Visnujana likes to sing Gaura Nityananda

 Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!

Here is another story about Visnujana Swami written by a devotee:

 As a new member of ISKCON, I was sometimes naive and overzealous. Having been instructed that hot showers meant too much attachment for the material body, I was very strict about taking cold showers only. One day while waiting in line for my morning shower, I noticed hot steam pouring from under the shower curtain. Being a little puffed up with my newfound enthusiasm, I banged on the cubicle and said aloud, "Hey Prabhu, that's maya" (illusion). There was no reply, so I banged a little harder: "Come on, Prabhu, that's sense gratification." Needless to say, I shrunk back in complete embarrassment when Visnujana Swami (a celebrated devotee of Lord Krsna) stuck his head out and looked at me. Thankfully, he had a big grin on his face. I promised myself from then on that I would be more careful at passing judgement on others.

Later that day, Visnujana Swami asked me if I could shave his head. I was struck with horror since I had never done such a thing before. I informed him so, but he said "that's alright, just do your best." By the time I had finished, there were streams of blood pouring down his head. I had nicked and cut his skin in a number of places. Visnujana Swami took one look in the mirror, had a chuckle and walked out of the bathroom joyfully singing "gaur nityananda bol hari bol hari bol," unfazed by my hatchet job. He was totally forgiving in his attitude, which impressed me to no end. That was more than thirty years ago and I'm still grateful to this day that he was so kind to me.

When Visnujana Swami led kirtan in Vancouver's Stanley Park, hundreds of people encircled our party, all transfixed by his melodious chanting. Usually we might have a couple of dozen onlookers in attendance for harinam, but this was a monumentalon. The devotees danced and twirled and jumped with great abandon. The sense of harmony amongst us was real and palpable. The swelling crowd was a testament to the infectious joy of chanting Hare Krsna in unity and 

 

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