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“I am making cereal, Swamiji,” she replied.

“But today is Ekādaśī,” said Prabhupāda.

“Oh, thank you, Swamiji. I didn’t know.” She thought that by his reminder she had not actually done anything wrong. …

Many things had to be done exactly right. When Upendra placed a small amount of salt on Prabhupāda’s plate in …

The śāstras enjoin, “One can never know the mind of the ācārya.” Since this is true, then how can we …

Mukunda: It was in this period that Prabhupāda went to visit Mr. B. K. Nehru, who was a big Indian …

In the beginning they spoke English. Prabhupāda reiterated some of his past life history and mentioned that he had had …

And then the rest of the conversation took place in Hindi. It was a wonderful time for me to observe …

Later, the wife of B. K. Nehru came forward and called Prabhupāda “Swamiji” and said something in Hindi and gave …

Mukunda was also present with Prabhupāda in his room, along with a small group of devotees, when an earthquake took …

He recounted the bombing of Calcutta during the war. “I was in the bomb shelter, and the bombs were falling; …

When Prabhupāda had first returned from India, he had criticized Mukunda for failing to obtain the permanent residency status for …

Prabhupāda replied, “No, it is not. It’s just a question of remembering God.” Then he gave her an example. Just …

During the conversation, the recent earthquake was mentioned, and the woman said that the building they were in was “earthquake-proof.” …

Līlāvatī: He called me into his room. He was sitting on his bed talking to Mukunda. When I arrived, he …

Līlāvatī’s main occupation was taking care of her baby daughter, Subhadrā. She would treasure different incidents in which Prabhupāda showed …

Kṛṣṇadāsa: He was continually working on the Bhāgavatam and would make dictaphone tapes that he would send to Satsvarūpa every …

Kṛṣṇadāsa also got a chance to shave Prabhupāda’s head. Not many of the devotees in those days wore the Vaiṣṇava …

There is a saying in India that a mother teaches her daughter-in-law by teaching her daughter. In other words, the …

With Upendra, Prabhupāda’s instructions were often in response to Upendra’s mistakes. Upendra followed Prabhupāda everywhere. Once they were walking downstairs …