inside a > secluded house on the complex when some of the bombs > burst. Police sources also said the two had a past > criminal record.The two were admitted to Shaktinagar > Hospital. Babu died later in the evening. Nadia > Superintendent of Police, Ramphal Power, said he had > received several complaints of criminal activities > having increased in the area. 'We have identified > some trouble-makers. Such incidents will not be > allowed to recur,' he said. ISKCON sources said the > two were not connected to their organisation. "The > incident took place outside the complex." an ISKCON > spokesman said. But the Police maintained that the > blast took place inside the complex. > (Asian Age, 14/10/01) > > "Bomb Makers Hurt - Babu Ghosh,30, and Amit Das,28, > were injuered on Saturday while making bombs inside > a partially constructed house neare Iskcon Mandir > here. They were injuered when a bomb exploded, > sources said, Police arrested the two." > (The Hindustan Time, 14/10/01) > > "One Babu Ghose & his two associates were arrested > on Sunday on the charge of a bomb blast near the > Iskcon Temple at Mayapur on Saturday afternoon. > Police said, Babu was a group D employeee of the > Iskcon temple." > (The Statesman, 15/10/01) > > "Police arrested three persons from Iskcon temple in > Mayapur and seized the attendence ragister, in > relation to a blast near the Temple on Saturday > which killed a man & injured two brothers. according > to Police, Babu Ghose was making crude bombs near > the temple compound when one of them went off > accidentaly killing him on the spot & injuring two > others. Initially, the temple authorities had denied > any connection with the de-ceased or the injured but > on Sunday admitted that Ghose was a group D staff." > (The Times of India, 15/10/01) > > "Nadia distict police have interrogated the wounded > person who was making bombs at an under construction > building under construction at ISKCON Mayapur, in > the hospital on Sunday. According to police sources, > wounded Amit Das (28) had recovered physically. > Higher-ranking distict police officials have > interrogated him on this day. It is learned that > while bombs were being made, one exploded killing > one other person. His name is Babu Ghose (30). Babu > Ghosh was working as a guard in ISKCON main office, > Mayapur. The wounded Amit Das is also a devotee of > ISKCON. Police sources revealed that Babu Ghosh was > a known terror in that area. The distict police > officials not only questioned Amit Das but Iskcon > authorities also. Even though the ISKCON authorities > are refusing to accept the responsibility for the > incident, the identities of the dead and 2 wounded > persons are not unknown to the local people. In the > mean time the police have noticed some > irregularities in the official papers of the ISKCON > main office." > (Ganshakti, 15/10/01) > > "One person died in the ISKCON compound due to a > bomb explosion in a building under construction at > Mayapur. It created panic as the police have > captured 4 fresh bombs and other materials from the > place. The police are inquiring why they were > making bombs in temple compound. The additional > superintendent of police said on Sunday morning that > one of those making bombs has died and the other is > in serious condition and so at this stage we can't > say more. Police have started investigation. [...] > Dead Babu Ghose was the security guard in ISKCON, > his father said. But the ISKCON authorities said, > 'Babu left security job before two and half years > ago." > (Sangabad Pratidin, 16/10/2001) > > ************************************************************************ > > You will notice from the reports how the Mayapur > authorities have been trying to squirm out of > admitting the obvious, and as usual tried to engage > in their usual lies and begin a cover-up. It did not > last long since the evidence was so damning that > even they had to admit the truth. This comedy of > errors was also played out under the full gaze of TV > cameras as well as all the main news stations there > - E-TV, Akash Bangla and Khas Khabor - reported the > news. Intially the Mayapur spokesman Nitai Prasad > Das stated on TV that it was a *gas explosion*! Then > by the next news report it was admitted that it was > bomb explosion, but not on ISKCON property. Then > they next admitted on TV that it was on ISKCON > property, but those involved were nothing to do with > ISKCON. By the final report they had also conceded > that those involved were active members of ISKCON > Mayapur. Though it will be noted that the Police > version of events was accurate from the start. > Having been caught red-handed the latest lie they > have started circulating was that they were making > the bombs for 'self-defence'! Naturally this yarn > has had the local police doubling-up with laughter. > We wonder what tale they will spin next. > > Naturally with the current tense world situation in > regards to bombs and terrorism, the authorities have > taken this matter very seriously, and in addition to > the local police, both the state C.I.D., and the > Intelligence Bureau are at the scene. Following the > incident the Police have reported that many of the > leaders and managers at Mayapur have fled, while > some western 'devotees' have fled the country, and > there is hardly anyone in a position of authority > that can be questioned. This is understandable > considering the fact that the Police are treating > this matter with the utmost importance. > > While the investigations and interrogations are > going on, we have learned both from our sources in > Mayapur and the Police, that the bombs were being > made to be used in a terrorist attack to take over > the 22, Gurusadaya Road, property in Calcutta, which > is the property developed by the temple for the use > of the Calcutta Life members. It is also the > property where a marriage hall was mysteriously > burned down 2 years ago, as reported by us in > Newsletter no. 16 (ISKCON Calcutta Triumphs > Following Arson Attack). Though the thugs from > Mayapur have made many attempts to try and seize > this property by force, they have failed each time > due to huge gates and a high perimiter wall with > intense security. Unlike the Temple building, it is > not open to the public, and thus is virtually > impossible to storm. We have been forced to turn it > into a fortress. Frustrated at their many previous > failures to obtain entry, the plan was to use the > bombs to blow the gates and scare all the security > guards and devotees inside to flee in panic, thus > allowing the Mayapur mob to finally storm the place > and claim possession. This account is backed up by > the fact that one week before the bomb blast, Babu > Ghosh, the chief bomb maker who died in the > explosion, came to visit the property with Dayarama > Das, the head of Mayapur. They were seen 'casing the > place', making a survey, and also made threats that > they would be soon taking the place over. That this > is not simply a story which we are giving after the > fact to fit the circumstances is proven by the fact > that on the 7th of October, straight after this took > place, all the above was registered by us with the > local Ballygunj Police Station in an official > report, which stated that Dayarama had come here > with his guards, and that they had threatened to > take possession soon. Of course we had no idea at > the time, that they were actually making bombs to > assist in their terrible deeds. > > *** The fact remains that the head of Mayapur's > security and an initiated disicple of Jayapataka > could not have been building a bomb factory on the > temple property without the blessings and active > planning of the Mayapur authorities. These > authorities being Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Caru > Swami and Dayarama Das. *** > > Many people have commented on how they have been > blown away by the bold preaching of the ISKCON > Revival Movement (IRM) to restore Srila Prabhupada > in his rightful position as the Diksa Guru of > ISKCON. Obviously threatened by our strong > preaching activities and worldwide media coverage, > the authorities in ISKCON Mayapur (headed by Bhakti > Caru Swami and Jayapataka > Swami) have decided in turn to try to blow away the > IRM - literally. > > In Newsletter 46, we detailed the storming of the > Calcutta temple in April of this year by Mayapur > thugs led by Dayaram das, co-ordinated by the > illegal gurus Bhakti Caru Swami, Jayapataka Swami > and Gopal Krishna Swami, and we reproduced the > various newspaper reports of this ISKCON-instigated > violence. Then in the following Newsletter (no. 47), > we reproduced parts of Bhakti > Caru Swami's leaked memo where he pledged material > support for another violent assault on the IRM: > > ". let us find out what Dayaram Prabhu actually > needs, man and money wise, and then try to provide > that to him." > (Bhakti Caru Swami, May 14th 2001) > > Each time we provide more evidence on how the > GBC/Guru faction has turned into a crazy violent > cult, we always feel that surely they cannot get any > worse. Unfortunately they never cease to amaze us. > Yet so many motivated persons still continue to > support this morally bankrupt leadership as they > lead ISKCON into the abyss. How much more death and > destruction do they need to see before they wake up > to the fact that the current GBC/Guru faction-led > part of ISKCON bears absolutely no resemblance to a > spiritual movement, and is nothing but an attempt at > trying to enjoy the assets and disciples of Srila > Prabhupada, whom they have unceremoniously replaced. > We only shudder to think what new horrors will > continue to unfold. The GBC-Guru cult is determined > to turn ISKCON into a war zone in their mad pursuit > for power, property and disciples. In this we have > to agree with President George W. Bush, that terror > has no place in a civilised world, and that it must > be and will be defeated. Like the islamic extremists > who use the name of religion to justify their > violence and terror, the GBC Gurus and their > fanatical disicples also invoke the cause of > defeating those who are 'offenders and blasphemers' > to their Guru to justify their violent and illegal > antics. To paraphrase Abraham lincoln, Might is NOT > right. Rather RIGHT is might. And bombs and terror > notwithstanding, truth and righteousness WILL > prevail, since the IRM will continue to remain > unbowed and undettered in our mission to restore > Srila Prabhupada