Report from South Africa
Dear devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to our dearest Srila Prabhupada, All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga, and all glories to the sankirtan devotees of the Lord! One evening recently, after relishing the nectar of sankirtan, I was waiting at a gas station for my ride back to the temple. I approached the pump attendants and urged them to chant Hare Krishna. At first they couldn't understand...
Even Atheist Distributes Srila Prabhupada Books
A guy came to my table and said, “Three years ago you showed me the Bhagavad-gita and I really wanted it and told you I would be back to get it. When I returned you were gone. But now I have money I would like to get it.” Delayed book distribution. I was showing the BG to one gentleman, he expressed his interest but said he was a Christian. He said, “If you can show me in this book where Jesus is praised...
Warming Up Before the Prabhupada Marathon
I was distributing at Pierce College in Los Angeles. It was slow — very slow. Hardly any books were going out. It's been quite some time since I've been able to go on book distribution (health problems), so it was nice to be out on the front lines again. But this was not what I expected. So I decided to save my energy for the next day. As I was leaving, a student came to me and asked, "What are these books...
Good Christians and Free of Stress Through the Holy Names
I was distributing in downtown LA at the Art Walk, where thousands of young artists gather. I approached a young lady walking with her daughter, who looked maybe six years old, and said, "Wow, you guys look so spiritual." The lady stopped and said, "Yes, because I have Jesus in my life." I didn't want to waste my time getting into it with a Christian, so I asked if she liked vegetarian food and gave her an...
Interfaith Encounter in Dundas Square
A few days ago I was distributing books in Dundas Square, Toronto, when I stopped a young man from Germany who was on vacation. I showed him a copy of "Beyond Birth and Death" and said a little something to pique his interest. In the middle my talk an elderly man distributing free copies of the Koran walked over from the corner and tried to hand him some books on Islam. Here's what ensued: The Muslim representative...
Simple Living Defeats the Evangelist
We were in New Plymouth City, New Zealand, distributing Srila Prabhupada's books. It was the same day hundreds of Christians inundated the whole city after a convention and sausage sizzle in a nearby community park. Groups of them had gathered on most street corners, doing their Christian-style harinam by clapping and singing about Jesus. They were lively and inspired. If they had just added "Gauranga!" to the hymns they...
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