From confusion to Srimad Bhagavatam
After receiving a super inspiring, mercy-filled email from His Holiness Giriraj Swami, encouraging book distribution, we went out on books to cash in on the mercy. A nice young engineer approached our book table with many questions. He asked, “I’m confused in life, even though I’m very successful materially, so please recommend a book that will help me.” I said, “Any of these books will help. I especially recommend “Hiding in Unnatural Happiness” and Bhagavad-gita. He took the books and donated $100. I thought to...
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I was distributing books with my godbrothers Shastra-Krit and Khela Tirtha on Lincoln Road (West Auckland) in January, 2017. Nathanial, a boy, only fourteen years old (his mother is from Tonga and his father is from Croatia), started talking with us. Because of his age, I hesitated to distribute a book to him, but he was really enthusiastic and happy to see us. And when I presented the Bhagavad-gita, he was more than happy to donate for the book. On Nov 17, 2018, another godbrother, Aravinda Nabha, saw Nathanial in South Auckland. This time...
read moreA super favorable scientist from China
It was a little quiet at my book table, so I was reading a verse from the Gita for inspiration. And then I hear someone saying, “Haribol! Haribol!“ I looked up. It was this super-favourable scientist and gentleman named Leo, from China. He met devotees 25 years ago in Shanghai and became a vegetarian. Devotees left a great impression on him. He gave a nice donation and took a Gita and a couple of Chinese books and an invitation to our ashram. To my surprise, he showed up that evening at our ashram for kirtan and dinner. He told me during...
read moreProfessors help with book distribution
At a university in Los Angeles, a student with a walker came straight away to my book table and declared, “I know the Bhagavad-gita, and let me tell you this is not a book of rainbows and fairy tales. Arjuna wanted to save the bodies of his family members. He did not know that Krishna would teach him the real truth: that no one can kill the soul. So Arjuna fought his best. No one should think that this is a sentimental book to promote peace. Krishna creates and dissolves the universe over and over, so don’t let anyone tell me...
read morePrabhupada’s books bring out youthful joy
We had a one-week sankirtana tour and a weekend of Krishna Karnamrita katha in Tallinn. On Sunday, the main day for temple devotees, we went out on book distribution. Usually, a weekend morning is quite poor, with not many people out, and Tallinn is famous for cloudy rain weather. But that day was the opposite. While talking with one person from Nepal’s Kathmandu, I heard from the back: “Wow! Do you have Russian books? I can get some of your books for my daddy. Daddy, we should take one nice book for you. Let’s see,...
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