to his rightful position as the > spiritual master of ISKCON. > > Srila Prabhupada ki jai! > > > 2. New York IRM Temple Provides Spiritual Healing > Following WTC Disaster > > Though the disaster at the World Trade Center has > devastated the great city of New York, and numbed > most of its famously talkative natives into a > subdued sense of shock, the devotees from the local > IRM temple in Manhattan, which is based in the area > of South Manhattan which was sealed off following > the disaster, have been quick to use the opportunity > to spread Srila Prabhupada's message with even > greater success. Reports Madhusudan Das, the > sankirtan leader from the IRM Radha Govinda Temple > in Manhattan: > > "It is a while since we last did book distribution > inside the World Trade Center. Though we have been > there many times recently distributing books on the > outside of the Center. The inside was a very good > spot for book distribution in the winter since the > New York winters are very cold. We found the > management friendly and helpful and in return we > tried to stay within the designated regulations, > which they have in operation for those who wish to > exercise their "Free Speech" rights. It was an > incredibly passionate spot to do book distribution, > and many times we would stand there for hours on end > doing nothing, just depending on Krishna. Yet sure > enough at the end of the day our trolley was always > empty. Since trolleys were not allowed inside the > WTC. We used to keep our trolley in the subway > newsagent's shop, which was in the care of some > friendly Indian people, and carry what books we > could sell inside, in a small shoulder bag. In this > way we would go back and forward as the books were > sold. > Yesterday 13th we ventured out to experience how the > events of Tuesday 11th have affected the people of > NYC. Our temple is in St. Mark's Place, which is 8th > Street and was in the restricted area being less > than 2 miles from the WTC. The police had roadblocks > from 14th Street downtown and were checking id, only > allowing residents, rescue traffic and police > vehicles access. However one day after the disaster, > we were out as usual distributing books, trying to > give the Lord's mercy to a stunned city, with many > having lost loved ones. Another noticeable feature > is the amount of literature on the street poles & > trees. Now almost every pole is covered with > pictures of missing loved ones who worked in the > WTC. It is certainly a very sad scene, but armed > with the sword on knowledge (Srila Prabhupada's > books) we ventured forth to at least try to relieve > some of their suffering which is due to ignorance. I > went to Union Square and initially distributed on > the streets around the square but after some hours I > calculated that there was actually more activity in > the square itself. So there I went and indeed that > was the place to be, so many people were weeping, > Buddhist monks were holding a prayer vigil with > candles and all. A very somber mood prevailed the > thousands assembled there. I got some very nice > realizations about Srila Prabhupada's book, "Beyond > Birth & Death", which if we had to propose a book > which best summarizes our philosophy then it has to > be this book. The first chapter is titled, "We are > not these bodies", and I wondered just how many > times did Srila Prabhupada say this. It was > certainly his most constant preaching theme. One > young man stood there and carefully read 5 pages of > the book before consenting to buy (this is very > unusual since normally everyone in NYC is in such a > mad rush) and in similar ways all my books were sold > out in a short time. I was also left lamenting, > lamenting that I had not brought more books with me. > Union Square has become a focal point for what has > developed into the peace movement. Initially it was > somewhere near the disaster where the people went to > mourn their lost loved ones and find some solace > from the teams of psychiatrists and practically > every religious & non-religious denomination in New > York. For almost 2 weeks it was packed with people. > TV cameras from all over the world were in > abundance. It was a happening, something spontaneous > from the hearts of the NY people. It was in stark > contrast to the media who were urging on war and > bombs. Here could be found a gentler folk, with a > message of peace, and not wanting to inflict a > similar suffering on others, as they have had to > unfortunately experience. A feeling of purification > was obtained by just being there. That is until the > political factions moved in, socialist worker, > Marxists etc. Then symptoms of agitation began to > evolve. Now the proposed "War" against the culprits > had become "A Racist War" which fooled most, but not > the NY police department and others of > discrimination. The police were out in force in case > the situation got very ugly. We were due to do > kirtan that evening, but the atmosphere was a bit > tense, cops were all over the place and the > agitators were doing their thing. However > Locanananda prabhu re-assured us that once the > kirtan begins everything will be fine. Sure enough, > with about 90 minutes of chanting, book and Srila > Prabhupada's peace formula