Perth’s new Park Harinam program attracts book buyers
This year, ISKCON Perth started a monthly Park Harinam program. Devotees meet up in public parks for a couple of hours and sit down and do harinam. Passers-by are drawn toward the spiritual sounds and join the kirtan – for a few minutes or an hour or so. A Muslim lady from Lebanon was driving past, taking her kids for their evening play time, when she heard the kirtan. She wanted to find out where the music was coming from, so she...
Happy customers
While walking from the parking lot to the campus, I requested some help from a student. He pushed the trolley uphill. While going up, during the course of our conversation, I showed him the Science of Self Realization. He then opened his bag and showed me his copy of the same book. He said, "I am reading this book, together with my friends, every week, and we have discussions to bring us closer on our spiritual journey." He...
People in Hamilton getting the books
I've been in Hamilton for the second time, as our Mantra Lounge here is flourishing. The atmosphere is vastly different to that of Auckland: less rushed, a thinner populace, but intriguing individuals nonetheless. I met on two occasions, two individuals attending rehab and recovering from addictions. One from alcohol, the other from synthetic marijuana. Both related how their search for spiritual matters had been kindled after...
Four big sales!
We went to the house of Shamshad, a Muslim from Bihar, who shared how he loves Sanskrit. He studies Sanskrit. He was also talking about how the source, the Absolute Truth, is one despite there being different religions. He was happy to receive Srimad Bhagavatam, and we felt fortunate to meet someone who is genuine and sincerely appreciates our scriptures. Next, we met a pious family from Varanasi. They were entering their house after...
A family get-away: book distribution
It’s well past Christmas and any annual breaks, and it’s just few weeks until Easter, so there’s not much get away from work-life and little time for any spiritual retreats. So, we thought, as a family, there has to be some place we can go and boost our spiritual path. We picked “Ingelburn Alive.” It’s a popular festival in south Sydney. We set up our stall, and the new banner we came up with attracted some...
What an arrangement!
While distributing books in Wellington, New Zealand, during the run-up to Gaura Purnima, I met a middle-aged lady from Finland. For many years she lived in north Finland, which she described as being remote and mountainous. Somehow or other, she felt inspired to journey to the Himalayas and learn about yoga. Amazingly, while participating in a Himalayan yoga retreat, her teacher recommended that she read Bhagavad-gita and also that...
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