A Visit from “God”
By Murari Gupta Dasa His Grace Sridama Prabhu was enthusing devotees to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books at Malad Station. His heartfelt announcements were inspiring the crowd, and sales picked up. Then a strange thing happened. Sridama Prabhu recounts, “As I was making my announcement, a middle-aged man came to the stall and began staring at me. I stopped my announcement, turned to him, and said, “Sir, please...
You Never Know Who Will Take a Book
by Vijaya Dasa I was in the airport and the distribution was going slowly. Then a businessman came down the hall with his son. He was about fifty and looked like a hard-core businessman, so I was reluctant to speak to him. But I thought, "You never know who will take a book." I offered him the Bhagavad-gita. He said, "Already have it. I got it in the airport about fifteen years ago. Nice book." Then I...
It’s always good to have a book at hand
Dear devotees. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Here are two short stories. Last Kartika I was on pilgrimage in Sri Vrndavana dhama. I took one Finnish Science of Self Realization with me just in case I meet someone interested in Krsna consciousness on the way. On my flight from Helsinki to Delhi I was sitting next to an important businessman who was working in India. We had a nice discussion, but...
I Dreamed About You
by Phalguna Dasa Recently I read some stories about dreams that reminded me of an incident of a few years ago when I was distributing books at a concert in California. The distribution was sweet during the pre-concert hours, and we decided to do the "blow-out," that is, waiting until the concert ended and then stopping people as they were rushing to their cars. Most people try to reach their cars and get out of the parking...
I’m a Monk, Give Something to Help Print Books
by Vijaya Dasa Recently I was speaking to Anakadundubhi Dasa, 2004's number two book distributor. He revealed to me a new style of book distribution. This is what he does: First, he shows a book to someone, tells them something about it, and asks for a donation. But he doesn't suggest a price; he lets them give what they want. He tells them, "I'm a monk. We don't sell these books, but if you would like to give a...
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