Take risks for Krishna
I was considering writing about my recent sankirtan experience. And then I read the following excerpt and felt my plan was confirmed by Krishna. From Sacinandana Swami's "The Art of Transformation " – A cozy, material, comfortable life does not go together with wanting to have experiences of Krishna. You sometimes have to go to the risk zone, so that Krishna can reveal Himself. By our nature we always go to the...
A customer turned into a book distributor
Chapter One On Wednesday, July 24th, I entered an art gallery, and a young, pretty lady with bright red lipstick welcomed me with a friendly smile. “Good day, sir. How may I help you?” “Good day, ma'am. How are you today?” The sankirtan devotee will always show at least as much respect as he or she is given. But the better policy is not to miss a single opportunity to give more respect than one receives....
Sikh finds time for a real friend
As a rule I distribute books in Delhi near the Metro stations. I stopped a middle-aged man who is a Sikh and offered him the Bhagavad Gita. "No, no," he said. "I do not like Krishna." "But, you know, sir," I replied, "Krishna likes you very much. Indeed, He is your only real friend. You don't have another friend except Krishna." So this Sikh was surprised hearing these words, and after a few...
Book Distribution Psychology
Due to some past earnest connection with a known Blue Boy, a certain group devotees, a few of whom I am fortunate to have become acquainted with, have been endowed with the gift of being able to effortlessly distribute Srila Prabhupada's books. I have observed the ease with which these particular devotees, at least the ones that I know, weave in and out of the daily lives of so many people, piquing interests in affairs more...
Enthusiasm
On our last day of travels, we were in Hastings. Knowing that I do like sankirtan, the mind was feeling particularly unenthusiastic that there was 5 1/2 hours to go, it was raining, there was no van with us that day to go hide and warm up in. I thought about my usual doubts in asking Krishna for help, but also that this was a really good time to try it out. I sincerely wanted to distribute books, make the most of the opportunity of...
Weather break
One day in Marewa , I approached a construction worker. He pointed to the Bhagavad Gita I was holding and said "I met a monk here the other week and bought that book". I asked how the reading was going and to my surprise he said he really liked the authors commentaries, although it was sometimes hard to follow. He enquired if we had a center here. I said that we didn't, but asked if he ever goes to Auckland or...
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