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The Greatness of Çréla Prabhupäda              15


          every Prabhupäda story communicates his depth of
          character, his love, his compassion, and his concern. We
          then feel assured and inspired.
              Prabhupäda was special because he was totally free
          from lust, greed, envy, or any other frailty of normal
          human beings. His every action was wonderful, being
          consciously directed towards the goal of pleasing Kåñëa.
          He never slipped from transcendental consciousness, not
          even for a moment.
              Prabhupäda charmed everyone. One time a devotee,

          awed at Prabhupäda’s wonderful dealings with all kinds of
          people, remarked, “Prabhupäda, everybody loves you!”
          “Yes,” Çréla Prabhupäda matter-of-factly replied, “because
          I love everybody.”
              Prabhupäda was friendly, humble, simple, jolly, and
          pure. He was also aggressive for Kåñëa, determined, lion-
          hearted, intense, and intolerant of nonsense. He was
          completely devoted to Kåñëa. He imparted these qualities
          to whomever was intelligent enough to become his
          follower.
              Çréla Prabhupäda was a practical  mahä-bhägavata, a
          down-to-earth paramahaàsa. Although he was obviously
          far above us, he did not dictate from the clouds. Rather, he
          spoke what we needed to hear: “You are not this body. Go
          out and preach.” Although a vastly learned scholar and
          brilliant exponent of scripture, he took the trouble to
          guide us through our neophyte ignorance and
          incompetence. He had no desire to impress others. All his

          endeavors were selfless, meant for the pleasure of guru
          and Kåñëa. Thus he was automatically impressive, without
          even trying to be.
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