So Hard to be the Doer
Me and my godbrother Yasodeva prabhu, the perfection of vaisnava dealings, were distributing in Parramata, Sydney ( Srila Prabhupada called this place pramada, because its full of crazies ). I was off like a rocket. There was a lot of charity workers on the street so I was walking from one end of Church street to the other trying so hard to be the doer. Even with all my expertise nothing was happening. On my own I could hardly distribute even one book. So I thought, “I’m just going to stand here in this spot under...
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VANCOUVER–I didn't think I would get to distribute books today because I had Nitai to take care of (8 yrs old), but I put a Gita and some medium books in a bag, just in case Krsna wanted to send me a sincere soul. We were walking around Canadian Tire when a young woman approached me about signing up for some kind of credit card. I politely declined while forgetting that I even had books with me, when suddenly I found myself calling, "Wait! Wait!" She came back, so I handed her "Life Comes from Life" and said,...
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Dear devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to our dearest Srila Prabhupada, All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga, and all glories to the sankirtan devotees of the Lord! One evening recently, after relishing the nectar of sankirtan, I was waiting at a gas station for my ride back to the temple. I approached the pump attendants and urged them to chant Hare Krishna. At first they couldn't understand what I'd said, but after I'd repeated the mantra a few times the normal symptoms of one who hears the...
read moreEven Atheist Distributes Srila Prabhupada Books
A guy came to my table and said, “Three years ago you showed me the Bhagavad-gita and I really wanted it and told you I would be back to get it. When I returned you were gone. But now I have money I would like to get it.” Delayed book distribution. I was showing the BG to one gentleman, he expressed his interest but said he was a Christian. He said, “If you can show me in this book where Jesus is praised I’ll take it.” I showed him 11.55 purport where Prabhupada says, “There are many examples in...
read moreWarming Up Before the Prabhupada Marathon
I was distributing at Pierce College in Los Angeles. It was slow — very slow. Hardly any books were going out. It's been quite some time since I've been able to go on book distribution (health problems), so it was nice to be out on the front lines again. But this was not what I expected. So I decided to save my energy for the next day. As I was leaving, a student came to me and asked, "What are these books about?" I explained to him, "These books help us understand higher spiritual values in life and how to live...
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