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Sweet Harinam Sankirtan Party in Manila, Philippines (Album with photos) Sweet Harinam Sankirtan Party in Manila, Philippines (Album with photos)
\nPrabhupada gave his disciples credit for chanting kirtans with heart and soul as he did. One evening we had a small, informal kirtana in Prabhupada\u2019s hotel room in Hawaii. Since there was no official program at the temple, Prabhupada was spending a quiet evening working, and his servants were also busy with their tasks. However, Prabhupada called us together and asked us to chant. I came from my editorial desk, Pradyumna came from his Sanskrit work, and Bali Mardana and Sudama also came. Prabhupada asked Sudama to lead the singing. As Sudama began to sing a particular tune, he became self-conscious and stopped. He said, \u201cThat\u2019s not the right tune.\u201d He meant that it was not the tune that Prabhupada usually sang. Prabhupada encouraged him, \u201cThat is all right. That is your ecstasy.\u201d It enlivened us to think that Prabhupada said we had ecstasy within us, and that even a neophyte devotee\u2019s choosing of a particular tune could be called \u201chis ecstasy.\u201d
\n(From \u201cPrabhupada Meditations\u201d by SDG)
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\nPrabhupada gave his disciples credit for chanting kirtans with heart and soul as he did. One evening we had a small, informal kirtana in Prabhupada’s hotel room in Hawaii. Since there was no official program at the temple, Prabhupada was spending a quiet evening working, and his servants were also busy with their tasks. However, Prabhupada called us together and asked us to chant. I came from my editorial desk, Pradyumna came from his Sanskrit work, and Bali Mardana and Sudama also came. Prabhupada asked Sudama to lead the singing. As Sudama began to sing a particular tune, he became self-conscious and stopped. He said, “That’s not the right tune.” He meant that it was not the tune that Prabhupada usually sang. Prabhupada encouraged him, “That is all right. That is your ecstasy.” It enlivened us to think that Prabhupada said we had ecstasy within us, and that even a neophyte devotee’s choosing of a particular tune could be called “his ecstasy.”
\n(From “Prabhupada Meditations” by SDG)
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