Book distribution prevents misfortune
Jul11

Book distribution prevents misfortune

At one opulent home in London, I rang the doorbell, and in response from within came a tirade of foul language – yelling at me to go away. I did not. I kept ringing the bell. I don’t know why, but I felt that I could convince this person to take a book. Finally, a distraught and furious young man opened the door and shouted at me “Why are you bothering me? I told you to go away! Who are you anyway?” I told him,...

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Why so expensive? Oh! OK, I surrender
Jul09

Why so expensive? Oh! OK, I surrender

It was a hot, quiet evening outside Patel Brothers in Atlanta. We were sitting there praying for some mercy. Out of nowhere a really pious lady approaches our book table with her family. She points to Srimad Bhagavatam (First Canto) and the Krishna book and asks me, “How much?” I said, “For the Krishna book you can give a donation, but the Bhagavatam is $200.” She was surprised and asked, “Why does it cost so...

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Master of the masters
Jul03

Master of the masters

I was distributing at the Santa Monica Promenade when a man came to my table. He was a little familiar with the Bhagavad-gita. I said, “Well, here, I’ll give you an art show through the illustrations.” He liked what he saw, but he was a bit reserved about taking the book. He said, “I’m now reading ‘The Book of the Masters.’ I don’t want to read too many books.” I said, “You...

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Lucy deserves a special mention
Jun30

Lucy deserves a special mention

You wouldn’t think it from this “post-mercy” photo, but when Megan called Lucy over to our table, Lucy was smoking a cigarette and emanating a vibe like she was the one being burnt. She touched a few of the books, and Megan presented her “Hiding in Unnatural Happiness” when she touched it. Megan talked to her about the author and about how popular this new book is. Then Lucy picked up “A Higher Taste,” and we told her how...

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ISV children distribute books
Jun21

ISV children distribute books

ISKCON Silicion Valley – We started with the Narasimha prayer and the prayers to Srila Prabhupada, to make us instruments to distribute his books. As we went door to door, little Balaram and Soumya knocked on the door of an apartment gym before we could stop them. Two nice persons, Narasimha and Rama, who were exercising, came out and listened to the boys’ presentation. They encouraged the kids and took books. Three more...

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Increasing the book sales by selling a SB set to a returning customer
Jun16

Increasing the book sales by selling a SB set to a returning customer

I recently received this email from a pious lady. “Namaste Ji, this is Sujatha Amarnath. We met at Atlanta’s Global Mall. I was on my way from Charlotte to Texas for my daughter’s wedding and stopped at the mall for refreshments. You helped me buy The Journey Home by Radhanath Swami. I am down to the last few pages of the book. I completely enjoyed reading it. The writing style was so friendly, which made it even more...

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