Srila Prabhupada blasted Kirtananda Swami
Umapati Swami : Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita As It Is hadn't been published yet, so Prabhupada read from the Bhagavad-gita by Dr. Radha-Krishnan, who was the former president of India. Prabhupada said that Dr. Radha-Krishnan was an impersonalist but we didn't know what that meant until one morning when Prabhupada said, "Today Twill show you that Dr. Radha-Krishnan is an impersonalist," and he had Roy read Chapter Nine, Verse 34, "Always think of Me, become My devotee." Prabhupada said, "Now read the commentary." Roy read, "When Krishna says?unto Me,' it is not Krishna to whom we should surrender but to the unborn eternal within Krishna." Prabhupada said, "You see, that proves that he's an impersonalist." Nobody understood. What Dr. Radha-Krishnan had written sounded okay to everybody except Srila Prabhupada. Kirtanananda said, "Dr. Radha-Krishnan is right," and gave a long speech about the unborn eternal within Krishna. Prabhupada started to turn red while Kirtanananda talked. I thought, "For the first time I understand what it means to say somebody, turned red." I had never seen anybody turn so red. As Kirtanananda spoke, Prabhupada got redder and redder. When Kirtanananda stopped, Prabhupada said, "Are you finished?" Kirtanananda said, "No," and continued speaking. When he finally stopped again, Prabhupada said, "Are you finished?" He said, "Yes." Prabhupada stood up, slammed his hand down and said, "It's Krishna! It's Krishna! There is no difference between Krishna's mind and Krishna. Krishna is not an ordinary human being. He is Absolute Truth. His body, His mind and He Himself are one and absolute. There is no difference between Krishna Himself and His body." I had never seen anything so magnificent. Prabhupada was like a roaring lion. I could almost feel the room shake. Then we understood impersonalism. Srila Prabhupada saved us on that day.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 3 by Siddhanta Dasa
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