One cat and a TQK
I got my first book from a book table near the Los Angeles Ratha-yatra site. I took the Teachings of Queen Kunti home with me and read it. I liked the beautiful, classic prayers, but did not want a personal God in my life again, having renounced Christianity. Some friends, recently turned devotees, were regularly bringing me prasada. They were patient with and kind to me, but I had a lot of excuses not to join them. One major excuse...
A Moment’s Association . . . Leads To Potent book distribution
Just a moment's association with an unadulterated book distributor is so valuable that one can be elevated to the same platform as him. In this particular case, I was able to distribute a book soon after reading an email from my friend at the Manor, Ananda Caitanya Prabhu, a powerhouse on book distribution. After eating breakfast and then reading his email and chanting the rest of my rounds outdoors on sunny Inis Rath Island, I...
Giving our life
After a seminar I gave in Rostov, an elderly Russian lady asked for my blessings that she can continue distributing books. I said, "I hope you have all success is distributing Srila Prabhupada's books for many years to come. If you don't mind my asking, How old are you?" She responded, "I'm eighty." "How long have you been distributing books? "For twenty years." "Wow! And how did you...
Mysticism
I'm in Rostov (Russia), where there is a sankirtan festival, and devotees from all over Russia are here. This morning Caitanya Chandra Caran Prabhu, a disciple of Jayapataka Swami, who has about 1,500 disciples in Russia, was speaking to everyone on Skype and encouraging them to distribute books. He told us of a sankirtan adventure that took place during the Communist era. The police had confiscated quite a few boxes of books from...
Good news from ISKCON Silicon Valley
I got an opportunity to glorify Srimad Bhagavatam to my Chinese boss, as she was asking me some questions about my upbringing, culture, etc. After talking about SB and how it helped me not only learn philosophy but also English and other subjects, she insisted that I offer her a entire copy to teach it to her own kid. Your servant, Priya Kishori Devi Dasi A man sitting on his front porch and solving some work issues on his laptop...
From a Russian jail
I worked as a senior flight attendant with a good salary and roamed freely around the world. I had a beautiful pregnant woman and everything seemed complete, but in my heart I felt a terrible emptiness. The world had no attraction, as nothing made me happy. I started to smoke marijuana and take drugs. The grass and drugs made me feel better for a while, but finally began to make me feel worse. With all my strength I tried to abandon...
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