Front Line Preaching
Hare Krsna Prabhus,
At the ECHO project in Atlanta { a big 3 day music concert } I met 6 or 7 people at the camp sitting in a circle beside their cars. I started to present the books to them, when one of them started to call for another guy who was resting in the tent: " Hello Brian, here is the monk with his books." And he told me: " He got one of your books some time ago."
A tall guy with a cowboy hat appeared and with slow speech started to tell me:"I met you 2 years ago at Bonnaroo, and you gave me Bhagavad-gita." I told him that it was not me who gave him the Gita. But he insisted that I was that person.
After some time he said: " No, I am just kidding." And he started to describe Vijaya Prabhu.
He said: "Two years ago I met him at the Bonnaroo concert. He approached me from 100 meters, all the time just looking at me. Many people were walking between us here and there, but he came right up to me. He approach me with shining eyes and showed me the Gita. He showed me the picture of the changing bodies, and he was speaking to me in a very convincing way. I was completely impressed by him."
I told him: "Oh, I know him very well; he is an advanced person in our Society."
He praised him again and again. He gave me 10$ for two big books while I was explaining to him how Vijaya has maintained very good sadhana for many years and he is a very nice and special person.
I asked him: "Would you like me to give him your e-mail? He gave me his e-mail, and at that time one girl from the group also enthusiastically asked for some books, and she also gave me a donation.
I asked Brian, what he thinks about the music and the concert. He said: "I don't like those monkeys." He started to explain the difference between monkeys and humans.
I was convinced that he had read the Gita thoroughly, and at the end I went to another tent, thinking how not only the books are preaching, but also devotees by their nice behaviour, like Vijaya Prabhu.
Sankirtan yajna ki jay!
Your Servant
Prema Sankirtan das
