Memory Number One:
I joined and lived in the ashrama at Henry St, Brooklyn New York. Srila Prabhupada came to that Radha / Govinda NY temple when I was lucky to live there at that time.
Everyone wanted to go to the airport to pick him up. And I mean everyone. We all piled into cars and vans galore! It was so much transcendental fun! Chanting the whole way.
We arrived at the airport and were waiting for Srila Prabhupada to get off the plane so we could pay obeisances.
Airport authorities had previous experiences with devotees [there were simply too many of us.] Therefore they had everyone else deboard first. Many people just getting off the plane. We waited patiently.
Then there was a gap in time, and a gap in people exiting the plane. Kind of quiet, no one else got off. We figured that space indicated everyone else was off, and they would next have Prabhupada deboard. We were all so very excited waiting and now it was his turn!
The minute someone started to exit the plane, we hit the ground. As I / we got up, it was not him. :)
It turned out to be a business man! lol Suit, briefcase, etc. My godsister & I joked to each other - what must he have thought about everyone hitting the ground at his presence. ha [He appeared humble tho.] We kind of chuckled at ourselves as well.
Finally, Srila Prabhupada got off the plane and we were able to pay obeisances to him.
If you were there and have this memory, please email me.
Memory Number Two:
Technically I have mentioned this elsewhere on this blog. However, IMHO it would be hard to find if looking for it, so I'm including it here. Besides, it deserves to be here.
The regular news was scary. Big fear had arisen that Word War Three just might break-out! A lot of political turmoil was going on. If it continued to play out, it would not only effect those involved in politics, but the average person.
At that point in time I was living in the Laguna Beach Temple in California. Srila Prabhupada gave a world-wide instruction for everyone to go out on Harinama 24/7! That's right, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. This did not mean we each had to put in that much time individually. No. It only meant to keep "someone" or several someone's out on the streets chanting. This would change the vibration on the planet, uplifting it.
I remember putting my baby into the stroller at Laguna and going out an hour and a half regularly, to help chant on Harinama for this specific purpose. Oh I love Harinama anyway. It is bliss!
After some time there was no more threat that WWIII was about to happen. Prabhupada said it was due to us going out, world-wide, spreading the transcendental vibrations of the Holy Names. In other words, we, or really Krishna's holy names - stopped WW III.
I finally found one devotee, many years ago, who remembered this. However, we lost touch. If there is anyone out there with this memory, email me.
And if ya don't have these memories, no big deal - now you sort of do. :)
