From a Russian jail
I worked as a senior flight attendant with a good salary and roamed freely around the world. I had a beautiful pregnant woman and everything seemed complete, but in my heart I felt a terrible emptiness. The world had no attraction, as nothing made me happy. I started to smoke marijuana and take drugs. The grass and drugs made me feel better for a while, but finally began to make me feel worse. With all my strength I tried to abandon...
Team spirit
Monthly Sankirtan Festival is a successful program to involve householder devotees in book distribution. In large cities, the commute time to the temple is a major barrier for devotees who live far from the temple to come out for sankirtan. In many cases, devotees spend 1-3 hours in the commute, leaving little time for actual book distribution. Also, for most people, cold weather, rain, wind, etc., cause major health issues. In...
Two Highlights From The Waikato
Recently, I went on a six-day stint in the Waikato. I was in Hamilton East–in a small car park–and stopped an athletic lady. She happened to be Joelle King, the best women squash player for New Zealand. After an injury, her ranking dropped from No. 4 in the world to 17th. Six months after her recovery, she is now up to 11th in the world. But she explained that she isn't satisfied. Her sports psychologist suggested...
A Perfect Sequence of Events
On Rama Navami, after an ecstatic morning program, we went out to distribute books, but were delayed by unusually heavy traffic and arrived later than expected at our South Auckland spot. As I parked, a lady appeared outside the car. Inspired from within, I jumped out of the vehicle and talked with her. Siella (see attached photo) has a real interest in yoga and meditation and was very happy to look at the Science of Self Realisation....
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