Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Kindness

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Kindness

 

Why did Srila Prabhupada, in old age and ill health, struggle so hard to spread

Krsna consciousness? Why did he speak so strongly against everything not Krsna

conscious? Why did he argue with and even shout at stubborn nonbelievers? Why

did he repeatedly, incessantly, and tirelessly indoctrinate us: "You are not

the body. You are an eternal servant of Krsna, the Supreme Personality of

Godhead"? Because he could not tolerate the sufferings of the jivas in their

forgetfulness of Krsna. Krsna's claim to be the well-wisher of all living

beings (suhrdam sarva-bhutanam) has been proved by His having sent Srila

Prabhupada.

 

Always remember and never forget: if it were not for Srila Prabhupada, we

wouldn't be here today. At least outside of India there would be no temples, no

Deities, no sankirtana parties, no prasada, no Ratha-yatras, no ISKCON, no

ecstasy, no transcendental anything. Just think what Srila Prabhupada has done

for us, how he took so much trouble to save us, how he is still watching over

us, and how he is so greatly concerned for us. If we think about how much Srila

Prabhupada loves us, surely we will cry. Why not cry? We should cry.

 

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Guest: I would like to ask, Swami, would you pray for me?

 

Jayatirtha: He wants you to pray for him.

 

Srila Prabhupada: I am praying for everyone. That is my business. Otherwise why

have I come here? (Conversation, 13 July 1975)

 

- From the "Jaya Srila Prabhupada!" by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami Maharaj

 

 

 

 

 

CHANT HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE AND BE HAPPY

Your humble servant

radhabhava gaur das

 

 

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