Encounters with a Great Soul by Partha-sarathi Dasa

Encounters with a Great Soul My Fond Remembrances of Srila Prabhupada by Partha-sarathi Dasa From the back cover:One morning I entered Prabhupada's room after he had taken prasadam.Harikesa, Pusta Krishna, and Bhargava were sitting around Prabhupada, and I joined them. Prabhupada was in a jovial mood, discussing Darwin's theory. Harikesa told Prabhupada about Darwin's son. To excel his father's theory of evolution, hecame up with an even stranger theory. "His idea was that the whole of America, both North and South, were once joined with Europe and Africa. Then millions of years ago there was a big split. The two continents separated, and from the sea camethe which rose into the sky." We were all laughing with Prabhupada as Harikesamoon, spoke. Prabhupada said, "Yes, the moon came out of the water, went into thesky, and hit the scientists on the head, and that's why they're speaking so much nonsense." As he spoke he gestured with his hand to show the moon risinginto the sky, then hit