- Part 350

Feb11

Doctor Gets Books

Posted on Feb 11, 2013 in Sankirtan Stories

I stopped a smart looking man in Bethlehem, Tauranga: “Sir, looking smart today. Are you the Mayor?” He explained that he was actually a doctor and already knew Bhagavad Gita and the devotees from Murwillumbah. He was so favorable, and I showed him the ‘Teachings of Lord Kapiladeva.’ I saw he was wearing an ice breaker thermal, and I said jokingly that he could donate that but he opted to donate a $20 instead....

Feb11

Butcher’s Material life Butchered

Posted on Feb 11, 2013 in Sankirtan Stories

I was going door to door in Hamilton with Bhakta Christian and we went to a house where we met Quinton. He was a young man (mid 20s) and a father of three. He supported his family by being a butcher at a local slaughterhouse (or freezer works as they call them in New Zealand), where, he told me, they kill 2700 calves per day. For this he gets a thousand dollars per week. He mentioned that at another slaughterhouse in the...

Feb11

Despite Discouragement

Posted on Feb 11, 2013 in Sankirtan Stories

I was going door to door in Hamilton’s poorest area (ruff looking state houses) when I saw a young man dressed like a hoodlum on a BMX. I stopped him and said, “Hey! Are you a rapper or break-dancer?” He stopped and managed to give me $2 and take a 'Raja-Vidya.' I found out that he lived up the driveway where I would go after the house I was about to approach. So I told him to tell his mates and brother I...