Remembering Srila Prabhupada - More Realizations

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One of the first times I was in Srila Prabhupada's

presence I saw him drink water from a lota. It was

amazing because I had never seen anything done with

such precision. It was a small thing, a tiny gesture,

but there was something unique about it. I realized

that anyone who could drink a glass of water like that

was not an ordinary person. Later on, as I would have

more association with Srila Prabhupada, I would see

that happening more and more. He would do something

and just do it very carefully. Most people do ordinary

things carelessly without thinking about them, yet

somehow or other he always acted with full

deliberation. It was, I guess, just a side effect of

being Krsna conscious.

 

Once when he was in Philadelphia I remember he called

me into his room. He had a gamcha tied around his

waist and he had just been given a massage. When I

entered the room there were several things going on at

the same time. Several GBC men were there and there

was a whole discussion going on that was way over the

realm of responsibility I had. I came into the room

and offered my obeisances, and he turned to me and

said he had received a certain amount of money. He

wanted me to take the money, bring it to the bank, and

send it in a wire transfer to a bank account of his in

Los Angeles. It was an ordinary thing, but what really

astounded me was how he stopped everyt hing else, told

me what he wanted me to do, and explained it to me

very clearly. It was the clearest explanation of any

activity I have ever received. He told me exactly how

he wanted it to be done and made sure I understood

what he wanted. He called his servant over to make

sure it was properly entered into the books and in the

course of making sure of the proper entry in the books

he found an error. With great precision and

deliberation, not hurried, yet in a short amount of

time, he accomplished a whole lot, sent me off, and

then resumed his conversation, all with the same kind

of precision he exhibited in drinking water. This is

one quality of Srila Prabhupada's association. It

becomes very difficult to describe because his Krsna

consciousness would become manifest in these very

small, insignificant things, and yet while you were

there, they were so expressive of the whole nature of

the pure devotee.

 

-- Ravindra-svarupa dasa Adhikari

 

Ravindra-svarupa dasa, interview. Yadubara relates a

similar incident. One time, on the roof in Bombay,

Prabhupada agreed to watch a dance troupe of little

girls, as arranged by a life member. During the

performance, Yadubara began filming. He noticed that

Srila Prabhupada almost continuously avoided looking

at the dancers. By looking this way and that way,

sometimes up and down, Prabhupada displayed an uncanny

ability to sit before the show and yet avoid watching

it.

 

 

- From the Prabhupada Nectar by HH Satsvarupa dasa

Goswami Maharaj

 

 

 

 

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