In Vancouver when people asked for tulsi beads or even the Tulsi plant they are first asked questions and such. We just dont give them to people. /images/graemlins/frown.gif
Its like going through an interview process.
When Indian people come they think they know everything so they want tulsi ji or neck beads but we ask them to see if they qualify and no matter how much money they present we say no. /images/graemlins/shocked.gif
There are interesting stories to go with that when some Indian lady gets upset because she was rejected by us but oh well. You have to know how to take care of tulsi ji
You are right, Kirtan has changed. Sometimes I feel its the same thing every week.
I sometimes watch those old Prabhupad video's where everyone was jumping and chanting. Not many people do that anymore. I miss seeing that. I mean most of the congragation is the Indian crowd and they just stand there and the devotee's in the women section sure dance other then the congregation.
I wish I could I could see the whole temple jumping. /images/graemlins/ooo.gif
I mean the kirtan and the whole sunday feast is on some scheduale and I dont like that all.
I used to love it when they sang Gaura Nitya Nanda bol, Hari bol hari bol. Now its the same thing every week I think we should become spontaneous. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
However our Kirtan Leader for the second arti is Awseme. Mahidar Prabhu Rocks the Kirtans /images/graemlins/ooo.gif