Bhakti Yoga : Give Me Love , Give Me Peace On Earth

Srila Prabhupada's festival was celebrated this weekend at the Los Angeles dham. It was quite an emotional experience yesterday as his original disciples & devotees such as H.H. Hridayananda Das Goswami spoke of their experiences with him & his legacy of bringing bhakti yoga & the sankirtan movement to the world , fulfilling his guru's instructions. I was especially moved by Shyamasundar Das' anecdotes & his description of his guru as "my pirate king " , filling him with a sense of wonder & adventure. The word "impossible " was not in Srila Prabhupada's vocabulary. And it was definitely a leap of faith for Shyamasundar Das when he was tasked with heading to London with 3 other devotees to meet the Beatles. They did meet George Harrison , and as they say , the rest is history. Listening to these stories yesterday , they validated my belief that true gurus & teachers exist. That they still do inspire love , devotion & surrender. Jaya !