December 14. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Prabhupada never made a big autobiographical presentation about coming to America. Some swamis wrote books, “My Year in England” or “My Year in America.” Srila Prabhupada was not interested in telling about his adventures. He spent his time telling us about Krishna’s adventures in the spiritual world and how Krishna brings that spiritual world into our world. He was interested in writing more and more books about Krishna’s teachings and translating the Vedic literature. Prabhupada recalled his earliest days in America as “happy days.” One reason was because he depended entirely on Krishna. Until he came, he was not certain whether Westerners could actually become practicing devotees. Prabhupada’s gradual discovery of this on behalf of Lord Caitanya produced his happiness. He was such a realistic missionary though, he did not bask in that happiness and exaggerate it with praises of his own accomplishments. He immediately took the good news that Westerners could take to Krishna consciousness and went further and further with it.
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