A mystically arranged meeting at a mall
On 25 January 2023, I was on book distribution in the basement parking area of a West Auckland mall. Books were going out slowly, and I noticed it was not as productive as the previous day at the same spot. As time went on, I was praying to Krishna, “Please send someone who can take books.” Around 5 p.m. I was about to finish, but I thought I should stay a bit longer. A few minutes later, a white van stopped some distance from where I was standing, and the driver got out. As soon as I saw him, I instantly heard a voice within me...
read moreHow the Paramatma helped in Genoa, Italy: three stories
In a butcher’s shop I observed an old man buying meat and wine, posing as though he is a wealthy person, sort of showing off to everyone. At that moment I thought, “If only I could offer him some books, but this isn’t the most suitable moment.” After some time, in the village, I saw him again, talking to a woman before getting into a car. So I approached him, but he didn’t immediately show any inclination. At that moment a lady on a bike passed by and urged this man to get himself a book. A particular inspiration came to me, and turning...
read moreVietnamese Bhagavad Gita
Some Vietnamese hairdressers in Dallas, Texas, bought Srila Prabhupada’s books from me, so I took a Vietnamese “Bhagavad Gita As It Is” to present to them from Sri Sri Radha-Kalachandji Dhama’s bookroom. The Vietnamese Gita was in my bookbag for a long time. One day I was working at the Cowboy Stadium. My supervisor said, “Mishra, there is a truck full of sound equipment coming. Help get it uploaded.” Eventually the truck came, and we used a forklift to get everything off the back. The truck driver happened...
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Book distribution and restaurant in Rome
After distributing books in Rome, while eating lunch prasad, I asked the sankirtan devotee I was distributing with how he joined the movement. He was a policeman in Rome for ten years, then he got the “Science of Self Realization” and an invitation card to our temple. He said, “I read the book and liked it. So I visited the temple and also liked it, and eventually I joined. Krsna’s mercy.” The place where we honored prasad is a devotee-run vegan restaurant. Not an ordinary ISKCON restaurant, it is the No. 1 fully...
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