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Subject: [srilaprabhupadanectar] Remembering Srila Prabhupada -
Travelling bus program
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Travelling bus program

In Sydney, tall, red-headed Mohanananda had a vast reservoir of energy
and enthusiasm, as well as substantial entrepreneurial skills. He and
his wife, Sasti, had brought incredible vision and optimism to the
temple, especially since they had just come from the Los Angeles
temple, which was the forerunner in all things new, revolutionary and
exciting in ISKCON. His ideas were endless. Some, like that of staging
a Krsna conscious rock opera -- inspired by Hair -- never left the
ground. Others soared. Devotees enthusiastically embraced his plans to
inaugurate a travelling bus program. "It would be a veritable Hare
Krsna temple-on-wheels," he said.

An old Sydney double-decker bus was soon located. It was in need of a
little repair and substantial refurbishment. But the temple had no
money.

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Harry was regularly attending the Sydney temple at Glebe, chanting
Hare Krsna, doing a little service, and generally enjoying the
association of the devotees. Still with long hair way past his
shoulders, he was waiting for his friends to arrive back in Sydney so
he could hand over his apartment to them and move into the temple. One
day he chanced to overhear a conversation between Caru and
Mohanananda: the temple was three months in arrears in rent, they'd
found a suitable bus, but it would cost them $1,000 to purchase.

Harry had some money in the bank that he'd saved while working in the
Western Australian mining camp. He stood nearby until Caru and
Mohanananda noticed him.

"What do you want?" asked Mohanananda, eyeing Harry suspiciously.

"Well," replied Harry, "I just heard you talking about money, and I
..well, I've got some money in the bank .."

Caru and Mohanananda listened intently.

"How much money?" asked Mohanananda, trying to sound nonchalant.

"Oh, about $1,500," answered Harry.

Mohanananda leapt in the air shouting "Krsna!" at the top of his
lungs. Then he checked himself and sat down, clearing his throat.

"Where is it?" he asked quietly.

"Oh, it's in the bank. I can bring it tomorrow, if you like."

"Oh, Caru can drive you to the bank right now!"

Harry assured them that it was alright. "I'll bring it in the morning," he said.

The next day, as promised, Harry arrived with his bank book. Caru
drove him to the bank, and as he watched, Harry withdrew all of his
savings and closed the account. Turning to Caru, he happily handed
over the money. The bus was soon purchased.

The devotees worked hard to transform it into a travelling temple. The
seats were removed, both upstairs and down. On the top floor, devotees
laid a white pine-wood floor and varnished it to a mirror finish. An
altar was installed at the front and cooking facilities arranged at
the rear. The lower deck was carpeted, leaving two seats over the back
wheel arches. The windows were curtained throughout. The entire bus
was repainted, the cream and saffron exterior emblazoned with THE HARE
KRISHNA MOVEMENT in large lettering. Below, slightly smaller, it read
THE POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE.

- From "The Great Transcendental Adventure" by HG Kurma Prabhu

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