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On Remembering Srila Prabhupada

I personally felt the presence of Prabhupada very strongly in the early days of our preaching mission in Bangladesh. There were but few devotees, and we were spread thin. I had to spend weeks and months without strong association. It was underground work. There were many difficulties. I had to call to Srila Prabhupada for help, and that was the only thing that helped me to keep going.

Once I was traveling alone in Bangladesh, undergoing many difficulties, compounded

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 11
etavan eva yajatam
iha nihsreyasodayah
bhagavaty acalo bhavo
yad bhagavata-sangatah

etavan -- all these different kinds of worshipers; eva -- certainly; yajatam -- while worshiping; iha -- in this life; nihsreyasa -- the highest benediction; udayah -- development; bhagavati -- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; acalah -- unflinching; bhavah -- spontaneous attraction; yat -- which; bhagavata -- the pure devotee of the Lord; sangatah -- association.

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 10
akamah sarva-kamo va
moksa-kama udara-dhih
tivrena bhakti-yogena
yajeta purusam param

akamah -- one who has transcended all material desires; sarva-kamah -- one who has the sum total of material desires; va -- either; moksa-kamah -- one who desires liberation; udara-dhih -- with broader intelligence; tivrena -- with great force; bhakti-yogena -- by devotional service to the Lord; yajeta -- should worship; purusam -- the Lord; param -- the supreme whole.

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This is the 1974 Ratha Yatra in Melbourne, Australia. Prabhupada walked and did little dance steps the whole route without riding in the Ratha Yatra cart. On the evening of this day when I was mas saging Srila Prabhupada’s legs he remarked to me, “You were dancing nicely today”. His own dancing inspired me to dance and here I am yielding his cane while he plays karatalas. He is wearing flashy silk clothes, a white cadar and varied col­ored hat and turtle neck. A Gaudiya-matha san nyasi once cor­

Hare Krishna to all Devotees

Please Accept my humble obeisances

All Glories to Srila Gurudev

All Glories to Srila Prabhupad

I got this story from my junk mail box and wanted to share with devotees to know their opinion.

Hari bol

Radha Raja.

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A King had asked three questions which a teen aged girl had answered to the satisfaction of the King and all others.

The que

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.

The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shrive

Prabhupada: Jayatirtha, you can come here. If required, you will reply. What is that?

Jayatirtha: This is the article that Mrs. Wax has written, and it was published in Harper's. It's one of the big national magazines. It's about Gurukula.

Prabhupada: Oh.

Jayatirtha: It's nicely written.

Prabhupada: Oh.

Jayatirtha: It's called "Raise Your Hand if You're an Eternal Spi

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 9
rajya-kamo manun devan
nirrtim tv abhicaran yajet
kama-kamo yajet somam
akamah purusam param

rajya-kamah -- anyone desiring an empire or kingdom; manun -- the Manus, semi-incarnations of God; devan -- demigods; nirrtim -- demons; tu -- but; abhicaran -- desiring victory over the enemy; yajet -- should worship; kama-kamah -- one who desires sense gratification; yajet -- should worship; somam -- the demigod named Candra; akamah -- one who has no material des