Book Distribution Seminar Day 1 by Vijaya Prabhu at Mayapur
May22
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The truck flipped three times . . .
May22

The truck flipped three times . . .

I was distributing books at Western Kentucky University last week when I met a young man who became very excited when he saw the books I was distributing. As I showed him the books, he kept remarking "No way, no way!" Then he said to me, "I have to tell you something, but I have to meet with a teacher really quick." So I gave him my number and he called me after ten minutes. We met up again, and then he told me the...

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Impressed, again impressed, even more impressed . . .
May15

Impressed, again impressed, even more impressed . . .

While in Minsk, Belarus, I was going around distributing books with Vaninatha Vasu Prabhu. I asked him how he joined. He was a doctor in Minsk, a cardiologist. One day, walking down the sidewalk, he saw a devotee at a book table. He stopped and asked about the books. The book distributor said, "They're about you, what you are, and what you aren't. You're not the body, you're the soul within." He had never...

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Pious police and security officers get books
May05

Pious police and security officers get books

While distributing books from a table at a local college, I had one of the garlands of Sri Sri Rukmini-Dwarkadish (the Los Angeles Deities) on the book table. The garland attracted people with its beautiful colors and fragrance. It particularly caught the attention of a female security officer. She was so attracted to the garland that she ran over and said, "Where did you get this? It's beautiful!" I told her that it was...

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Mysticism in Melbourne
May03

Mysticism in Melbourne

Whilst distributing on Queen Street in central Auckland, I stopped a man from Columbia. Sebastian used to be a peace activist, arranging protests against the drug trade, and now he is earning a Ph.D. at Melbourne University. As I presented Bhagavad-gita, he showed much interest. Then, however, he started intently examining the back cover of “Hiding in Unnatural Happiness” which I was holding in my other hand. Suddenly he grabbed the...

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