Put some gusto into it
Lakshmi Narasimhadev: In Vrindavan, Prabhupada was to lecture in Hindi as he had some Indian dignitaries coming. There were not a lot of devotees around, because Prabhupada's entire lecture was going to be in Hindi, but they wanted a kirtan to be sung while Prabhupada was entering. I got to lead the kirtan, and again, kirtan is not something that you get mental about. Kirtan comes from the heart. There is an old Sufi saying, "That which comes from the lips does not go past the ears. That which comes from the heart goes to the heart." So kirtan was not to be mental but I was mental. I was also very tired, and as I was trying to get used to Vrindavan, I was not really focused. I was chanting Hare Krishna and I was thinking to myself, "Am I chanting good, am I not chanting good and what's going on?" I was getting really mental.
Then Prabhupada walked in, looked right at me and gestured with his arms like an orchestra leader meaning, "Put some gusto into it". When I saw Prabhupada with those hand motions I immediately got off the mental platform and just went into a rip-roaring kirtan with renewed energy, renewed strength and there was no mental interference.
Then Prabhupada walked in, looked right at me and gestured with his arms like an orchestra leader meaning, "Put some gusto into it". When I saw Prabhupada with those hand motions I immediately got off the mental platform and just went into a rip-roaring kirtan with renewed energy, renewed strength and there was no mental interference.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 4 by Siddhanta Dasa
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