Remembering Srila Prabhupada - The Same ABC

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Srila Prabhupada NectarThe Same ABC

 

Once, Mr.Sethi approached Srila Prabhupada in his

quarters in Juhu. He told Srila Prabhupada he had some

ideas for devotees to make money for the temple. Srila

Prabhupada replied, "Your ideas may be good, but if I

tell my disciples, they will think, I have come for

bhajana, and now he wants me to do the same business

again.

Then Srila Prabhupada told a story. Once a boy was

learning algebra and his mother saw him write A+B=C.

Seeing the letters A,B, and C. she exclaimed, "Oh, you

have grown so much, and still you are doing the same

ABC?" She could not understand there was a gulf of

difference between this ABC and that ABC. There was a

gulf of difference between a Child's learning to write

the alphabet-ABC-and an adult's doing algebra-ABC.

Prabhupada continued, "I can give my disciples so many

ideas, but they will think, 'I have come for bhajana,

and again I am doing the same business?' They cannot

understand there is a gulf of difference between this

business and that business - between working for Krsna

and working for Maya.

Srila Prabhupada was so intelligent and kind. He knew

our Consciousness, he knew our understanding was

wrong, but he did not disturb us. He allowed us to

continue in our devotional service, and he maintained

faith that the process of hearing and chanting about

Krsna and serving Krsna's pure devotee would purify us

and enlighten us in the proper understanding of Krsna

Consciousness.

 

- From the "Watering the Seed" by HH Giriraja Swami

Maharaja

 

Please Chant: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna

Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare

Hare And Be Happy

 

 

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