The day a college overflowed with Krsna consciousness
I was distributing at Orange Coast College near Los Angeles with my friend from India, Dhira Lalita Prabhu. Dhira Lalita set up a table, and I walked around. He met a student who fell in love with Srila Prabhupada’s books and stayed at the table all day. We decided to go back there a week later. Before we got to the campus, Dhira called our friend to let him know we were coming. He met us, helped us set up, and even distributed books. He must be picking up where he left off in his last life. At the beginning of the day, an elderly man...
read moreStart studying the Gita!
Upon being asking whether he had the Gita, a boy replied, “No. I don’t.” I replied, “Then please start studying the Gita from this very day.” “But why the Gita? And why are you distributing the Gita?” I answered, “Once you study it, you will know why. The topmost instructions to practice a happy, devotional life are in the Gita. And I am not distributing the Gita. It’s the mercy of Srila Prabhupada on this world that we have access to the Gita, as it is. “Who is Srila Prabhupada?” “The savior of the...
read moreKrsna conscious enthusiasm is contagious
While I was carrying a box of Gitas from a bus at a rest area, a lady approached. She asked, “I am wondering what your group is about — who are all of you?” She said, “Everyone looks enthusiastic, energetic. There is something special about you people.” She told me that she was traveling to LA with the family to drop her daughter at college. She said that they were all tired and lacked energy, but looking at the devotees, she felt rejuvenated. I told her about ISKCON Silicon Valley’s traveling to LA for the Rathayatra. She was...
read moreGauranga’s Nectar Network
I popped out of the Mantra Lounge to distribute books in the center of Hamilton. On my way, I pulled a Gita, two “Hiding In Unnatural Happiness,” and an Enough magazine from my backpack. Soon I stopped a father and son. The father was walking barefoot. So I used a standard line: "Are those the new air Nikes?" The response was favorable, and shortly both he and his son were holding books. He was covered in tattoos and is a tattooist by trade. Flicking through the pictures of the Gita, his interest peaked. He explained...
read moreA humble Christian gets the Srimad Bhagavatam
It was a hot day and quite austere to distribute. ISKCON Silicon Valley’s Vijay Damodar and Lila Nandini had a strong desire to distribute a Bhagavatam set. They finally met a Spanish person in an apartment campus. They started talking and introduced the Spanish Gita. As they continued talking, they understood that the person was very spiritual, having strong faith in God. He was highly receptive to spiritual knowledge and thus the perfect fit for the absolute knowledge of the Bhagavatam. So they introduced him to the set. It was really...
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