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Kirtiraj: Prabhupada would have a group of devotees come and sit, and Shyamasundar would tell the different philosophies of the different philosophers for the philosophy book to be compiled. So while we were waiting for the class to start in Prabhupada’s room, I was sitting right in front of Prabhupada’s desk and Prabhupada was sitting at his desk and I was chanting my rounds. I was chanting very nicely and very attentively and I was pronouncing very properly, and I was chanting out loud. I was chanting Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare again and again and again. Prabhupada had been very quiet. And at a certain point, Prabhupada raised his voice and from total silence Prabhupada said, “No sound!” and raised his hand up in the air with his palm probably about two or three inches from my face, and all my pride in trying to please him by my nice chanting was totally shattered. What I understood from that is that one shouldn’t make a show of their chanting in front of the spiritual master. You’re supposed to chant on the side, not showing off, chanting for your own purification and calling out to Krishna to please engage us in His service, but especially not to make a show of our chanting. | '''Kirtiraj:''' Prabhupada would have a group of devotees come and sit, and Shyamasundar would tell the different philosophies of the different philosophers for the philosophy book to be compiled. So while we were waiting for the class to start in Prabhupada’s room, I was sitting right in front of Prabhupada’s desk and Prabhupada was sitting at his desk and I was chanting my rounds. I was chanting very nicely and very attentively and I was pronouncing very properly, and I was chanting out loud. I was chanting Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare again and again and again. Prabhupada had been very quiet. And at a certain point, Prabhupada raised his voice and from total silence Prabhupada said, “No sound!” and raised his hand up in the air with his palm probably about two or three inches from my face, and all my pride in trying to please him by my nice chanting was totally shattered. What I understood from that is that one shouldn’t make a show of their chanting in front of the spiritual master. You’re supposed to chant on the side, not showing off, chanting for your own purification and calling out to Krishna to please engage us in His service, but especially not to make a show of our chanting. | ||
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'''The transcription of all Interviews from DVD 09 can be viewed [https://iskconcinema.com/following-srila-prabhupada-dvd-9-remembrances-may-july-1975 here]''' | '''The transcription of all Interviews from DVD 09 can be viewed [https://iskconcinema.com/following-srila-prabhupada-dvd-9-remembrances-may-july-1975 here]''' |
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Following Srila Prabhupada
Interview DVD 01
Kirtiraj: This was the first time I saw Srila Prabhupada in person. When we were waiting at Logan Airport, we were waiting for Prabhupada to arrive and when we got a first glimpse of him, I was really in awe—that he appeared as though he was floating down the exit from the airplane. And he seemed like he was just floating down the hallway with such a glow to him, that it was like no other person I ever saw in my life.
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The transcription of all Interviews from DVD 01 can be viewed here
Interview DVD 09
Kirtiraj: Prabhupada would have a group of devotees come and sit, and Shyamasundar would tell the different philosophies of the different philosophers for the philosophy book to be compiled. So while we were waiting for the class to start in Prabhupada’s room, I was sitting right in front of Prabhupada’s desk and Prabhupada was sitting at his desk and I was chanting my rounds. I was chanting very nicely and very attentively and I was pronouncing very properly, and I was chanting out loud. I was chanting Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare again and again and again. Prabhupada had been very quiet. And at a certain point, Prabhupada raised his voice and from total silence Prabhupada said, “No sound!” and raised his hand up in the air with his palm probably about two or three inches from my face, and all my pride in trying to please him by my nice chanting was totally shattered. What I understood from that is that one shouldn’t make a show of their chanting in front of the spiritual master. You’re supposed to chant on the side, not showing off, chanting for your own purification and calling out to Krishna to please engage us in His service, but especially not to make a show of our chanting. |
The transcription of all Interviews from DVD 09 can be viewed here