Remembering Srila Prabhupada - I have to live with the bhaktas,

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August 31

 

 

Although Prabhupada has been resting very soundly,

there was a slight disturbance from thoughts of India.

Prabhupada spoke with me on a few occasions today,

concerning his feelings. "In India, whatever project I

made, the government has simply given me obstacles. I

had to tax my brain so much. I don't want to go back.

Make that arrangement." Then Srila Prabhupada revealed

why he was so eager for U.S. citizenship: "They are

under the impression the old rascal man has brought

the CIA. They may not call me back. Give me protection

by making me a citizen. Just like Professor Einstein

suffered so much harassment in Germany, he had to come

out. Krsna has saved my honor, prestige, and life in

Bengal. They would have ruined me, humiliating me by

placing me under arrest. If I had been put in that

small jail cell, I would have died." Srila Prabhupada

spoke these words with much feeling. I had thought his

desire for U.S. citizenship to be a nice sentiment;

but now I could see it as a precautionary necessity to

safeguard Prabhupada's life.

Prabhupada went on to say, "India is lost because it

has lost its culture. It can't understand the

teachings of the gita. It has no hope to improve

anything. Our situation there will improve if I remain

outside. From the members of Parliament to the members

of street, everywhere there is suspicion we are CIA.

Such a mistake they have made! There is no doubt about

it. Narottama dasa Thakura advised, 'I have to live

with the bhaktas, not with the Indians.'"

Prabhupada thought about mayapur throughout the day

and how to secure our interests there. He said, "It is

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's property. Superficially, it is

the Americans'. The Godbrothers have agreed to

cooperate. We have to take such cooperation that the

American property is not infringed on by the Communist

government. Without the help of local devotees, it

will be very difficult to protect this property. I

know how to do it, but first let us get report on how

much they are cooperating. I want to preach village to

village this Hare Krsna kirtana, prasadam

distribution, and book distribution. Let us cooperate.

"Had it been Krsna's time, the aggressors would have

been directly killed by Krsna."

 

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

Maharaj

 

 

 

 

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