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Krishna Conscious Trend

Rukmini Dasi: Prabhupada wanted the devotees going to London to start a trend and he told them a story about Mr. Charles Chaplin, how some naughty boys came from behind and nailed his tailcoat to the bench he was sitting on. When Chaplin stood up, his tailcoat ripped. He went into the men's room, ripped it more, came out and danced with more flourish than the other men. The other dancers thought, this is the new trend and they ripped their tailcoats and started dancing just like him. This was Prabhupada's instruction on how he wanted the devotees to plant the seed of Krishna consciousness in England, how he wanted them to start a trend, and they did that. They met the Beatles and started a Hare Krishna sensation in England.


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