October 18, 1976 : Chandigarh
Hari Sauri: Through the brother of one of our Bombay life members, Mr. Grover of Modella Woollens, Caitya-guru Prabhu arranged a final program at the Rotary Club. After a quiet day and having given a final general darsana at the house, His Divine Grace proceeded there by car in the late afternoon and was received by the current Club president.
Prabhupada was led into the conference hall where a dais had been set up in front of a gallery of chairs. I was disappointed to see a low attendance and many empty seats. And many of those who did attend seemed to have only a perfunctory interest - one lady sat knitting through the whole talk without even looking up.
Nevertheless, Srila Prabhupada showed no sign of disappointment. He had another chance to talk about Krishna, and that itself was satisfaction enough; if even one person in the crowd took his words seriously - or not, it didn't matter - he was happy just to have the opportunity to speak.
Prabhupada was led into the conference hall where a dais had been set up in front of a gallery of chairs. I was disappointed to see a low attendance and many empty seats. And many of those who did attend seemed to have only a perfunctory interest - one lady sat knitting through the whole talk without even looking up.
Nevertheless, Srila Prabhupada showed no sign of disappointment. He had another chance to talk about Krishna, and that itself was satisfaction enough; if even one person in the crowd took his words seriously - or not, it didn't matter - he was happy just to have the opportunity to speak.
Reference: A Transcendental Diary Volume 5 - Hari Sauri Dasa
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