Real dogs distributing books
See the dog in the attached picture? Well, he distributes a lot of books. Mahalaksmi, the devotee next to him, goes out on book distribution with Janardana (his name). Many people stop and pet the dog. While they’re petting, she asks, “Do you like him? I think you’ll also like this,” and she shows a book to them. Most people take a book and give a donation. Half of the books she distributes are because of Janardhana....
Om namo shivaya
During the December marathon in Durban, I came across this gentleman with rudraksa beads and three lines on his forehead. I felt hesitant to approach him, but I did anyway. I greeted him with “om namo sivaya” and asked, “Do you know that Lord Shiva is the greatest devotee of Krsna?” What he said next took me by surprise: “I was a Krsna devotee, but changed to Shiva, and I’m thinking of going back to worshiping...
Letting the books fly
I was distributing books in Melbourne and approached a young man wearing shorts and a sleaveless shirt. I was showing him the Science of Self Realization and explaining the contents. He was interested and wanted to take the book, but said he had no money. I mentioned that we use card readers for credit cards. He said, “I can only take money out from the bank.” So I thought, “Oh well, I guess he won’t be taking...
Lucky thief
I met this nice middle aged Indian gentle man. I was trying to show him Bhagavatam, since usually Indians say they have Gita. To my surprise he pointed to the Gita and says, “Can I have that instead?” I said enthusiastically , “sure!” It turns out that he is visiting from Florida and some one smashed his car window in hotel parking lot and stole the Gita from the car. He was in the middle of reading the book....
Front cover of newspaper sells books
It was time for taking Prasadam so the three devotees who I was with in New Plymouth (small town NZ) had met me outside the mall this fine Saturday. We were gathering our book boxes to head to the car when a Maori man (pictured below) approached us asking in a soft timid voice how much our books were. Being the closest to him and rather eager after three hours of next to no books going out I quickly jumped to speak with him. Turns out...
A new technique
During the Woodford festival in Queensland, Australia, I had some interesting experiences. An elderly man came to the table and said, “Ten years ago, a friend of mine and I came to your table, and he got a Bhagavad-gita from you. Then, after reading it, he gave it to me.” I said, “To keep the flow rolling, how about if you get a Bhagavad-gita and give it to a friend?” “Yes, I’ll do that. That would...
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