Street Chanting
By Kavicandra Swami
Posted December 10, 2002

It seems that Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is often trying to remind me of the importance of Harinam sankirtan (public chanting).

Recently in Tokyo, Audarya Prabhu, an Israeli devotee, was distributing books, and he met a gentleman who had seen the chanting party in London 30 years ago. He had a good memory and took a book.

Yesterday in Bangkok, we went to the park for our Sunday kirtan. There was an elderly Thai gentleman, 61 years old, who had seen the kirtan party, including His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, while living in New York from 1969 till 1974. Recently he saw Guru Kripa and Vaisesikha Prabhus chanting on the streets of Bangkok. He received a songbook from them and is studying it. He also has a clicker and showed me that he had chanted 1740 mantras the previous day. "More than sixteen rounds," he pointed out.

We are attending a spiritual fair in Bangkok. Just towards the end, a family came to me with many questions. The father had seen the chanting parties when he lived in Los Angeles 20 years ago.

There are millions of souls who have seen and loved our kirtan parties. We simply have to keep making ourselves available to the public and of course give them proper guidance and examples of devotional life, and Kali will have to retreat.

Harinam Sankirtan Ki Jai!

Hoping this meets you in the best of health,

Your servant,
Kavicandra Swami

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