Article on Real Independence.
Hari Sauri Dasa: About thirty Australian devotees arrived at 8:30 a.m. Parikramas have begun with a visit over the Jalangi river to Srila Bhaktivinoda's house at nearby Godruma-dvipa.
After having heard and approved the last of the new GBC resolutions, Prabhupada added another of his own: that no decision is to be changed for one year, except by him personally. Prabhupada was given $600 in donations, and Jayatirtha brought one boy in with a donation of $5,000 to be used for building a house for him here in Mayapur. Plans are already underway for it, and Prabhupada has chosen a site near the pukkur.
Jagannatha Suta dasa, the production manager of Back to Godhead, taped a lengthy interview between Ravindra-svarupa dasa and Srila Prabhupada. It's for a special article on the upcoming bicentennial anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence. The conversation naturally centered on whether the living being is actually independent or not. Srila Prabhupada is scheduled to visit the capital, Washington, D.C., this coming July 4th. BTG will carry the article in that month's issue.
Hundreds of devotees from around the world are packed into rooms all around the temple compound. The atmosphere is very festive. The shenai band sits up in the compartments on the main gate, and at dawn the wail of the pipe and the melodic rhythms of the drum create an almost mystical atmosphere. The exotic sounds enliven the mind and drift across the fields to call the faithful to the holy dhama to pay respectful homage to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, on the coming anniversary of His Divine Appearance.
Reference: Transcendental Diary Volume 1 by Hari Sauri Dasa
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