Material Attachment
Srutakirti Dasa: While in New Dwaraka, Srila Prabhupada liked to take his morning walk on the beach. Included in the group one morning was Kirtanananda Swami, Kuladri, a young bhakta about 17 years old and myself. During the walk the bhakta spotted a large sand crab scurrying along the sand. He stopped to watch it while the rest of us walked with Srila Prabhupada. The ever-observant Srila Prabhupada said, "This boy is too much attached to material things. This little neglect will snowball. Everything comes, first little things and then big things." The walk continued with the boy catching up to the rest of us after a minute. No one brought up the incident to the young bhakta. When we arrived back in New Vrindavan a week later the boy left the temple and was not seen again as Srila Prabhupada predicted.
Srila Prabhupada, please stamp my forehead with the words, "Keep at the lotus feet of Jagat Guru." Without your lead, I walk with the crabs.
Srila Prabhupada, please stamp my forehead with the words, "Keep at the lotus feet of Jagat Guru." Without your lead, I walk with the crabs.
Reference: Srila Prabhupada Uvacha by Srtuakirti Dasa
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