distribution the > agitators had all dispersed. The police, seeing that > any potential trouble was now over, also went home > and those few remaining could once again smile as > the transcendental sound vibration took over > everyone's consciousness AND everyone was buying > books!" > > Brahmabhuta Das, another devotee at the temple added > the following: > > "Here in Lower Manhattan the IRM devotees of Sri > Radha Govinda temple as well were shaken up and in > the same mood joined the crowds of thousands in > Union Square Park. It was a very emotional > experience serving in Srila Prabhupada's and Lord > Caitanya's mission at this time. We remembered when > Srila Prabhupada talked of the bombing in Calcutta > during WWII....For the pure devotee it was no more > significant then sounding just like fireworks while > the rest of the city was panicking and trying to get > out . We gained strength and courage through Srila > Prabhupada's personal example and in the evenings we > took the harmonium and instruments, a cloth to sit > on, prasadam, incense and hundreds of Srila > Prabhupada's books. We sat down in the midsts of > thousands and chanted the Holy Names of Lords > Krishna. It was very solemn. Crowds of people > gathered around the devotees for long periods > drinking in the Holy Names. Some were trying to read > our lips and murmur along with our chanting and > others sat down with us taking pairs of kartals out > of the pile we made in the middle of our circle. > World media cameras and microphones floated around > the perimiter. This chanting vibration stretched > throughout the whole park as crowds of people > quietly moved through the tree covered paths and > lawn to read countless handwritten homage shrines to > the victims decorated with thousands of candles. > They took cups of halavah, doughnuts donated from > the devotee-run Doughnut Factory downtown, Peace > Formula leaflets (stopped and read them) and bought > books. We felt better....It's true. Times like these > are a good opportunity to preach Krishna > Consciousness. Four days after the attack, Mayor > Guilliani was calling for everyone not to be scared. > Go out, have a good time, see a Broadway Show. That > was our cue. On Saturday New Yorkers, IRM devotees > included, tried to take a break from all the anxiety > of the attack. The lights were turned back on in > Times Square and the #1 HIT on Broadway the Srila > Prabhupada's Saint Marks Place Sri Radha Govinda > Temple devotee Harinama was back and it was standing > room only. Huge crowds of people were out. Not > morose, but with a refreshing mood of love for our > fellow man. It was auspicious. Auspicious means when > you walk out of the subway in Times Square dressed > as a devotee of Lord Krishna and three police > officers immediately approach you and inquire about > Krishna Consciousness. It was a refreshing > realization of the ecstatic timelessness of Harinama > sankirtan. Although thick gloom hung in New York > City the Harinama was as fresh and ecstatic as > always. People smiling hearing Hare Krishna chanted > sung to Srila Prabhupada's tune; skipping and > dancing by & singing Hare Krishna back at us in the > same tune. Buying books & chatting. People aproach > us and ask us what we think of what happened. I was > just thinking how forunate that is. How many > trillions of births did it take to finally approach > a devotee and inquire into the problems of life. > Harinama Sankirtan KiJaya! > > On Sunday Sept 23rd the IRM devotees and guests had > gathered as usual for the Sunday program at the Sri > Radha Govinda Temple in Manhattan. By Lord Krishna > and Srila Prabhupada's mercy we had a wonderful > class and kirtan. Then watched a Srila Prabhupada > video; one of the highlights of the weekly Sunday > Love Feasts. Afterwards we honored a sumptous > feast. Roger Leanord prabhu, one of our founding > members, and a computer executive whose office is > just a block from ground zero of the WTC, mentioned > that the following day Monday there was a really > important event happening in New York City at The > Great Hall in the Cooper Union Building. A Town Hall > Meeting to discuss the WTC disaster and its effect > on all of us and what should be done now. He said > 1000 or more people, many leading citizens in New > York, will be there and we should go and have a > Harinama in front of the building and preach to > them. Jayananda dasa, lead singer of the hardcore > rock group The Cromags, then said a friend of his, > Morgan,who was the organizer of the event. Jayananda > said Morgan has attended a couple of our Sunday > Love Feasts and he loves prasadam. Jayananda > immediately phoned Morgan and asked if he could > arrange it. Morgan replied, "You mean you want to > distribute the spiritual food? You're in!" Morgan > said there will be about 40 VIP guests, including > some of the most prominent citizens of the city and > we could serve them behind the stage. By this time > it was 10:30pm Sunday night.. $400 in laxmi was > donated for bhoga. The following morning, I > Brahmabhuta dasa and IRM devotee Nimai dasa (a > gurukuli from the old 55th St. temple) went > shopping. We bought bhoga and received enough > donations from stores to serve out 650 plates of > prasadam. Commodities