Remembering Srila Prabhupada - We want these big buildings for service of Rama

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Mar 7, 2007, 11:40:09 PM3/7/07

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February 28th, 1976

Prabhupada sat at his desk as he put on his tilaka this morning. He told us he was the very same man now as he was before. Previously he had been unable to do anything in India because he had no money. But now with his intelligence and our cooperation, he said that he could do something.

Moving from his room, Prabhupada climbed up the stairs out onto the roof, picking up a small entourage on the way. As he walked around, glancing over to the new building site, he explained that our concern about money was not ordinary. He expanded his point with a very nice metaphor. He explained that his mission was to reunite Laksmi, the Goddess of Fortune, with Narayana. In other words, the demoniac want to enjoy the property of God without God, or Sita without Rama. Just as Hanuman had worked to release Sita from Ravana's hands, Prabhupada said that he was also working for the same purpose.

"We are not satisfied that Rama should remain alone and Sita should be under the custody of Ravana. I don't want," he said. "Sita must be released from the custody of Ravana. With opulence it means we are bringing Sita nearer, nearer, nearer.... That is wanted. Otherwise, for a sannyasi, what is the use of these big buildings? No. We want these big buildings for service of Rama."

Kirtiraja's presence stimulated Prabhupada's thoughts about Communism once again. Prabhupada analyzed the Communists' attempts to wrest money from the capitalists. Although they claim they want to redistribute the world's wealth to the poor class, in fact it is simply one Ravana taking from another Ravana. He said that there can be no benefit. He added that Communism has already failed. Kirtiraja agreed. The poor were no better off. In Poland fresh food was scarce and expensive.

Prabhupada also recalled that on his trip to Moscow in 1971 the only fruit available was strawberries. He concluded that they were being punished by Nature, but because they are rascals they cannot see it.

- From the "A Transcendental Diary Vol 1" by HG Hari Sauri dasa