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May 6. ISKCON 50 \u2013 S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations. May 6. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
\nSatsvarupa dasa Goswami: Soul Eyes of Prabhupada.
\nOne devotee wrote to me appreciating my poem about Srila Prabhupada\u2019s gaze, Soul Eyes. He said, however, that he never saw Prabhupada\u2019s eyes, and he considered it a great loss in his life. I consoled him and told him there were many wonderful photos to meditate on Prabhupada\u2019s eyes and form. There\u2019s also film footage of his moving body, an expressive feature. There\u2019s also an oversize book of special photos called Srila Prabhupada Art Book, which one can spend hours gazing over Prabhupada\u2019s beautiful body. Even when Prabhupada\u2019s health diminished and his face became emaciated he maintained nobility in his features, and his face was very grave.
\nDevotees can also ease their separation by getting together and talking about his qualities and pastimes on occasions such as his appearance and disappearance days. Srila Prabhupada personally said, \u201cIf you want to know me, read my books.\u201d So a devotee should not think he has lost out just because he was not present when Prabhupada was still alive in his physical presence here.
\nBy the means available through vani (instruction in sound vibration), many second-generation disciples have developed relationships equal to and even greater than first-generation disciples.
\nSrila Prabhupada wrote in one letter explaining the principles of vapu and vani: \u201c\u2026 Presence of the transcendental sound received from the spiritual master should be the guidance of life.\u201d He also told us that we could place his picture on his sitting places and this would give us solace. The main factor in developing association with Prabhupada is attaining the stage of wanting to please him. He is still living and open to reciprocate with devotees who wish to serve him. This is accomplished in standard ways and by accepting him as one\u2019s \u015bik\u1e63\u0101 guru or primary guru, and obeying his instructions regarding the rules and regulations. One also pleases Srila Prabhupada by taking up the preaching spirit and working in cooperation with others in the sankirtana movement. Prabhupada\u2019s reciprocal gaze of \u201csoul eyes\u201d is still available to the earnest soul who yearns to please Prabhupada and comes before him in the available methods of service in separation.
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\nSatsvarupa dasa Goswami: Soul Eyes of Prabhupada.
\nOne devotee wrote to me appreciating my poem about Srila Prabhupada’s gaze, Soul Eyes. He said, however, that he never saw Prabhupada’s eyes, and he considered it a great loss in his life. I consoled him and told him there were many wonderful photos to meditate on Prabhupada’s eyes and form. There’s also film footage of his moving body, an expressive feature. There’s also an oversize book of special photos called Srila Prabhupada Art Book, which one can spend hours gazing over Prabhupada’s beautiful body. Even when Prabhupada’s health diminished and his face became emaciated he maintained nobility in his features, and his face was very grave.
\nDevotees can also ease their separation by getting together and talking about his qualities and pastimes on occasions such as his appearance and disappearance days. Srila Prabhupada personally said, “If you want to know me, read my books.” So a devotee should not think he has lost out just because he was not present when Prabhupada was still alive in his physical presence here.
\nBy the means available through vani (instruction in sound vibration), many second-generation disciples have developed relationships equal to and even greater than first-generation disciples.
\nSrila Prabhupada wrote in one letter explaining the principles of vapu and vani: “… Presence of the transcendental sound received from the spiritual master should be the guidance of life.” He also told us that we could place his picture on his sitting places and this would give us solace. The main factor in developing association with Prabhupada is attaining the stage of wanting to please him. He is still living and open to reciprocate with devotees who wish to serve him. This is accomplished in standard ways and by accepting him as one’s śikṣā guru or primary guru, and obeying his instructions regarding the rules and regulations. One also pleases Srila Prabhupada by taking up the preaching spirit and working in cooperation with others in the sankirtana movement. Prabhupada’s reciprocal gaze of “soul eyes” is still available to the earnest soul who yearns to please Prabhupada and comes before him in the available methods of service in separation.
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