The Haribol Group
Dvaipayana das: That's me playing the guitar. One thing I do remember about that particular time in 1975 is that there was that breakaway, what we call "the Haribol Group" had a fairly big following in Melbourne; and because Prabhupada was there, they would all come along to the program and the kirtan. They would try to persuade Prabhupada to come to their place but Prabhupada said, "No, you can just come along here, do kirtan and take prasadam. What is the difficulty?"
A number of times he did stress the importance of kirtan and prasadam specifically in Australia. So that's one thing that really struck me, and I still remember it to this day and try to do it in my own small way to continue this program. Very simple but very effective. Somehow or other people can become attached to hearing and chanting the Holy Name of the Lord and partaking in the divine remnants of His beautiful vegetarian food. It certainly opens up their hearts.
A number of times he did stress the importance of kirtan and prasadam specifically in Australia. So that's one thing that really struck me, and I still remember it to this day and try to do it in my own small way to continue this program. Very simple but very effective. Somehow or other people can become attached to hearing and chanting the Holy Name of the Lord and partaking in the divine remnants of His beautiful vegetarian food. It certainly opens up their hearts.
Reference: Following Srila Prabhupada-A Chronological Series by Dvaipayana Dasa
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