Adopting new ways of book distribution
Recently, I've had the good association of Hari Bhakta Prabhu (from Los Angeles) here in New Zealand. We were together over the New Year and again for a few days on book distribution until his departure. He was glorifying Jaya Caitanya Prabhu's set distribution: at tables, selling multiple books in one exchange. Inspired by this, and enthused by Devamrita Swami's request for such set distribution on the scene here in New...
Krishna’s mercy in Sydney and Indonesia
While in Melbourne I heard about a Sydney devotee who distributed fifty sets in 2016: Dhira Lalita Prabhu. A few days later I was in Sydney, so I asked him how he did it. He said, “I always carry a set with me on sankirtan, and I always ask people whether they like to read. If they say yes, I take them to my car and show them a Bhagavatam set. Sometimes they take the full set. Krsna sends these special people to take sets....
Sweet encounters at Ohlone College (in Fremont, Claifornia)
It was a very sweet experience distributing books at Ohlone College. One student was so happy and excited to have found our meditation books that she took them and gave a good donation. The donation she gave was meant to be used for buying her college textbooks. Instead, she was glad to use the money for getting the "best education." She emphasized the need for this education in the world today. (She is the sincere student...
Clad Muslim Women take Bhagavad-gita
Bhakta Shyam's work hours are quite intense during the week, but on weekends he still joins us for book distribution. We were distributing in a city in Tamil Nadu next to the main bus stand. We put our book table there. Three Muslims wearing burqas, apparently a mother and two daughters, passed Syama, and he held up a Bhagavad-gita for them to see. They passed him, but after about five steps the mother turned around and approached...
Transcendental bartering
Recently, I needed to get the guru-parampara photograph framed for our home altar. Because of its peculiar shape, the photo required customized framing. I located a framing company in Perth and drove to their showroom. The clerk attending me, David, was friendly and talkative. And he recognized Srila Prabhupada and mentioned having previously seen him. I told him that he is the founder-acarya of the Hare Krishna movement. David has...
Tormented mother reconnects with Krsna
I was on traveling Sankirtan with Sevaka Vatsala Prabhu during the recent Prabhupada marathon. One morning we had planned to visit two country towns in Waikato, New Zealand, that rarely get done. Given that some driving was involved, we were hoping to get off to an early start. Unfortunately, that very morning, our gas cooker started to acting up leading to considerable delays in cooking breakfast / lunch. After dropping off Sevaka in...
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