Incredible Prabhupada

Prabhupada once said.
Prabhupada gave the example.
One time Prabhupada said.
On a morning walk,
once to a roomful of guests in New York.
One time I went to see Prabhupada,
and once Prabhupada told a devotee.
Once he told a reporter.
Prabhupada says; he wrote.

I don’t count how many times I say them,
but it is plenty.  You can overdo it,
but when the examples come
just to the point,
it is nectar for all.

Thank God I can remember them.
I don’t strive for them, but they come.
Just as birds start chirping at dawn,
those references come to your mind, in words.
A lady said, “I heard that Krishna consciousness
breaks up families.  Is it true?’
Prabhupada said no and he gestured
to half a dozen gṛhastha disciples in the room.
Someone asked, “Can you love your wife
without reference to Krishna?”
Prabhupada said, “You have to put
your love in the right place.
Carrots are good for eyesight
but you can’t put them
directly into your eyes.”

Fortunately there is no end to this type of remembrance.  They come a dozen a minute.  Or you can slow them down.  Use them carefully.  It is worship.  Serve them.  Don’t hit people on the head with your memories.  Don’t boast.  Tell the right story.  When a devotee asked Prabhupada, “What will please you the most?” Prabhupada hesitated a moment and then said, “If you love Krishna.”