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Tuesday, 2 July 1974

Vaikunthanatha went to Prabhupada's room early in the morning to return a dictation tape. He quietly opened the door and peered inside.

Vaikunthanatha: Srila Prabhupada was wrapped in a chaddar, sitting on his rocking chair, chanting softly on his beads. I was startled. Prabhupada was in a very, very profound state of meditation and appeared effulgent. I decided not to enter, and quietly closed the door.

I suddenly realised my fortune to have witnessed a very special scene. Later I thought about it some more. I was able to appreciate how Prabhupada's private life was consistent with his public life. Not only that, but whereas some religious leaders' private lives were undoubtedly less spiritual than their public lives, Prabhupada's private life was even more so. It was inconceivably, unfathomably spiritual.


- From "The Great Transcendental Adventure" by HG Kurma Prabhu