Radharani’s favorite flower
“Dear Radharani, no-one can attract Krishna's glance without your blessings, kindly help me to understand how I can follow in Your footsteps and make Krishna my only aim. I’m so impersonal I barely notice you as Krishna’s most beloved” Setting up my book box at Henderson, I meditated on the one and only point I could remember from Prana Prabhu’s class that morning at the Temple –...
Krsna consciousness on the Internet
A lady came for the first time to our preaching program in Turin, Italy. She was wearing tilak and kantimala and had a japa bag. She brought along a dish that she said was already offered to her Deities. A devotee asked her where she got in contact with devotees and which temple she visits. She answered, "Temple? Devotees? I don't know any devotees, and I have never been in a temple!" The devotee...
Take risks for Krishna
I was considering writing about my recent sankirtan experience. And then I read the following excerpt and felt my plan was confirmed by Krishna. From Sacinandana Swami's "The Art of Transformation " – A cozy, material, comfortable life does not go together with wanting to have experiences of Krishna. You sometimes have to go to the risk zone, so that Krishna can reveal Himself. By our nature we always go to the...
A customer turned into a book distributor
Chapter One On Wednesday, July 24th, I entered an art gallery, and a young, pretty lady with bright red lipstick welcomed me with a friendly smile. “Good day, sir. How may I help you?” “Good day, ma'am. How are you today?” The sankirtan devotee will always show at least as much respect as he or she is given. But the better policy is not to miss a single opportunity to give more respect than one receives....
Sikh finds time for a real friend
As a rule I distribute books in Delhi near the Metro stations. I stopped a middle-aged man who is a Sikh and offered him the Bhagavad Gita. "No, no," he said. "I do not like Krishna." "But, you know, sir," I replied, "Krishna likes you very much. Indeed, He is your only real friend. You don't have another friend except Krishna." So this Sikh was surprised hearing these words, and after a few...
Book Distribution Psychology
Due to some past earnest connection with a known Blue Boy, a certain group devotees, a few of whom I am fortunate to have become acquainted with, have been endowed with the gift of being able to effortlessly distribute Srila Prabhupada's books. I have observed the ease with which these particular devotees, at least the ones that I know, weave in and out of the daily lives of so many people, piquing interests in affairs more...
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