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Prabhupada's sublime character

Prem Yogi returned this afternoon, without his friend, and fully prepared to stay. Prabhupada was so happy to see him that he invited him to sit by his side during his afternoon darsana under the tamala tree in the temple courtyard. Not only that, he even invited him to speak. Prem Yogi's talk however, lasted only five minutes. It was completely Mayavada. He began to describe the glories of Vrndavana-dhama, how one should meditate on the trees, and on the earth, and on the flowers and the birds -- until eventually we become Vrndavana!

At that, Prabhupada stopped him, "That's enough!"

Prem Yogi was submissive enough to Srila Prabhupada that he did not become upset. Rather, he spent a further two hours with His Divine Grace in his room discussing the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Impressed with Prem Yogi's intelligence and readiness to hear, Prabhupada gave him a copy of the First Canto Part One and asked him to begin translating the introduction into Hindi. He went over many of the individual word meanings, explaining their proper context and correcting his impersonal translations of them. Prabhupada invited him to come each morning after his breakfast nap, so that he might supervise the translation work to ensure its quality. At the same time he will train him in Vaisnava philosophy and practice.

Due to Prabhupada's investment of time and a personal relationship, this hard-core Mayavadi is becoming a bhakta. It can only be attributed to Prabhupada's sublime character and his depth of knowledge. He can influence even the most difficult cases to reform and become devotees of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna.

- From "A Transcendental Diary Vol 4" by HG Hari Sauri Prabhu

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