Used by the Lord
Mar14

Used by the Lord

by Nitai Rama Dasa   At the very end of a long day of book distribution, one man walked over to see what I was selling. "You guys are Krishnas, right?" he asked. He said that he had met devotees in Toronto, but then started talking about various other books. He was obviously just killing time. It was cold, and I didn't think he was interested in taking a book. Then he asked, "So, how did you guys become Hare...

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A Chinese book
Mar11

A Chinese book

Hare Krsna Prabhus, After having lunch in the van at avondale New Zealand, I filled my bag with a few more books before hitting the street again. I very, very rarely take chinese books with me because I very rarely approach chinese people, but this time Krishna inspired me to take my only small chinese book, just in case something unusual did happen. A few hours passed and the time had come for me to stop sankirtan for the day and...

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A Pious Hindu & a Christian friend

Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada! Door to door in New Papatoetoe New Zealand brought me to the home of an elderly Indian fellow who was all too enthusiastic to see me. After presenting the books he quickly ran into another room and came back with 51 dollars cash and explained that this money was in the pocket of his brother's pants when he passed away some time ago. He was waiting...

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Please Give me Something More
Mar07

Please Give me Something More

Hare Krsna Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Carrying books while traveling helps. A few days back I was returning from the Belgaum temple when a man stopped me on the railway station. "Hare Krishna!" he bowed to touch my feet. I stopped him in mid air and smiled politely, "Hare Krishna." I had to go. "Please wait," he held my hand. "Can you give me a...

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Protected by Krsna
Mar01

Protected by Krsna

The December book distribution marathon in Mumbai started right after the notorious terrorist attacks at CST railway station and other places. The atmosphere was tense and full of suspicion and mistrust. Devotees had planned to distribute books at prominent railway stations and also in local trains, but the attack had raised fears of uncertainty about the reaction of commuters as well as the railway authorities. Will the permissions...

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