The Book Might make him a Celibate Monk
Inspired by HH Devamrita Maharaj to increase Srila Prabhupad's books distribution we are doing a mid year book marathon. Today I was in Sydney central I stopped this young Chinese couple saying, "We're stopping all the good looking couples today and showing these books on meditation," They laughed and stopped happily. The guy said, "Oh meditation? My golf teacher said that he plays good golf because he meditates...
Book Distribution Nectar
Anger Anger Everywhere Recently Shadbhuj Prabhu and Bhakta Rajesh Bajaj Prabhu had a tough encounter in the local trains in Mumbai. Shadbhuj Prabhu recalls: We were distributing books in the local trains. At one compartment, I raised my hand to show the books and make announcements, "In today's world everyone is suffering from stress?" Suddenly someone pushed me from behind, "Get aside! God knows why you people come...
Drops of Nectar from the Nrsimha Marathon
Dear devotees. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! We had a two weeks' Nrsimha marathon in Finland just before the auspicious appearance day of Lord Nrsimhadeva. Here are a few drops of nectar from the transcendental ocean of book distribution. Around noon I saw a very old couple. They were so old they could not walk by themselves but needed a kind of a kicksled to carry out their business. I...
“The Soul is not in the Heart”
Bhakta Panchanana Roy, former employee in civil defense division of Indian Navy and now a Brhamachari Trainee in Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir, had an interesting experience while distributing books in the local trains recently. He recalls: "Hare Krishna," I announced in a compartment packed to capacity. "We have brought these wonderful books to you that explain the truth of life" A man got up and shouted....
Another Life Saved by Bhagavad Gita and Devotees
My Dear Prabhus, On Tuesday I received a call from a lady in Nadi Fiji who was really depressed with life due to her husband giving her a very bad time, always beating her and trying to strip her naked in front of his friends when drunk. With depression she wanted to commit suicide. During one of my book distribution programs in Nadi last year, we sold a Bhagavad-Gita to her and also gave my card which is why she knew me and thus...
“The Best Instruction a Manager could give”
I was distributing outside a supermarket in a little suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. I stopped a couple on their way inside and asked, "Are you married?" They said, "No." I put a Gita in the hand of the guy, his girlfriend didn't want him to stop. She had an Indian body and he was Caucasian. It turned out that he worked in the supermarket and was on his way back to work after lunch. His interest in the Gita...




