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An Old Love Revived

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by Mahatama dd While staying in Stratford, Connecticut, employed as a care-giver, I try to go out every weekend to do some book distribution. Sometimes I went to New York City with some Gitas. One cold morning I arrived at the Metro North Station in Stratfordand and spotted a nice young Indian gentleman. My first thought was "He could be a good prospect to receive a Gita." But then I noticed he was smoking a cigarette, so I decided to wait for a while, not wanting to approach him while he was doing that. I kept walking and sat down...

The Gita Arrives Timely

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Janardana was accompanying me on door-to-door book distribution in Adilade Australia for the day. Before we left, I had prayed to Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai and Sri Sri Radha-Shyamasundara here at Adelaide temple that They send us to some souls ready for the mercy of Srila Prabhupada. We ended up at a small beach town and parked the car. We went to the first house. It was a flat with a couple and their two children. I presented the Gita and explained that it is for relieving stress and teaching about higher values in life. They both seemed to...

Forty years ago, I was visiting the Montreal temple.

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I spoke to an old gentleman: "We are Hare Krishna devotees distributing literature." The man's facial features suddenly changed, and he said, "I was visiting the Montreal temple forty years ago. Thank you for telling me about this sweet chanting, I can still recall." He said his name was Jake and promised to join us in the Toronto temple, and he bought a book. As he was giving a donation his hands were shakening. I thought: "Krishna! If he spent all those forty years for nothing, please engage him in devotional...

The Godfather Gets the Higher Taste

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I would like to preface the story by relating how I came to shake people's hands on sankirtana while exclaiming "ARooo!!" I would say this very loudly, like a buzzer going off, when they didn't expect it. It would make people laugh and disarm their false egos. I picked up this "ARooo" handshake in Laguna Beach from a devotee named Bhaya Hari Dasa. One day he shook my hand while saying something serious, but then he suddenly grabbed my hand tightly and let out an "ARooo!!" I laughed hysterically, and from...

Good news with the van for Nigeria

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Hare Krsna Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I recently got word that a very nice devotee (who wants to remain anonymous) has given $15,000 for the sankirtan van for Nigeria. He is also going to supply them with all the books they need! Lord Caitanya has inspired this devotee from within and now there will be thousands of books going out to the people of Nigeria. This devotee told me, "I often remember the statement that Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati made to Prabhupada, 'If you ever get...