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\nSrila Prabhupada frequently impressed upon the devotees that ‘prasadam’ is meant for all, <\/p>\nthere is no distinction of high or low position and rich or poor. Actually everyone is poor <\/p>\n
because they are bereft of Krishna consciousness and everyone should get the opportunity <\/p>\n
to hear the names of Krishna and taste mahaprasad thereby they can very quickly revive <\/p>\n
their lost Krishna consciousness.<\/p>\n
“….Temple means festivals and festivals mean chanting and distribution of prasadam.” <\/p>\n
(letter to Tamala Krsna,1973)<\/p>\n
It may be difficult to invite people for coming to ISCKON temple. They may reject our <\/p>\n
books or may not be able to appreciate harinam sankirtan. But generally we find that <\/p>\n
they do not refuse to accept good quality food given freely. The food we mention here <\/p>\n
is Krsna prasadam. One who distribute the message of Lord Krishna becomes very dear <\/p>\n
to Him; and Krishna prasadam is non different from Krishna himself therefore devotees <\/p>\n
who distribute prasadam also becomes very dear to lord Krishna. By the inspiration of <\/p>\n
HH. Subhag Swami Maharaj, the devotees in Bandung (West Java) and Jakarta had their <\/p>\n
first Food for Life program.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, July 20, 2013 Jakarta food for life team lead by Sudha Bhajan Das and In <\/p>\n
Bandung, Lokanatha Acarya Das did prasadam distribution to the public. Vaisnavas are <\/p>\n
by nature compasionate to other living entities therefore devotees follow in their foot <\/p>\n
steps and distribute prasadam and harinam for the welfare of others. <\/p>\n
In Jakarta, the location of food for life was at the gate of Pasar Baru, Jakarta Pusat. Pasar <\/p>\n
Baru is a shopping complex made by the Dutch colonisers For business purpose and <\/p>\n
now it serves as a market hub where many people from different backgrounds come to <\/p>\n
interact. This being the month of Ramadan, the food for life program was very special <\/p>\n
as to the surprise of the devotees many people of other faiths besides the hindus very <\/p>\n
warmly appreciated the devotees’ efforts and happily accepted the mahaprasad. Most of <\/p>\n
the people were very excited to spontaneously asked for prasadam and within 20 minutes <\/p>\n
almost 300 glasses of prasadam were distributed. <\/p>\n
This gave so much happiness and joy to the devotees because it was the first food for life <\/p>\n
in Jakarta and it ran very smoothly and was highly succesful. Along food distribution, <\/p>\n
the devotees continously sang Hare Krsna Maha Mantra. The public could feel the joys <\/p>\n
listening to the kirtan that lasted for 2 hours. This food for life was supported by Bhakta <\/p>\n
Arya, Bhakta Pusarkaya, Ramagopal Das, Bhakta Chesta Wibisana, and many others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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