Meeting souls in Ljubljana, Slovenia
During the last days of the marathon in Ljubljana, people approached me for books. In a shopping centre I turned around and just next to me was standing a young man. He immediately looked at the books. He said, "I haven't read that one (Bhagavad-gita)." He'd already read the books Prabhupada, Path of Perfection, and Teachings of Lord Caitanya. He took two books and said that he is a Muslim by faith, but Hare Krsna is...
A more important trek
When I arrived in Katmandu, Nepal, I was surprised we had to pay for a visa on arrival. I turned to a couple of young men next to me and asked how much we had to pay. One of them said, "It's $25 if you stay for less than ten days, more if you stay longer." "OK, thanks." Two days later I was distributing books in Katmandu near where the temple devotees were having harinam. As I approached people I noticed a...
You never know who is ripe for the mercy of Krsna
The Garbageman Gets the Mercy At around 6:20 a.m. I was doing the morning reception service at the Radha-Krishna temple in London when a huge garbage truck stopped outside. I didn't pay much attention, being absorbed in my own business. Then the garbageman knocked on the door and, smiling cheerfully, asked for a vegetarian book that he saw on display in the window. He wore dirty clothes and had a little wallet with holes. He...
The sound had me in trance
I was doing door to door book distribution south of Dublin (Ireland ) when a lady answered the door of one house. She was talking on her mobile phone. All of a sudden she said to the person on the mobile, "I'll ring you back in five minutes." She turned to me and said, "You're a Hare Krishna, I used to love seeing you people on the streets ten years ago, the sound had me in trance!" She asked what my visit...
ACLU Member Receives Ajnata Sukrti
Here's a fun one. Our three-man party is on another traveling sankirtan excursion out of San Diego. A few days ago we were distributing books at Fresno State University in central California. Half way through the day we were approached by the Kazi's constables (disguised as university policemen) and told to stop what we were doing. As they were calling in our information over the radio, an excited student came over and started...
A Smuggler or a Book Distributor?
Vamsidhara Prabhu, age 55, is an active congregational member at ISKCON Chowpatty. He and his group of congregational devotees seize upon any opportunity for distributing books. Whenever there is a big event in Mumbai, they all go there to distribute. Please read this amazing story. One fine day His Grace Vamsidhara Prabhu was driving to one such event in his car, which was completely loaded with Srila Prabhupada's books. But when...
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