Everything going wrong was actually going right
We are in peak summer here in Sydney, so not much room to have things go wrong, and everything seemed to go wrong for me on this day – too many to list. I was trying to catch up and saying to myself, "Patience, patience!" Then, on the street, I see Sunny (a very thoughtful Chinese girl), riding and zooming past on her bike. I showed my palm big and clear asking her to stop. And so she did. Initially, I didn't...
Getting books and surrendering to Krishna without reading them
While visiting the Kolkata temple, I met another devotee visiting the temple, who told me about the interesting way in which he joined. He’s from Algeria. As a young man visiting London in 1977, he would see the devotees, and they would sell books to him, which he wouldn’t read. But he would take them to the youth hostel and give them to the young people there. Sometimes he would find our books lying around the city, and...
A book-distribution vacation
In 2008, I was able to take an early retirement from my job. I decided to fill my van with books and visit temples I had never seen before. One place I visited was Philadelphia. After getting permission to stay in the temple, I was told to go near Rittenhouse Square for book distribution. I had decided I would sell books in dhoti and tilak and use a table. I have an efficient “book distribution kit” that fits on a two-wheel baggage...
A lady named Faith My Kay
She introduced herself with a Maori name, which translates into English as Faith My Kay. In the beginning of the interaction, she came off a little abrasive. We told her we were doing a study on consciousness and that she looked very conscientious. She said, “I doubt that.” We were showing her Hiding in Unnatural Happiness, and asking her how she stays so peaceful. In response, she told us that she tries to see the...
Two drops of nectar
I was distributing in central Wellington and met Jake, a pleasant young chap from Nelson, who had literally just arrived in town that very morning. I showed him Bhagavad-gita and asked him to comment on the picture of the transmigrating soul. His face lit up when he saw the image. He explained that he had been run over by a car when he was 7 years old and had been in a coma for 3 days. He had an extraordinary out-of-body experience...
Russia vs. America
During the marathon I was distributing in Moscow in the subways when a policeman came up to me and said, “You can not distribute books here. You have to go away!” I said, “But we have to defeat America in book distribution.” He paused and then said, “All right, go ahead.” Your servant, Acyutatma...
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