December 15. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Prabhupada spent much of his time teaching basic Krishna consciousness. This was the work that Krishna wanted him to do. He introduced Krishna consciousness into the West by writing and speaking untiringly on the basis of Bhagavad-gita As It Is. Neither was Prabhupada stingy in his discussion of Krishna’s personal form and pastimes in Goloka-Vrindavan. He often interjected Krishna lila into a basic lecture, and in a way that showed his direct realization. Sometimes Prabhupada said that the real feature of Krishna is in the village life of Vrindavan. All of Krishna’s associates – His parents, cowherd boyfriends, and the gopis – are all village people. Vrindavan means village life where Krishna is the centre of everything. In Vrindavan they have not learned about Krishna from the Vedas, and neither do they care much for the Vedas. However, everyone loves Krishna. At any moment, Prabhupada might speak directly like that about Krishnaloka. The wonderful thing was how he conveyed it to us.
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