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In this life, you will have no difficulty with money

Dhananjaya das: So this initiation took place on the property of John Lennon, which is known as Tittenhurst Park, about 25 miles outside of London. There were supposed to be four of us taking initiation that particular time, and to my right there was this English fellow called Jimmy Doody - he was a businessman. He was quite wealthy and he had this really pretty girlfriend, and he hadn't actually shaved up.

When Prabhupada was just about to start putting the colors for the fire yajna, Jimmy Doody's girlfriend appeared at a window just to the right of Prabhupada. She didn't want to participate, but she wanted to catch Jimmy Doody's attention. Finally he looks up and sees her. So he stands up, goes over to Prabhupada and whispers in Prabhupada's ear and he says, "Excuse me, Prabhupada, I just have to step outside a moment. Is that all right?"

Prabhupada just casually nodded his head and didn't say anything, and that was the last we saw of Jimmy Doody. So when I got the name Dhananjaya, Prabhupada explained, this means, obviously, 'the winner of wealth.' he said that "Money is flying in all directions," and he started making some gestures with his hands. And he told me, "In this life, you will have no difficulty with money."



Reference: Following Srila Prabhupada-A Chronological Series by Dhananjaya Dasa