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Already in his early days of preaching in the West, Srila Prabhupada, realising the obstinate nature of the western people, pointed out: “Ladies and gentlemen, I am not criticising; I am analysing!”
Srila Prabhupada didn't hesitate to comment on up-to-date issues, once even taking inspiration from a magazine he saw while flying on an aeroplane, which carried the title:
In 1972, I joined a movement consisting mainly of brahmacaries and brahmacarinis. I rejoiced in the association of those who dedicated their lives entirely to the mission of Srila Prabhupada.
Already at the first meeting with his spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, by that time a Gandhi activist, when arguing that first one has to establish oneself in a political sense, then one can preach the message of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Prabhupada was deeply impressed by the firm faith in a pure spiritual way to solve problems Bhaktisiddhanta maharaja demonstrated to him.
As Kali, the predominant deity of this Kali yuga age, upgrades his modus operanti regime for a while before putting everybody to sleep again, the need to protect and maintain one's sanity becomes even more evident.
This text is written by a seventy-year-old man, a beneficiary of Srila Prabhupadas mercy, who is spending the remaining days of his life travelling, visiting those who do the sameand who are still trying to be part of Srila Prabhupadas mission.
If one finds himself in a position of receiving in an unexpected manner a credit that can change their life instantly, one surely may be amazed by this act of causeless mercy. It is this causeless mercy that is manifesting via Lord Caitanya, the most merciful incarnation of the Lord.
