When we distribute books Laxmidevi mystriously becomes the treasurer
While distributing books on the street in Mumbai, I once showed a set of three books to a person. He took the set in his hands, worth Rs. 200, and started walking away, without paying the amount. I started following him, thinking that he will turn back and pay me, but he entered a commercial building and soon disappeared. That’s when I realized he was a thief. I tried to search for him and went to the security guy and informed...
Saved in Ukraine
I’m in the holy dhama of Mayapur. As I got ready to take rest last night, I heard a kirtan not far away. It was my neighbor, Niranjana Swami, and some devotees having a bhajana. Niranjana Maharaja is one of my favorite kirtaniyas, so I went over to hear the nectar of the holy names. After he had chanted a while, he saw me and said that he had a sankirtan story to tell me. In Ukraine, there are devotees cooking for the Food for...
A humble scholar asks his taxi driver to narrate and sign the Gita
For about ten years, I maintained myself and my family by driving a taxi. Srila Prabhupada’s kirtan always softly played in the taxi, and I was distributing his books to my passengers. Some happily accepted, and some refused as always. One day, I picked up a passenger from the airport to take him downtown, about a forty-minute drive with traffic. On the way, he recognized the maha-mantra in the background and started a conversation...
Determined people
I was on Cuba Street in Wellington when I tried to stop an Asian lady and her teenage daughter. Upon starting a conversation with me, she said that she is Buddhist, and I glorified her for that and presented a Gita. She very favorably listened. Her daughter looked skeptical, as if perhaps her mother was being scammed. She interrupted and said, “Mum, I don’t think we need this book. Let’s go, please.” I was a...
My Prabhupada marathon in Romania and Timisoara
For the 2022 Srila Prabhupada Marathon, I knew that I did not have a strong commitment or enough time to go out in Sankirtan (due to high load at work) like I did in 2020, for example. Also, I knew I did not want to disappoint Srila Prabhupada, Sri Sri Gaura Nitay, my spiritual master (Srila Sivarama Maharaj) and all my siksa-gurus with poor results. In the Romania Yatra we have much more dedicated and competent Sankirtan devotees...
The potency of Srila Prabhupada’s books
Six years ago, a beautiful couple visited my Ayurvedic clinic. They looked very decent. The husband told me, “My wife is pregnant, but we want to abort the child.” I strictly denied them the abortion, as my husband and I don’t help any patient with the medical termination of pregnancy. I pacified them. Then I insisted that she carry the pregnancy. As the husband was our regular patient, he respected our advice. Two weeks...
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