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Prabhupada Fixed Proud Disciple

Umapati Swami: Prabhupada had a Roberts tape recorder, which at that time was the best amateur tape recorder. I wasn't so familiar with the Roberts but because I had a background in professional music recording, I had experience fixing multi-thousand dollar professional recorders. And I was a little proud because I knew some big recording stars. When Prabhupada said, "My tape recorder is broken." I said,   "Maybe I can fix it." I looked at it and said, "What does this button do?" Prabhupada said, "You cannot fix it. If you have to ask me what that button does, how can you fix it?" Somebody walked in the room and Prabhupada said, "He wants to fix my tape recorder, but he has to ask me what a button does. He cannot fix it." I was burning with humiliation.


Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 3 by Siddhanta Dasa