Innocent Souls Are Waiting for Devotees
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Krsna acts in so many wonderful ways . . . Sometimes He attracts innocent souls by books . . . Sometimes He attracts innocent souls by the smell of incense . . . Sometimes He attracts innocent souls by music/mantra . . . and sometimes He attracts innocent souls by food and the nice aroma of spices . . .
Once I was visiting America Best for my eye exam. The technician did a bunch of preliminary tests on me. Afterward she asked, "Which bubble gum are you chewing? It smells soooooo good."
I said, "I always keep cardamom [an Indian spice] in my mouth." I gave a bit to her from the small box in my pocket.
She asked, "Where can I get more of this?"
"You can get not only the spices but the full flavor of Indian food, music, dance, and costumes at one place," I replied. I gave her the address of our Boise temple.
Since then she has been coming regularly to our Friday evening Bhagavad Gita class and to every Sunday Feast. Now she wants to sponsor the Sunday feast! She has purchased so many of our books, she is chanting a couple of rounds every day and has become a vegetarian. Of course, the devotees are taking very nice care of her.
After this experience I realized that the Krsna consciousness movement is destined to spread all over the world, since innocent souls are everywhere and are waiting for devotees. Lord Caitanya just wants us to take credit by taking part in this movement.
Lord Caitanya said, yare dekha, tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa/ amara ajnaya guru hana tara' ei desa: "Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Sri Krsna as they are given in the Bhagavad Gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. In this way become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land."
Your Servant,
Shri Hari Dasa Boise Idaho USA
