It’s always good to have a book at hand
Jan18

It’s always good to have a book at hand

Dear devotees. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Here are two short stories. Last Kartika I was on pilgrimage in Sri Vrndavana dhama. I took one Finnish Science of Self Realization with me just in case I meet someone interested in Krsna consciousness on the way. On my flight from Helsinki to Delhi I was sitting next to an important businessman who was working in India. We had a nice discussion, but...

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I Dreamed About You
Jan16

I Dreamed About You

by Phalguna Dasa Recently I read some stories about dreams that reminded me of an incident of a few years ago when I was distributing books at a concert in California. The distribution was sweet during the pre-concert hours, and we decided to do the "blow-out," that is, waiting until the concert ended and then stopping people as they were rushing to their cars. Most people try to reach their cars and get out of the parking...

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I’m a Monk, Give Something to Help Print Books
Jan16

I’m a Monk, Give Something to Help Print Books

by Vijaya Dasa Recently I was speaking to Anakadundubhi Dasa, 2004's number two book distributor. He revealed to me a new style of book distribution. This is what he does: First, he shows a book to someone, tells them something about it, and asks for a donation. But he doesn't suggest a price; he lets them give what they want. He tells them, "I'm a monk. We don't sell these books, but if you would like to give a...

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Krishna Never Abandons Us
Jan13

Krishna Never Abandons Us

by Omkara Dasa Last Wednesday we went out on books as usual, but the day was by no means usual. It usually takes me some time to surrender to Krishna before any books go out, at least a solid hour. On this day people started accepting books immediately. I was surprised. I began distributing in terminal 7 at the Los Angeles airport and worked my way along the sidewalk to terminal 1. Although there were few people in the airport because...

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Wrong Number Buys Full Set
Jan13

Wrong Number Buys Full Set

by Divya-prabhanda Dasa Danavira Maharaja recently told me a story from the early days of book distribution in Amsterdam: Devotees were so enlivened by book distribution that almost no one stayed back at the temple. Only one devotee occasionally stayed back. Once when she was there, the phone rang. It turned out the caller had dialed the wrong number. Since even the devotee staying back was enthusiastic about book distribution she...

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