Continuously Chastised by Srila Prabhupada
Nanda Kumar : My first instruction from Prabhupada was a little bit of sauce. The first day that I cooked for him I was very nervous. I served him his lunch and then waited. Prabhupada had a little buzzer that he would ring for his servant to come. After Prabhupada finished eating, he rang the buzzer, and I came in to take his plates to the kitchen, but I forgot to wipe the desk where he had eaten. After a few minutes he rang his buzzer again. I came back in and he said, "You have forgotten to wipe the spot." I said, "I'm sorry, Prabhupada," and went to get a cloth.
The next day I forgot again. Again he rang his buzzer. I came in and he strongly said, "You have forgotten again!" I took it seriously but lightly. I said, "Oh, I'm sorry Prabhupada, I'll go do it." He saw that I wasn't ready for heavy chastisement. For months and months and months after that he never chastised me for anything else. And I always remembered to wipe the place where he had eaten.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 2 by Siddhanta Dasa
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