Young girl reading the Gita gets the First Canto
I was distributing books at the farmers market a block away from the temple in Los Angeles. The books were going out, but I had some other service to do, still I wanted to distribute one more book. After looking for a while for that special soul that would get one of Srila Prabhupada’s books, I was approached by a little girl who asked, “How much do you want for your books?” I said, “We just ask for a...
A test of detachment
Once, in the city of Rostov-on-Don (Russia) on a central street, I saw a young couple hugging and decided to offer them a book. The man replied, "I don't need it. I know everything. It's very good, but those who have knowledge are detached. I'm also detached. Really! I don't have any attachment to my girlfriend." I responded, "OK, but what about your money? Are you also detached from it?"...
Innocence of heart in buying books
We went door to door preaching. We started with an apartment and knocked on the door. A lady opened it. We introduced ourselves, and she allowed us to come inside. Trying to be friendly, we asked her well-being and slowly started showing her Srila Prabhupada's books. As we took books out, she started grabbing them one after another, turning their pages. Within five minutes she selected eleven books. After inviting her to the...
Success for Fylgessio and a pleasant surprise
I was in Papatoetoe (a quiet south Auckland suburb), talking to a Fijian Indian gentleman, who agreed to buy the Gita and went into the post office to get some money. As I was waiting for him to come back, a car suddenly pulls over to the side of the road, and an African boy comes running over to me, exclaiming "I need to speak to a monk- to ask some questions. Can I take your number? And can we meet sometime?" I gave him my...
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...
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