Bhaktivaibhava Swami Remembers Srila Prabhupada

Following Srila Prabhupada

Interview DVD 06

Bhaktivaibhava Swami: This particular footage from Germany would have been lost if it would not have been handed over to us by one Christian priest who was in ownership of this footage. He mentioned that the film began to deteriorate and it might be beneficial for us to take possession of it before it would be lost forever. I thought it is a nice example of cooperation between different religious beliefs. This is me talking to a journalist from the Christian organization in Germany. When I listen now after so many years to my interview, I am amazed how forceful but also perhaps a little fanatical I presented the philosophy of Krishna consciousness. My personal understanding of fanatical is that when we were young devotees, we were very enthusiastic and convinced about practicing and spreading Krishna consciousness but naturally not very mature and not very experienced in doing so. This in itself should not be seen as a fault or mistake. It’s natural. We have seen on several occasions how Srila Prabhupada defended the behavior of his disciples, who were very serious and sincere, yet he certainly expected that in due course of time they would become more and more mature.