Srila Prabhupada, What pleases you the most?
Gokularanajana Dasa: Srila Prabhupada was definitely pleased during his visit to Atlanta, and he did many things he hadn't done before, like give a drum class. Everyone could see that he was pleased.
Afterwards, someone asked him, "What was it about Atlanta that pleased you so much?" Prabhupada said, "I was pleased when I saw how all the devotees were cooperating together to please me." In his last days, Prabhupada gave the famous instruction, "The test of your love for me will be how you cooperate together after I am gone."
During those three days, Prabhupada was in Atlanta, Tamal Krishna took the brahmacharis to Srila Prabhupada's room and introduced each of them to Srila Prabhupada. It was very sweet. And on Sunday, during the question and answer period after the lecture, one of those brahmacharis asked Srila Prabhupada, "What pleases you the most?" There was a hushed pregnant pause. Everyone was in suspense. Prabhupada chuckled and said, "If you love Krishna if you chant Hare Krishna." I still get goosebumps thinking about that.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 3 by Siddhanta Dasa
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