Man reading part of a Gita
While listening to a nice lecture about book distribution by Vaisesika Prabhu, I was reminded me of an interesting encounter I had years ago with a man in Southern California. I was distributing books when I saw a man sitting at table in front of a restaurant. He was reading a section of a book that had been torn out of a book. The section looked about forty pages long. I looked closer; it was part of the Bhagavad-gita.
So I said to the man, “Excuse me, but where did you get that torn-out section of the Bhagavad-gita?”
“I found it on the street a few days ago, and it contains some of the most profound philosophy I've ever read, I've read it twice. I wish I had the whole book.”
“Well, today is your lucky day. Your wish has come through. I have the whole book with me, and I'm distributing it for a donation.”
“You're not serious?”
He gave a nice donation and was one of the happiest receivers of the Gita I have ever met.
Evidently someone was uninterested, had torn it up, and thrown it on the street. Just see the power of Srila Prabhupada's books. Torn up and thrown on the street – one would think that's the end of that book. But no, Krsna still had a plan for it to touch the man's heart.
Your servant,
Vijaya Dasa
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