A perfect arrangement
Gokul Lila, Saumya Mayi, and I set up a book table outside a bank inPalmerston North for the day, across the street from a busy mall entrance. Two of us would distribute in the mall, while one manned the table, piledvery high with stacks of “Hiding in Unnatural Happiness.” I was standing atthe table, looking down to read a message on my phone, when I heard anenthusiastic voice say, “Check out the table!” I looked up and...
Time bomb
Recently, in Zagreb, Croatia, I was distributing books at a tram stationnear the main train station. It was crowded. People didn’t show muchinterest in spiritual books, or they said, “We already have our spiritualbook, the Bible.” After some time, a person took an interest in at leastseeing the books, but he didn’t take any. Then I took one step, and the next person stopped me. It was a young woman,and she told me, “I will show you...
1 of 21 The HARE KRISHNA film’s impact
My father in the former USSR knew about Krishna consciousness since 1985,when my brother and I joined the movement. Although my father is very kindand devoted to his family, he has always been skeptical about Krishnaconsciousness. It was in June, 2020, that he had a turning point in his views. It happenedafter he watched the movie HARE KRISHNA! on the life of Srila Prabhupada. Itwas free on YouTube during the lockdown. I watched the...
Rare souls
Recently, as I described the Bhagavad-gita to a young Muslim man at the NYCHarinam book table, he said that he had just been listening to a lecture,advising that one acquire spiritual knowledge; now I was showing him theBhagavad-gita. As I talked, he pointed out things in common with his Islamic tradition.When I showed him the contents of Science of Self-Realization, he noticedthe article entitled “The Human Form of Life is Meant for...
The puzzle pieces come together
I was waiting to get picked up from the Cuba Mall in Wellington. Was it a coincidence that the driver was ten minutes late? I met a nineteen-year-old named Taylor. As I put the “Hiding In Unnatural Happiness” in her hand and introduced myself, she exclaimed under her breath, almost in disbelief, “I just had a conversation yesterday . . .” Taylor explained that she is on her gap-year, traveling with her mother after...
Another time bomb
It was hot summer day in May 2003. I was preparing for medical entrance exam and was completely exhausted by the long hours I had put. Add to it the tremendous anxiety about carrier and future. I desperately wanted to read some inspiring book, which would give me some peace of mind. I started searching books on the shelf. In the corner was Bhagavad-gita As It Is. It had been kept on my book shelf for nearly ten years. I...
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