Who is Visnu?
While I was distributing books in Balboa Park at the Japaese Friendship Gardens, a middle-aged man came to my table and asked me a question. “Who is Visnu?” “He’s an incarnation of Krsna.” “The reason I’m asking is that about a year ago I had a dream, and Visnu appeared, big and blue. A bit frightened, I started saying, ‘Visnu, Visnu, Vishnu,’ though I had never heard that name...
More gitas needed
Here is a touching story about the power of both Srila Prabhupada’s Gita and book distribution. Three days ago a Jewish neighbor, whom we have not seen for more than ten years, rang our doorbell. She told us that she was moving to a new place a mile away. Then she said she could not leave without thanking my wife, Krishna Bhakti, for the Bhagavad-gita As It Is, which my wife gave her more than ten years ago. She said that for many...
“Graveyard renunciation” after mom’s funeral: a son gets a book
I was a little apprehensive. It was near the end of my book-distribution day, and I was heading toward my car to go home, but I saw two men talking with each other in front of the Home Depot. I was slightly intimidated as they looked like two pretty together fellows, deep in conversation, and I didn’t want to interrupt them, but I thought “I have to try.” Turns out, the older man Gene, not pictured here, and Mark (pictured), are...
Relieving Lord Caitanya’s anxiety
Caitanya-caritämrta, Antya 3.50–52 [TRANSLATION, 50–51:] Lord Caitanya said, “My dear Thäkura Haridäsa, in this Age of Kali most people are bereft of Vedic culture, and therefore they are called yavanas. They are concerned only with killing cows and brahminical culture. In this way they all engage in sinful acts. How will these yavanas be delivered? To My great unhappiness, I do not see any way.” Haridäsa Thäkura replied, “My dear...
The time capsules – plus, making devotees even now
On a trip to Hawkes Bay, NZ, as part of our Every Town and Village project (ETV), I was at a book table at the Hastings Warehouse. A mature lady walked straight over and began looking at the books. She then spontaneously grabbed japa beads and asked the price. She wanted four strings of beads. She said that she used to do a lot of meditation and wanted to get back into it. I encouraged her to also take books, as they will help her...
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