By Bhaktimarga Swami
Being Sunday means you have a feast at the local Krishna Centre. Indeed in that program is a talk by some guest speaker. That was me. It was planned ahead of time. Rasa, whom I co-ordinate with to do almost anything regarding my South Africa trip, asked, “Would you like to give the talk on Sunday at the Love Feast?”
"Sure! What do you want me to speak about—the Love Feast?”
"Yes!" answered Rasa.
So I spoke about the origins of the world renowned "Love Feast" which began with Swami-ji in 1966, in New York. People of the counter-culture come for the exotic food. I told the community of how Steve Jobs travelled miles on foot to get a nice free meal at the Hare Krishna temple while he was going through college.
For a lot of young North Americans, coming to a Sunday Krishna feast was a real treat, with all those great Indian spices. There were no chairs or tables. You sat on the floor. You smelled incense and heard someone speak about "you're not the body." He would throw Sanskritverses out at the listener. The monk appeared to be wise. There was a sweet family feel in the atmosphere. https://back2godhead.com/lord-krsnas-cuisine-37/
In more recent years, although less sugar or sweeteners are used in food items which are blessed, more chillies and oily preps are regular features, which, in my opinion, is somewhat detrimental to one's health. Nevertheless, the feast remains as a special draw to temples and centres around the world. Do check them out!
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