Provided with some ideas by Krsna
During our August sankirtan festival in Durban, I was as sick as a dog, but still wanted to take part. I organized my team, and they went were on their way. Unfortunately I couldn't join them. That week, I was admitted to a hospital for bronchial pneumonia and other complications while contemplating how to distribute books in that unfortunate condition, I was provided with some ideas by Krsna. I went on my phone and asked a few friends whether they were interested in purchasing books. Lo and behold, I was most surprised, as I distributed...
read moreYou just carry the books!
I approached my temple authority, saying, "Aditya Rupaka Prabhu, can I do another service today? I think that today isn't really my day for sankirtan." He didn't accept my argument, and he responded, "You just carry the books." "But Aditya Rupaka, I have no inspiration to talk to people." "Don't talk, just carry the books. Say to yourself, 'OK. Today I am just a carrier.'" As soon as I left the temple, I got the idea to walk to a park, sit there and read, maybe even nap, and then...
read more“Do I keep it? Do I put it back?”
During our Monthly Sankirtan Festival in Wellington, a boy was walking in our direction, so we asked him, “Are you a thoughtful person?” He responded, “Yes, I am. And right now I’m in a predicament. Maybe you guys can help me.” He was looking a little distressed so my husband, Bal Gopal, patted his shoulder and said, “Sure, man, what’s going on?” He said, “I just went to the cash machine down the road and a $20 note was just sitting there hanging out of the machine! I waited for about 5...
read moreA regular customer appeared out of nowhere
I was distributing in Bethlehem, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. In the Countdown Supermarket parking lot I saw a young delivery guy heading toward his van. I approached him and put a Hiding in Unnatural Happiness in his hand. Eru is a nineteen-year-old New Zealander half Maori native. Enthused about the book and our exchange, he wanted to donate but had no cash, so I pulled out the mobile eftpos PayClip machine. Eru trusted me but had doubts about this device. He expressed that he didn't want to take the risk. Just at that moment,...
read moreAtheist take Prabhupada’s books
I approached a couple in downtown Denver and offered them books. Immediately the man said, "Not interested — we're atheists." I responded, "You know, with all of the advancement in science, none of the scientists have a clue what consciousness is. They speculate about it, and that's it. There is no agreement among them what consciousness is. "But Socrates had a clear understanding of consciousness: it's the soul within the body. And these books also give a clear understanding of consciousness, which, by...
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