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...
A new method in Pune for distributing full sets
While out on the street distributing books in Pune, India, I met a young couple. The girl was interested in the pocket-size Bhagavad gita. The boy said, “We’ll take one later." The girl said that she had the bigger version and wanted to have the small version. So he took out a 1000-rupee note and asked me to give him 850 rupees back. I did, and thanked them. What I learned is that is always good to have sufficient...
A letter from a special cusotmer
Below is a letter I got from a client in 2007. I give all my clients a deluxe Gita, plus the interactive Gita CD and Science of Self Realization. The writer of this letter is a modern American woman who surrendered to Srila Prabhupada's preaching “As It Is,” contrary to certain parties in ISKCON who contend that Srila Prabhupada's books are sexist and need to be sanitized to appeal to women. Sincere people will...
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