Kayla developed a taste for reading
Kayla is a writer. She kept in contact after getting a stack of books at our Hornsby stall and reading the Prabhupada book. Now she is getting a Srimad Bhagavatam set. Before we drove to her place, she called and said, “Remember, Radhika? We met at Hornsby stall, and you gave me a stack of books.” Then she halted for few seconds and continued to say with a long, relieved breath, “I think it was destiny that I...
Thrilled by receiving more books on top of the first book
Today at Balboa Park in San Diego, I met a lady named Jenny, who looked to be around 25 years old. I shared a Bhagavad Gita with her and said, “This is a great book that teaches people how to refine their intellect and uplift their consciousness.” Jenny was very interested, so I told her that we take donations and asked her if this was okay. She agreed, so I asked, “Would you like to be generous, or would you like to cover the...
Books to Iranians
I was distributing books in December outside a mall in Surrey, B.C. (Canada). I saw two men coming toward me, so I smiled and waved. They stopped, and I started showing them pictures in the Bhagavad Gita. While explaining the modes of material nature, I asked one of them, “Which mode do you think you’re mainly in?” He stared back at me without speaking, and his friend said, “We are students from Iran. I speak English, but he does not....
A Lifetime Sankirtana Devotee
A most heartwarming sight during my visit to the French yatra is the example set by Janananda Goswami, a full-time sankirtana devotee. He prefers being on the road and distributing Srila Prabhupada’s mercy, in the form of his books, even in the harsh winters. He is the inspiration behind the sankirtana efforts in France, and he leads by example, tirelessly distributing books on streets or in airports, planes, and bus stations...
A mystically arranged meeting at a mall
On 25 January 2023, I was on book distribution in the basement parking area of a West Auckland mall. Books were going out slowly, and I noticed it was not as productive as the previous day at the same spot. As time went on, I was praying to Krishna, “Please send someone who can take books.” Around 5 p.m. I was about to finish, but I thought I should stay a bit longer. A few minutes later, a white van stopped some distance...