COW PATTIES

     I watched some videos of Radhanath swami, esp the one in UK House of Parliament. Nice introductory preaching.

     I tried to watch one with Indradyumna swami, Radhanath swami and Jayapataka swami all appearing together at Bhaktivedanta Manor, but just couldn't get more than 1/3 of the way through Jayapataka swami's accounts of Lord Chaitanya..Seemed so dry and flat. I got more appreciation of Krishna out of this:

    Sachi and I chanted japa and read morning our time (Radha lila and Bhagavatam-description of Vaikuntha planets revealed to Lord Brahma) and Arjaya and I read and chanted japa evening our time (10th Canto Srimad Bhagavatam- Indra surrenders), waiting for Gaurahari's health to return. 

Cow patties, that's what the story telling about Lord Chaitanya seemed like, dry cow patties. flat and dry. If ignited would make a nice fire. 

NECTAR OF DEVOTION

"...Sometimes there are indirect sarcastic remarks which also create atihasita circumstances. An example of one such remark was made by one of the cowherd girls to Kuṭilā, the daughter of Jaṭilā and sister of Abhimanyu, the so-called husband of Rādhārāṇī. Indirectly Kuṭilā was insulted by the following statement: "My dear Kuṭilā, daughter of Jaṭilā, your breasts are as long as string beans-simply dry and long. Your nose is so gorgeous that it is defying the beauty of the noses of frogs. And your eyes are more beautiful than the eyes of dogs. Your lips are defying the flaming cinders of fire, and your abdomen is as beautiful as a big drum. Therefore, my dear beautiful Kuṭilā, you are the most beautiful of all the cowherd girls of Vṛndāvana, and because of your extraordinary beauty, I think you must be beyond the attraction of the sweet blowing of Kṛṣṇa's flute!"