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video: Hare Krishna Street Parties
By Bhajahari Das
10 hours ago · Watford, England — Last night was especially wonderful for me – as I met an enthusiastic and very happy Chinese devotee who had traveled all the way up from Reading to distribute some Chinese editions of Srila Prabhupada’s books during the Harinam. She had with her Sri Isopanisad, Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers and quite a few other books that I could not recognize.
When she saw me distributing ‘Krsna the Reservoir of Pleasure’ she came over and introduced herself and showed me the Chinese books she had brought to distribute.
Her name was Suan – and the way she pronounced it – it sounded exactly like SWAN.
I kept saying:
‘How do you pronounce your name ?’ and she kept saying ‘Suan’ and I kept saying ‘Swan? – Do you mean Swan – like Hamsa?’
It was quite funny – but – yes – you would have had to have been there.
Anyway I decided to swap Suan a copy of ‘The Science of Self Realization’ for a copy of ‘Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers. I had the idea that I could distribute it to somebody in Chinatown when the Kirtan Party arrived there later.
It also got me thinking that it would be amazing if Palaka prabhu, (a very sincere disciple of Srila Prabhupada who has so far printed and distributed freely, all over the world, 2.3 million copies of On Chanting Hare Krsna) could arrange to print
a version of ‘On Chanting Hare Krsna’ in Chinese. It would be so blissful to be able to give them out to all the many, many Chinese tourists that now seem to be flooding into London. I am feeling very attracted to the Chinese people and their culture these days. While distributing the FREE ‘On Chanting Hare Krsna’ booklets every Saturday Night, when I meet Chinese people, whether they actually take a copy or not – they very often slightly bow their heads as a sign of respect – I suppose. Anyway – whatever it is – it feels right and courteous, and I find it very endearing.
Maybe, if we can’t get the ‘On Chanting Hare Krsna’ Booklets in Chinese, perhaps we can at least print up a small flyer inviting them to to chant Hare Krsna and visit our London Temple. Anyone has any ideas how to make this happen – give me a shout please.
The Harinam was very blissful. Last night Govinda prabhu was in fine voice and ecstatic mood. Maybe leading the kirtan WHILE simultaneously watching his two very sweet Vaisnava children, Tika and Raman, distributing hundreds of Srila Prabhupada’s booklets for the full 2 hours helped.
Anyway, Please enjoy this joyful little video – and PLEASE PLEASE come and join in EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT.
Your Samkirtan Party does NOT necessarily need you – but it really really WANTS YOU.
Please do not deny yourself the joy and pleasure of chanting the Holy Names in Public.
O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names, like Krsna and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.
Siksastakam Verse 2 (Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu)
All glories to Srila Prabhupada !!!
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