Krishna Krishna!
By Krishna-kumara Dasa I’m out traveling again, and yesterday our party visited the University of Santa Barbara in California. After a full day of sankirtan, it was time to go back to the van. So, praying to do something to please my spiritual master and Krsna, I decided to try to distribute one more book. As I passed by a young couple, I didn’t even seriously approach them because they appeared to be stereotypical athlete-cheerleader people. At this point I was just hunting for an obvious sweetie. Anyway, as I walked by them I...
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By Yadavendra Das THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT Yesterday I sold a Bhagavad-Gita As It Is to Betty, a 79 year old. Tomorrow 3 rd of July 2011 is her birthday anniversary. She cared to make the following statement: ” Hello, I am Betty from Central Queensland, Australia. Next Sunday 3 rd of July 2011 is my birthday anniversary and my age will then be 79. Today, July 1st I have purchased one copy of Bhagavad-Gita As Is It from a travelling sales person from the Hare Krishna Movement. I am delighted about this acquisition and I am inviting you to...
read moreBeat Me in Arm Wrestling and I Will Buy a Book!
by Caitanyananda Dasa While distributing books in Helsinki, Finland on a rainy October day, I met a big fellow who said, "If you defeat me in arm wrestling I will buy all of your books." I argued that it would not be a fair competition; he was an old man and anyway, it was raining. But the man was persistent. So we began to wrestle, placing our elbows on a covered electrical box at the side of the road. We were grinning and struggling for some time without either of us gaining an advantage. Passersby looked surprised to see two men...
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by Devakinandana Dasa I met a Chinese couple that I had previously given a book to. The girl is from a Buddhist family and already chants Buddhist mantras and is a vegetarian. Her name is Li Huabing and the man's name is Jin Feng Wang. I gave them a small book in Chinese from the Hong Kong BBT, and told them how to chant the maha mantra and they thought it was nice. I spoke to them for a while and gave them another book. They were some of the most receptive people I've ever met, so I'm keeping in touch with them and also trying to...
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by Vijaya dasa I was distributing books in Greece on a street full of restaurants with people sitting and laughing at the tables. In the midst of all this was a Rumanian lady looking at the scene, who had a disturbed look on her face. I walked over to her and asked what was up. She told me that the old man she had been nursing for the last 3 months had just died an hour earlier while looking her right in the eyes. She had looked death in the eye and now she looked around and was seeing so many people trying to enjoy in the...
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