Health Food Store donated > enough organic berries, organic yogurt and organic > sun dried sugarcane so that Jayananda dasa could > make 35 gallons of thick lassi nectar that made the > people at the Great Hall swoon in ecstasy. Eight IRM > devotees from the Sunday feast the previous evening > came to the temple Monday afternoon to help in the > kitchen. We met at 2pm and in only four hours > prepared subji, rice, halavah and nectar. IRM > devotees Jayananda dasa, Nimai dasa, Brahmabhuta > dasa, Vani devi dasi, Bhakta Avatar dasa, Subji > prabhu & Mother Riikka prepped and cooked for Lord > Krishna. Frank Jr. prabhu, Jayananda's nephew, > mercifully cleaned all the pots. > > On such short notice, it could only have been by > Srila Prabhupada's and Lord Krishna's desire that > such cooperation amongst devotees can take place. > Srila Prabhupada teaches that by nicely serving the > bonafide spiritual master and pleasing him Krishna > will if He so desires empower His devotees at > anytime and remove all obstacles to their service. > Armed with the prasadam, a book table, instruments > and 1000 Peace Formula leaflets donated by IRM > supporters who own a print shop near the temple, we > loaded a van donated for the evening and arrived at > the Great Hall at Cooper Union at 6pm. Morgan the > organizer of the event was shocked when we arrived > with enough prasadam to feed hundreds. For a moment > there was confusion and we almost > had to set up to distribute on the sidewalk next to > the street outside. We already understood for > certain that Lord Krishna wanted the IRM devotees to > be here tonight. Jayananda dasa said no and that we > have to be inside. So, Lord Krishna directs from > within the heart of everyone and suddenly the > janitor appeared and said, I will set you up in the > Great Hall itself. So he not only set us up in the > lobby of the Great Hall, but he provided tables and > chairs for the people so they could sit comfortably > while they took > their prasadam. Our staunch world renowned IRM > sankirtan leader Madhusudhana dasa was allowed to > set up a largre book table as well. By this time > other devotees Locanananda dasa, Madhuvisa dasa and > Karuna devi dasi arrived to help serve. > > The Great Hall was filled to capacity and a huge > crowd outside could not get in.and were frustrated > and angry. While the Great Hall patrons took > prasadam inside the devotees ran dozens of plates > and cups of nectar outside to everyones full > satisfaction, turning the atmosphere from anxiety to > peaceful transcendental bliss. Major media with > television cameras attended from around the world. > The atmosphere was tense in the meeting. People were > in shock from the WTC atttack, worried about bio > warfare and losing our civil liberties. People were > arguing , Nobody could reach a solution or > conclusion.. no one was satisfied. The panel even > announced that they blamed religion. And the crowd > applauded and agreed. Nobody had any answers accept > the devotees on how to stop the madness on the > planet. Roger prabhu commented: 'Although the > flag-waving and and patriotism that we've > experienced since the World Trade Center incident is > certainly reassuring, on another level perhaps > that's the problem in the first place: When I wave > my flag at you, considering myself as a member of a > certain group or country and you similarly wave your > flag at me, also thinking of yourself as a member of > a particular group, we both make the same mistake of > failing to realize our true identities as spirit > souls and children of One Divine Parent. Any > intelligent dialogue between us, then, becomes > imposssible. How might we begin to upgrade that > dialogue, to relate to each other at that higher, > spiritual level? What are some of your ideas and > suggestions?" > > They had none. > > Srila Prabhupada said that prasadam distribution > would conquer NYC. You could definitely see at this > meeting everyone was on the mental platform and > arguing inside the Great Hall. They would come out > and take prasadam for a break. When they took a > plate and tasted the prasadam immediately a great > transformation took place. Their faces would light > up and they appeared > instantly rejuvenated. As groups of people > approached the table and took plates, this > transformation in consciousness was like blissful > waves rolling by. Some asked the devotees, what do > we say should be done? It was a great opportunity > for devotees. It opened a lot of doors to preach to > an educated class of people. With this divine > opportunity IRM devotees passed out Srila > Prabhupada's Peace Formula . > > People were so grateful that we came and distributed > the delicious food. Many commenting with curiosity > that it was more then delicious. Thus the prasadam > changed the whole vibration of the meeting and they > took a Peace Formulas and got the real solution > after all. The whole situation was calmed by giving > out prasadam In this way the meeting was turned from > a mundane intellectual discussion with basically no > solution and brought it to the transcendental > platform. > > 650 people took prasadam and mor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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