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read the reviews of the book, Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness and the Hare Krishnas.
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The book is well worth reading. Early in the book, there is a telling episode
in which a low ranking devotee, totally ignored by Prabhupada, finally gets the old
coot's praise and attention.
Prabhupada was in his robes, surrounded by devotees in his robes, striding through
an airport to catch a plane flight to India.
A huge number of gawkers gathered.
On the spot, this lowly disciple was inspired to by spontaneously passing out baskets for a collection. He then brought that basket, knelt down before
Prabhupada and held up that basket full of loot.
Prabhupada praised this.
As the author put it, this disciple, ignored for so long by Prabhupada, had in that moment, learned a lesson he would never forget.
Bringing in money was the sure way to get the gurus attention.
Prabhupada was peddling a lie. He should have been teaching bhakti devotion
not to Krishhna, but to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.
Loot.
Mammon.
.
read the reviews of the book, Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness and the Hare Krishnas.
[www.amazon.com]
The book is well worth reading. Early in the book, there is a telling episode
in which a low ranking devotee, totally ignored by Prabhupada, finally gets the old
coot's praise and attention.
Prabhupada was in his robes, surrounded by devotees in his robes, striding through
an airport to catch a plane flight to India.
A huge number of gawkers gathered.
On the spot, this lowly disciple was inspired to by spontaneously passing out baskets for a collection. He then brought that basket, knelt down before
Prabhupada and held up that basket full of loot.
Prabhupada praised this.
As the author put it, this disciple, ignored for so long by Prabhupada, had in that moment, learned a lesson he would never forget.
Bringing in money was the sure way to get the gurus attention.
Prabhupada was peddling a lie. He should have been teaching bhakti devotion
not to Krishhna, but to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.
Loot.
Mammon.
.