10/26/1998 - 2414

Poem for Srila Prabhupada's Disappearance Day

Editorial (VNN) - by Anubhavananda dasa

Prabhupada's Disappearance Day

Shrila Prabhupada's disappearance
was the end of our society.
The society he said was nondifferent
from himself.

Shrila Prabhupada's disappearance
caused most of his disciples to go
now how can we blame them with what we now know
When Prabhupada was ill,
we saw different factions fighting
over monies they believed to be their own

It seemed that so called leaders,
that actually were cheaters
were trying to see our founder overthrown

Devotees could not enter another
devotee's territory,
was this the family Prabhupada did deem
Even when he was here,
our troubles were quite clear
and he himself said if you don't
stop fighting, you could spoil everything

Shrila Prabhupada said
ISKCON is me
but now it ิs good as anyone
who thinks that they can lead.

If it was not for Prabhupada
there would be no devotees to call,
but now others are more worshipful
than the one who gave us all.

Remember the Yogi who
made a mouse into a Tiger
The tiger tried to eats its source,
let this lesson be our guide here
Prabhupada said when the cat is away
the mice will play.
Now it has become so clear,
power hungry upstarts have been ruining everything
since Prabhupada disappeared.

But the good thing is Prabhupada is still present
in the hearts of his True humble servants
and the servants should know,
the more their feelings they show
the more we can remove this blinding curtain.




Shrila Prabhupada is ISKCON
therefore ISKCON worships Prabhupada
as their very life and soul
and ISKCON shall stay gone
till Prabhupada worshipers shine on
and put Prabhupada back into control.

And if we can not convince them
we must know that we still shall win
if we all get together
to put Prabhupada back in the center
just put Prabhupada back where he belongs
and we shall correct all the wrongs
as into our hearts Prabhupada does enter

but Prabhupada's followers must get together
to battle this impossible weather
and then by Prabhupada's mercy
his movement shall calm the storm,
but as long as we stay apart
as if no one can share our heart
how shall we reestablish Prabhupada's service?

Now we know there are others
that are truly our brothers
for they want their eternal father back on the throne

We must gather all we can,
to put Prabhupada back in command
for we know there shall never be another
like that one [who] gave us a home.
We don't need another,
when Prabhupada said, he said all in his books
We don't need another
my sisters and brothers
no matter how bleak it looks.

Prabhupada is with us,
as long [as] we're with him
and if we are not,
that's why things look so grim.

Prabhupada's followers
know Prabhupada
and that's why they see him
as their only worshipful Master
Prabhupada's followers alone
know why ISKCON's [being] overthrown
and why it's nothing now but a disaster.

Prabhupada's position was so self effulgent
even fools could see his glowing
it's not hard to know Prabhupada
just meditate on his pictures,
and read his words most carefully and slowly
There can be no doubt,
no one could speak as well as him,
and the proof will always be here,
in his books, his ecstatic tears
that truly makes one go out and try to [sell] him.

Pray to Prabhupada and you'll feel
He's next to God
Pray to Prabhupada
and you'll feel you're a dog.

No don't stop, keep praying to Prabhupada
he came here to make everyone his disciples,
he was not afraid, He was Abhay Charan de
and to him, this whole world was nothing but a trifle

Prabhupada always blissful, Prabhupada always pure
Prabhupada loves Krishna, that
Prabhupada's servants know for sure,
Prabhupada is so beyond doubt,
ิtis him none should be without
the more your worship him,
the more you will be allowed
to all attractive Prabhupada,
with cane and head up high
all attractive Prabhupada, whose presence never dies.

He is present in his pictures
He is present in his words
when properly followed,
when properly heard

Prabhupada is Proper,
he gave the word its meaning,
Proper means Prabhupada
now stop all your dreaming

Prabhupada showed what was proper
like nobody ever has done,
Prabhupada demanded what's proper
by his life, for his daughters and sons

Prabhupada was truly proper
he alone showed what it is,
and Prabhupada will always be proper
for every human who lives

Prabhupada walked like a gentleman
Prabhupada talked like a gentleman
Prabhupada was always a gentleman
nor could anyone defeat his settlement.




Therefore Prabhupada shall be victorious
just like he always had been
despite so many trials,
Prabhupada always did win.

We should know that with Prabhupada
there is no way we can loose,
but we must know that Prabhupada
is the only one to choose.

Prabhupada alone he came
with practically no material facility
but in Guru and Gaura he had full faith
and from that came his victorious ability

So go forward Vaishnava scholars,
with full faith in the captain God sent
he lives forever bolder and bolder,
just see all the places he went.

All over the world he traveled,
and made Krishna known everywhere,
no you need not have a worry,
you need not have a care

Everything will be provided
if you simply trust like he did trust,
like a child on his father
holding on to him through the crowd and the fuss

It is extremely rare to find a life
like Prabhupada [did lead]
so don't waste your time searching
anywhere else in this world of the cheaters and the cheated.

So come one and all,
and heed Prabhupada's call
follow me, follow me,
just follow me, that's all

follow me and you can not fail
follow me right out of jail
follow me and you won't go to hell,
and simply hear what I have to tell,
My Guru told me to go to the West
and so I did despite every test,
and now the whole world is blessed
because by my Guru I was truly blessed.

So follow me, follow me,
across this deathlike sea
and it will be like a calf's hoof print
if you just follow me.


Follow anybody else
you can just knock them off your shelf
It's I alone who came for you
when everyone else turned away from you.
You can follow me forever
just chant Krishna's Names pure and true

I know Shrila Prabhupada's power
for by his power I do write
and I do not feel at all tired
although 12:53 at night

I've been writing since 1972
never running out of glories to praise
about my life and soul and Guru
Shrila Prabhupada Abhay Charan de!

I've seen so many of his followers
fall, trying to take his place,
because the only way to not fall,
is to finally get Prabhupada's Grace

And when his grace is there
you'll want only to glorify him
for alone A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
came from beyond sin,
perfectly paving the one path
we may traverse and finally win

Prabhupada said
many want us dead
and demons dressed as Vaishnavas
existed in his movement

it's too bad it took so long
to see how true it was
but at least now we see our mountain
and only with faith may we move it

We must have unflinching faith
in something sublime
that's what Prabhupada said,
and now it's really time

We can see things only getting worse
then we could see it was at first
and surely things won't get any better,
unless Prabhupada's family gets together

Where is Prabhupada's family?
Well, birds of a feather flock together
and this we truly can see
and so things will get better


And the more we get together
to reestablish our real home
no longer will we have to hide in Maya
or feel that we're hopeless and alone
and the Truth always wins you know
one who does good will not be conquered by evil dear soul

And so again I'm amazed
at Prabhupada's miraculous ways
for although more fallen every day,
Anubhavananda still prays,
and writes poems about His Grace
and therefore Anubhavananda says,
With Abhay Charan de
anything is possible.
Any old day.
When you meditate
on the eternal state
of Prabhupada's
eternal gate.

Saying follow me, follow, just follow me
and as long as you do,
you will know I'm with you
blissful and true,
with Krishna through and true,
to lead you and any one who,
just wants to follow me true,
you love me,
and I'll love you,
for by following me,
you love me true,
so in everything you do
chant Hare Krishna all your life through.

Anubhavananda dasa
October 23, 1998