Another Pleasant Surprise on Sankirtan
While visiting Dallas I gave a seminar on book distribution, and afterward some of the devotees from the seminar went out with me to distribute books. There were about fourteen of us. We went door to door in a nice neighborhood. On the front lawn of one house was a sign that read "The Episcopalian House." I thought, "The owner is either a minister or some other member of the clergy, but let's try. By the mercy of Lord Caitanya anything can happen." I knocked on the door . . . no answer. So I and the three devotees who...
read moreThe Adventures of Full Set Distribution
by Guru Dasa (Mumbai) We are trying to distribute Srimad-Bhagavatam sets, and so we carry them to every home. And by Srila Prabhupada's mercy we have distributed many full sets following the policy of "the more you show, the more you sell." While doing this we have met with some nice people. We entered one home and soon came to know that it belonged to a police inspector. The host invited us into his living room and offered us a seat, and as soon as he saw that we were selling the Bhagavatam sets he brought out a few of Srila...
read moreA Sincere Soul
I saw a girl sitting on the grass and studying and was going to approach her, but for some reason I talked to some other people instead. Yet I felt that Krishna really wanted me to offer her a book. The people I talked to took books, which ended up being the last books I had in my bag. However, later that day when I had more books I saw her again, and she waved at me to come and talk to her. I proceeded to say hello and offer her some books and she joyfully introduced herself and took them in her hands with great joy. She exclaimed that she...
read moreThe Actor John Hurt: Three Scenes
I was out in the West End of London, and there was my favourite actor of this lifetime: John Hurt. I tried to stop him and give him one of Prabhupada's books. Hurt started to shout and swear at me in an intense way (HE WASN'T ACTING!). Then he went off, but a friend of his turned to me and said, "Don't worry. He is like that when he is under pressure." Only a week later I was outside Govinda's (at the Soho Street temple), and there he was again: John Hurt, I approached and asked him about a play he was in forty years...
read moreSrila Prabhupada’s Chastisement is that of a Loving Father
I was distributing books at a famous food restaurant at Gurgaon (India). I approached a senior person while he was leaving the restaurant. From his demeanor & grey hair, I understood that he was a reputable person working with a big organization. I offered him some books, and he said that he already has some books by Srila Prabhupada, but he has now stopped reading them. I was surprised and sorry to hear this and asked him to share the reason. He said that he finds Srila Prabhupada language to be very offensive at times. I explained to...
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