He got a book then became a book distributor
We set up a book table at a local college that we usually go to, only to find that a permit was required on that particular day. Thankfully, as we were setting up, a nice boy from the booth across kindly offered us his permit, since he was leaving. We gave him a couple books in exchange for his kindness. He told us that he had been searching online how to become a monk, and he gladly took the books. Then he called us yesterday, saying that he wants to come read the books with the devotees, because that's what the Gita recommends. So we...
read moreGood results while getting out on book distribution while I can
I am currently working in Carterton, in the Wairarapa, about an eighty-minute drive from Wellington. The sankirtan here is great, and I have been trying to get out when I can. Yesterday, I finished work early (that rarely happens!) and took the opportunity to distribute books in a local supermarket car park. As usual, Lord Caitanya was very merciful and encouraging. Here are a few highlights. I met a young Maori girl who had come to buy some food. I showed her the Science of Self Realisation and she was immediately attracted. Interestingly,...
read moreLakshmi-devi ‘s late arrival
It was as though Sri Lakshmi-devi had deserted Sydney. I roamed around the city for hours, talking, and all I was getting were empty wallets flipped at me. No money. But just because of the decency and etiquette of people, I was giving some books away free. Then someone tapped my shoulder from behind. It was Patrick. Apparently he had taken some books from devotees years ago and read quite a bit. He wanted to know what happened after the Mahabharata War. He had been quietly practicing bhakti-yoga, and he called himself a sadhaka. I said,...
read moreArabic card
Hare Krsna Prabhus, Radhika Prasad Prabhu, a devotee in Sydney, distributes a lot of books to the Arabic-speaking public. He sent me pictures of the card he shows them to get them to take a book and give a donation. He sometimes distributes forty Arabic books in a day when showing the card. Your servant, Vijaya Das...
read moreDeep satisfaction
I was distributing books in Kumeu and stopped a cool looking girl, who said "no" straightaway and got into a car near where I was distributing. Shortly afterward a man joined her in the car, and he sat and watched me. I stopped a man with a few kids, who was in a hurry. He quickly grabbed a “Hiding in Unnatural Happiness” and went into a dentist's office. Then the man watching me got out of the car and talked to me. He turned out to be a Christian. He just wanted to ask me a question, which he said I should think...
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