I was just reading A Transcendental Diary by His Grace Sruti Kriti Prabhu, and I came across a wonderful description of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada:
He walked at an easy gait, accompanied by a small handful of devotees. He spoke only intermittently, strolling along with a quiet serenity. Srila Prabhupadda has a wonderfully aristocratic bearing - erect stature, upwardly tilted head, cane firmly wielded, his hand clasping the silver handle with the forefinger extended, sharp eyes, penetrating and clear - yet at the same time he is completely approachable and never aloof from his surroundings and his followers. He has weight. He is a presence one cannot ignore. Even when he is silent you know he has a lot to say. And when he does speak he reveals a wealth of information. As he told us in Bombay, a devotee is expert, which means that "he knows everything about something, and something about everything." Srila Prabhupadda is certainly the most expert.
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