Ecstacy in Sri Lanka
Remember a posting about Srimad Bhagavatam set distribution in Sri Lanka at schools? Well, today I saw how they do it. Amazing. I'm in Sri Lanka for a week. The day after I arrived I was taken to a meeting of government officers, where the devotees were going to distribute sets. Six of us went into the meeting room, and about ten people at the front stood waiting to enthusiastically put garlands on us. A very respectful, good way to start. About a hundred people were in the room for our presentation. We started with a kirtan. Then I spoke...
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A devotee who works, visits the temple, and sometimes distributes books said to Sutapa during the marathon, "All the mystical things happen only to you devotees who're fully into book distribution, not to us part-timers." Sutapa gave him two hundred copies of Chant and Be Happy and said, "Put these in the boot [trunk] of your car and see whether you can distribute them." He was thinking, "How will I distribute all of these books?" A couple of days later he saw that a co-worker who looked a bit depressed, so...
read moreWhy an Isopanisad went out to a young man
I heard this nice story from Sutapa Prabhu (Bhaktivedanta Manor). -Vijaya Bhakta Ruben approached four young men and offered them an Isopanisad. They all returned the book except for one of them, who said he'd give a donation. As he looked in his wallet, Ruben looked on and saw a piece of paper that had the word "Isopanisad" written on it. Ruben said, "Look at the name on the piece of paper and look at the title of the book.” The young man said, "Wow! It's the same name." Ruben asked him, “Why do...
read moreThe security of a table changes the experience of book distribution
Through this testimonial I wish to express my most sincere gratitude and appreciation to Jaya Chaitanya Prabhu and Satyanarayana Prabhu for inspiring me and guiding me to distribute Srila Prabhupada's books from a book table. The past marathon was surprisingly and exceptionally my best and also my most fulfilling period of book distribution. Having a book table really helped build my confidence. Just staying behind the table, I would wait for someone to come by and attempt to stop whoever came near. After a difficult marathon the previous...
read moreNot Meeting by Coincidence
Something pretty cool happened in Dunedin, New Zealand, at the end of the marathon. I met a girl (unfortunately I can't remember her name), and the first thing she asked was, "Is this about yoga and meditation?" "Yes." "My gosh, I think I met your friend. I met a monk in Nelson, and then I travelled down and met the SAME monk in Timaru! He remembered me. He even remembered my name, and he was telling me about these books, too." "Did you get one?" "No, not yet." She takes a book and starts...
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