New York Harinama Party

PADA: This scene looks like the way forward: a very mellow program, not aggressive to the public, public members who want a book can get one -- without feeling harassed, maybe some prasadam to hand out, i.e. the soft pedal process. Jehovah's Witnesses also set up book tables all around the city around here, with the men dressed in nice suits and the ladies wearing Sunday Church style clothes. Real nice image. This is what needs to be done for the future, maybe for the indefinite future. Lord Chaitanya's Harinama Samkirtana movement is not about selling rock and roll records, candles, jewelry, Pope buttons, NFL football stickers, Hong Kong oil paintings, and so forth. The image has to change, and we are glad to see some folks doing things in a more mature manner. Long overdue. ys pd