Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Alex and his wife came to visit Srila Prabhupada and to inform him of their activities. They had purchased a temple for the devotees in San Diego. Their company, Prasadam Distribution International, produces a cookie product called "Bionic Bits," which is being distributed very professionally. Eventually they want to use the profits to distribute Srila Prabhupada's books, encyclopaedia-style, with large promotional campaigns. His Divine Grace encouraged them. "These cookies are a good invention. You have a good brain." Prabhupada turned to Upendra and Srila Prabhupada said, "Give me tomorrow with milk, today is Ekadasi." Then he continued talking to Alex. "Thank you very much for inventing this. Krsna will give you intelligence. This is intelligence-according to time and circumstance, try to push Krsna consciousness. You have to see in which way they will be able to accept. Your wife has understood-very intelligent girl. Dadami buddhi-yogam tam. You are ideal husband and wife. People will learn in America how to be ideal. Keep our principles intact and preach according to the circumstances. Keep your health nice. The unique feature of yours is that husband and wife are beloved to each other. Just like Visala. Visala can have hundreds of children." I had told Srila Prabhupada that Visala would only try to conceive a child after taking permission from me.
The next morning, I mentioned to Srila Prabhupada that Alex and his friends had difficulty in following the four regulative principles. Still, I felt they should be very much encouraged to go on serving. Prabhupada asked, "Are they chanting Hare Krsna? That is most important." I said that at least ISKCON devotees must strictly keep the principles. There should be some ideal society to show the world. Prabhupada replied, "Without being strict, how it can be called ideal?"
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-July 27th -Tamala Krsna Goswami
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