Prayers to the Six Goswamis with Srila Prabhupada
Another special memory I have occurred during the mangal aratik in the dark of night. There were one or two low watt light bulbs hanging and a few candles on the altar. We began chanting the Guruvastaka prayers to the Spiritual Master and then, not far into the chanting, Srila Prabhupada spontaneously began chanting the…
Prayer: Strength Against Austerities
I remember at the Ardha-Kumbha-Mela in Allabhad, when some of your disciples felt it was too difficult to rise early, take bath, and attend the morning program with you. Seeing this, you encouraged us by personally going outside in the dark of night, at 3 am, to bathe in unheated water and in near freezing…
Teach Others What I Taught You
“You must teach others what I have taught you.” This instruction was again repeated to me in Srila Prabhupada’s quarters in May of 1971 in Calcutta. At the time I was only visiting the temple in Calcutta, having been sent by Srila Prabhupada to assist with the pandal program at Chowringhee Maidan. Srila Prabhupada had…
A Profound Lesson in Surrender
Mr. Balu had a small temple in his home compound, and they had a set of beautiful, marble Deities of black Krishna and white Radharani who were the same size as what Srila Prabhupada called ‘Yamuna’s Deities.’ So the first day I arrived there with our Deities, They were placed on the altar in Mr….