In a conversation with
Acintya Rupa last night I was reminded of an incident that occurred in Mayapur
during the GBC meetings and the importance of mass prasadam distribution. I
happened to be in earshot of a rather intense conversation between two old
friends, Ramabhadra Prabhu and Ramesvara Prabhu. They are currently at
loggerheads over the selling of the Brooklyn property. The conversation was
intense but, might I add, entirely amicable and respectful. There are ways to
disagree as Vaisnavas and still be gentlemen. It is all about respect. More on
that later.
In the course of the
conversation Ramabhadra Prabhu mentioned the success of their Govinda’s
restaurant in the Brooklyn temple and how he was telephoned by an Aussie who
looked up Govinda’s and found it on Yelp. He wanted me to know they had
travelled half way around the world to seek out Govinda’s. This is not an
uncommon occurrence. Praghosa Prabhu, our immediate past GBC Chairman, often
tells me stories of Aussies visiting Ireland from the Gold Coast, Sydney,
Brisbane or Melbourne specifically seeking out the Hare Krsna restaurants they
expect to find in every capital city of the world. He oversees the running of
several successful restaurants in Ireland and England.
In the video I just
viewed it was mentioned we have 110 restaurants around the world. By those
