Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Why I should not be respected?

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July 2

 

 

"I was thinking how fortunate I was to be born in a

devotee's family, surrounded by devotees. One old

friend of mine, he was seventy years old, such a nice

devotee. Nandulal was his name. His wife died, and he

remarried at age seventy. Formerly, they used to get

married even at eighty years old if there were no

family members. He was a pleader. When offering

obeisances sometimes, because he was old, he would

stay asleep like that for two or three hours.

Yesterday, I was just thinking of him. I felt purified

by thinking of him. In those days, everyone was a

devotee. The Mulliks, even though keeping prostitutes,

were still devotees. Every morning, they must go to

see Radha-Govinda before they will eat. They would

offer so many nice things, kachori, ruci-very criksy

[crispy]-in a huge plate. And the Mulliks would not

eat everything, but would distribute to the

neighborhood men. That was my training. Whatever I

have introduced, I was trained up in childhood. I have

simply imitated what I learned there. Except for

writing books, which is on the order of my Guru

Maharaja. I got initiated by professional guru at the

age of twelve years, but later I rejected him. One

should give up such professional guru; there is

direction like that. The maidservants, they also had

guru. They only were paid three rupees per month and

working at a few homes. So it was not enough money, so

they were also prostitutes."

I mentioned to Srila Prabhupada how fortunate his

disciples were because he had provided for them in

every way-wonderful temples to live in, books filled

with philosophy. I said, "You are a most loving father

that you have in every way cared for us." Srila

Prabhupada replied, "That is why I want to make these

arrangements for my children, that they may also feel

this way."

As he prepared to go upstairs for the night, Srila

Prabhupada said, "Anyone who does welfare work for the

benefit of everyone will be respected in the three

worlds. Lokanaa hita-karinau tri-bhuvane. So I am

sincerely trying to do good work for the whole human

society. Why I should not be respected?" I had just

finished reading a letter of appreciation from Peter

Burwash. All over the world, people appreciate that

what Prabhupada gives is genuine.

 

- From the TKG's Diary by HH Tamal Krishna Goswami

Maharaj

 

 

 

 

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