Where There Is Krishna, People Will Come ~ Srila Prabhupada I believe the year was 1975 when Srila Prabhupada visited Paris and traveled with a group of devotees to central France to see a chateau that was for sale in Vichy. Vichy is know for its natural spring water and for having been the seat of French government during the German occupation during World War II. At one point during the five hour drive, we pulled off the road for breakfast prasadam. Srila Prabhupada was seated on a big folding cushion placed against a Citroen DS, probably the fastest car on the road in France at the time. A devotee photographer, Bhargava prabhu, had come along and one of his pictures of Prabhupada sitting on that cushion honoring prasadam appeared in a Vyasa Puja book in a sebsequent year. While Srila Prabhupada was waiting to be served, Harivilas Prabhu and I began a little two-man kirtana, and Srila Prabhupada encouraged us by saying, “Yes, why not chant Hare Krishna!” When we arrived at the chateau, we walked up a path and Bhargava prabhu asked Prabhupada to pose. Prabhupada was holding his cane and had a nice charcoal gray chaddar on. He stood in front of a low stone wall with lush green foliage behind him. This picture has been reproduced in many of our books and magazines. As we approached the building, Srila Prabhupada pointed to the sunken roof with his cane and said it would have to be replaced and at great expense. We continued walking to a spot from which we could see a vast forest stretching for miles in all directions. Seeing how isolated we were, Srila Prabhupada said to me, “No one will come here.” After we walked another few steps, he added, “But where there is Krishna, people will come.” - Locanananda dasa
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