Monthly Archives: August 2007

Maya

On a morning walk with Prabhupada in Stockholm, Sweden, we were suddenly blinded by what appeared to be the light of the sun. It was only the sun being reflected from a large glass window. Prabhupada stopped and pointed in … more

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Part in relation to the whole

Everything has a relationship to Krishna. The only way we learn that is by applying it for Krishna; otherwise we cannot purify it, or it cannot be resolved. Prabhupada could see everyone as he was, a part in relation to … more

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“My books will live forever”

Early one morning in the late part of 1974, at Bhaktivedanta Manor, I was called to Srila Prabhupada’s room. Prabhupada was sitting on his bed, I was sitting on the floor. He asked me if I would accept his appointing … more

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Are you ready?

Sometimes we hear devotees lamenting that they were not able to have the personal association of Srila Prabhupada because some heavy-handed devotee kept them away or other worldly circumstance prevented the opportunity. I find that everyone had the equal opportunity … more

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Vaishnavas are killers

One day Prabhupada was sitting behind his desk and he began musing over the great Vaishnavas. He said, “Arjuna was a great Vaishnava, and he was killing. Bhima was a great Vaishnava, and he was killing. Dhruva Maharaja was a … more

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At John Lennon’s Estate

After staying for about three months with the devotees at Tittenhurst Manor, estate of John Lennon, Srila Prabhupada happened to come upon a picture of John and Yoko Ono in a fully nude, sexually explicit pose, hanging in open view … more

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Mail duties

In the year 1976 I was traveling with Srila Prabhupada as his secretary, and we arrived in Chandighar, north of New Delhi. After settling in at our new location, I went through the correspondence of Prabhupada, sealed up all the … more

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Big beads

Sometime in the early 70’s (73 or 74) Prabhupada came to Hawaii, and I also came there from Germany to see him and briefly act as his secretary. The first Sunday Feast he was there, all the fringe devotees who … more

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