Animal killing means “no justice”
It was in a small Australian country town. My first impression was that it was a health-food shop: So and So Natural Foods. The sign in green and white conveyed freshness and lightness. Once inside, I saw that it was in fact a butcher’s shop. Some clever butchers “go with the flow” and advertise with slogans such as “chemical free,” etc. I made my standard presentation, during which the fairly young...
Devotees don’t do wonders, but wonders happen around them
Hare Krsna, Recently, we had a day full of wonders. It was cloudy, but by Lord Krishna's grace the rain stopped. Taking it as the Lord's will, we packed books and made a move to distribute books. We planned to go to a marketplace. But we were just a few steps away from the temple when it started raining again, getting heavy within a few seconds. What to do now? We were already out, and for Srila Prabhupada's sake we did...
A BTG helped build a temple
In the 1980s, devotees procured ten acres in the greater Vancouver area on which to build a temple for Sri Sri Radha-Madanamohan. We didn't have a lot of laxmi, but lots of enthusiastic book distribution was going on. A German gentleman, who had a heavy equipment business, was quite successful, but he had a heart condition. So his wife decided to have an affair with a man who was a lawyer. They acquired a Taser, with which they...
BTG’s hold on an avid reader
A few years ago, I ran a samosa booth at the annual Vancouver Folk Festival. Customers who purchased samosas would receive a small book with each purchase. A middle-aged woman was very friendly and inquired whether we were the Krishnas. I confirmed that we were, and she responded by saying that when she was a teenager she was playing in the rain in her driveway when she came upon a Back to Godhead magazine lying discarded on the...
Holi in Las Vegas
On a recent visit to California I had the opportunity to taste the nectar of sankirtan. During the seven or so days I went out, I felt amazed to see what a great reputation the devotees have. I cannot remember meeting anyone unfavorable; everyone spoke positively about devotees. This is clear testimony to the wonderful service the devotees perform here. I stayed mostly in LA, though I was invited to join a group heading to Las Vegas...
Presenting Krishna more directly
At Botany Downs town centre in Auckland, I stopped a mother with two young daughters. I started to ask my standard multiple-choice questions. The mom looked like she was being pulled down the street by rope, so I kept firing out the questions and bad jokes until I grabbed her attention. She mentioned that she was very spiritual, but did not follow a religion. I replied that neither did I. I started presenting Krsna's nonsectarian...
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