Srila Prabhupada: The Two Paisa Yoga Lesson
Summary
In this Bhakti Sangha announcement, we reflect on a 1973 morning walk where Srila Prabhupada shares a story about a yogi claiming to walk on water. The narrative highlights that spiritual achievements are only valuable if they serve a higher purpose beyond mere showmanship. This lesson encourages our community to focus on the essence of devotion rather than superficial displays of power.
Srila Prabhupada: It is a fact, not story. One man, he went out of his village, and after ten years, he came back, advertised himself that, "I have become successful in yoga practice." So naturally villagers surrounded him, "Oh, you have...? What yoga practice you have learned?" "I can walk on the water." "Oh?" Actually, even at the present moment, if somebody comes and says, "I can walk...," many people will come, thousands of men.
So when everything arrangement was that he'll cross the river, walking on the water, one old man came. He said, "Sir, it is very wonderful, but it is two paisa worth. Two paisa worth." "Why?" "Now, you will walk and go the other side; I'll take a boat, pay him two paisa, I'll do the same thing. So what is your credit?"
Reference: Morning Walk - December 9, 1973, Los Angeles
