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A Valuable Lesson

Dinadayadri Dasi: Prabhupada liked to take his morning walks on the beautiful white sand of Juhu Beach and once when we were walking there, Srila Prabhupada looked at the ocean and said, "What is that water?" Nobody said anything for a while. I thought, "It's Krishna's energy" but I was too shy to speak. Finally, my husband said, Prabhupada, it's the Arabian Sea. Lightning bolts shot out of Prabhupada's eyes, "Do you think your spiritual master is so nonsense that he doesn't know that's the Arabian Sea?" Obviously, that wasn't the answer he was looking for. Then Satsvarupa said, It's Krishna's energy. "Yes" and Prabhupada explained how, instead of inundating the land and flooding everything, the ocean waves stop at a certain point and how nature works under Krishna's laws. It was very instructive. When Srila Prabhupada chastised you didn't feel bad about yourself, you felt cleansed. Prabhupada didn't give you low self-esteem but he gave a valuable lesson. Whether he chastised or praised, it was all growth and encouragement.


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