Roadside Fruit Stand
Today I was coming back from my son's school, when we saw a cherry stall on a local road. I stopped to purchase some cherries to offer to my Gopala deity at home. Before I approached the elderly lady selling the cherries, I grabbed a small Bhagavad-gita and The Perfection of Yoga. After buying the cherries, I showed her the Bhagavad-gita and gave a brief explanation, while she listened very patiently. As I was...
Not a blade of grass moves
Dear Prabhus, I would like to share the following short story with you. Joe, a good friend from Wales, owns a small building company, he has been doing a great service by travelling to Ireland with some men to help build the temple room in Dublin. When he came last week to finish the job he was short one man, a skilled plasterer had fallen sick and they were very concerned that they would not get the job finished on time. When they...
Road side Cherry Sellers get mercy
Continuing our book distribution effort in Seattle, I keep book boxes and book distribution bags in my car. On the way back from the office (Microsoft) to my home, near the exit of I-90, I saw on the roadside a cherry stall. Gopala Krsna Maharaja was going to give a Bhagavatam class the next morning at the temple, so I thought I should stop and get some organic cherries to offer to Sri Sri Radha Neela-Madhava and Maharaja. Before I...
Quick Witted
Often, book distributors have to confront antagonists who challenge them in front of a crowd. The challenges are sometimes predictable, but many times are unexpected and bizarre. A new devotee is generally shaken by such public hostility, but for some, it's just another opportunity to show quick-wittedness. The following are some incidents that happened to the brahamcari trainees of Sri Sri Radha Gopinatha Mandir in Chowpatti...
Following Prabhupada’s example
Yesterday a young woman on the periphery of our Stockholm congregation came into the boutique here at downtown Hare Krishna Center to buy something. She mentioned to me that she just returned home from India where she saw ISKCON devotees on the street in Delhi selling books in the 45 degree Celsius heat. This provoked a recollection from Srila Prabhupada lilamrita, "New Delhi-Crying Alone in the Wilderness" pg 194:...
The Transcendental Power of Srila Prabhupada’s Books
By Shyama – sundara Dasa Dandavats recently received the following letter: This letter underscores what Srila Prabhupada said about his books versus our preaching. He said something to the effect that “what is the good of your 5 minutes preaching, instead just give the person a book.” Dear Shyamasundara Dasa, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Hare Krsna. Nearly three years...
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