Always Be Ready for a Lesson
One day during the 2010 fall semester at Louisiana State University, I learned from a person who had no prior experience the proper mood for distributing transcendental books. As I stood on campus late one afternoon, I prayed to Sri Gurudeva to be inspired to try harder to give Srila Prabhupada's books to others. Suddenly I noticed a fellow approaching and quickly recognized him as the same student wearing a tie-dyed shirt who had...
A questionable character, concert mayhem and a prayer in the morning
1. You Never Know Prabhupada Marathon 2010: One night at about 8 o'clock a sketchy-looking fellow called me over into the shadows of the Miami street side. He opened up his heart and told me about the problems he was facing in his life. He seemed slightly crazy or intoxicated. I considered ending the conversation when I thought it was going nowhere, but I decided to give him a little more time and condolence. After a few more...
Prabhupada Nectar
Prabhupad was travelling to South America with his two servants, the temple where they'd been gave them a packed lunch for the plane, so in the air Srutakirti Prabhupad's servant opened Prabhupad's lunch pack and served him his prasadam of puffed rice and peanuts. Prabhupad had his fill and handed over the remnants to Srutakirti who'd just began eating when the lady air hostess comes over and in one motion says that...
An Unlikely Hero in the World of Sankirtan
Ayodhya Dasa, a devotee of Indian descent, joined ISKCON in 1976 in Detroit and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1977. While in Detroit he distributed books while serving in the life membership department. But for many years he wanted to go to Vrndavana. In 1995 Krsna made the arrangement. That year his brother-in-law passed away in India and he was asked to attend the funeral ceremony because he was the only surviving male in the...
Motivational Speaker
I stopped a woman and her elderly mother. (She later explained that her mother was 82 years young!) After our initial exchange – I asked "Have you ever lost a loved one"(I often use this question as a springboard to giving them either a POY or a BBD. The mother – instantly teared up. I noted that and apologized if I had broached a subject too close to home. The daughter said "No No that's all right. But...
Nectar Stories from Down Under
Bhakta Theo and I have just returned from a two-week traveling Sankirtan mission to Svargaloka (Queensland, Australia), where the palm trees blow in the warm breeze and everything moves in slow motion. Theo had just bought a $100,000 luxury camper van and wanted to use it in Lord Caitanya's service by beating the Brhad Mrdanga. So we took it for its maiden voyage to Queensland. Here are a few nectar stories from the journey. * * *...
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