From: Bhakti Vikasa Swami
Date: Sat, Oct 17, 2009
He is gentle and mild in his manner, and completely fixed and steady in his devotion to Krsna. He has tremendous strength and force, but is devoid of passion. His presence is totally dominating without being at all domineering, his mind steady and his senses controlled effortlessly. His intelligence is perfectly clear, and he knows how to act and how others should act in every situation. His presence thus makes spiritual life a reality.
He is a living, breathing Bhagavatam; whatever description of Krsna consciousness is in his books, he himself is that. Reading his books brings gradual realization, but what is understood in perhaps several lifetimes of study is revealed on a second-to-second, minute-to-minute, and day-to-day basis in Prabhupada's personal association.
Simply watching Srila Prabhupada in his daily activities-how he deals with devotees, how he responds to different situations, how he preaches, how he manages the worldwide affairs of his ever-expanding society, how he relaxes, how he continually pushes forward the movement of Lord Caitanya, how absolutely every facet of his being is fully Krsna conscious-it is quite feasible to understand the full import of the sacred scriptures. By studying and preaching one may make steady advancement, but at least for me, although
I have full faith in Krsna consciousness, many ideas and principles are still only intellectually perceived, not yet fully realized. But by observing Srila Prabhupada I can see they are a natural, integral part of his very being.
He is gentle and mild in his manner, and completely fixed and steady in his devotion to Krsna. He has tremendous strength and force, but is devoid of passion. His presence is totally dominating without being at all domineering, his mind steady and his senses controlled effortlessly. His intelligence is perfectly clear, and he knows how to act and how others should act in every situation. His presence thus makes spiritual life a reality.
He is a living, breathing Bhagavatam; whatever description of Krsna consciousness is in his books, he himself is that. Reading his books brings gradual realization, but what is understood in perhaps several lifetimes of study is revealed on a second-to-second, minute-to-minute, and day-to-day basis in Prabhupada's personal association.
Simply watching Srila Prabhupada in his daily activities-how he deals with devotees, how he responds to different situations, how he preaches, how he manages the worldwide affairs of his ever-expanding society, how he relaxes, how he continually pushes forward the movement of Lord Caitanya, how absolutely every facet of his being is fully Krsna conscious-it is quite feasible to understand the full import of the sacred scriptures. By studying and preaching one may make steady advancement, but at least for me, although
I have full faith in Krsna consciousness, many ideas and principles are still only intellectually perceived, not yet fully realized. But by observing Srila Prabhupada I can see they are a natural, integral part of his very being.
Culled from Transcendental Diary, by Hari-sauri Prabhu
(A meditation for the upcoming disappearance festival of Srila Prabhupada)
"Chant Hare Krishna and be happy"
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे || हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे||
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