On a mission
Hamilton, New Zealand
I knocked on the door of a house that looked as if someone was home. After I knocked, it became apparent there wasn't. Then a gentleman appeared around the side of the house, coming onto the property from the street, and asked if I was "on a mission." I said, "I'm a monk and I *am* on a mission, a mission to show everybody a Bhagavad Gita." And with that I put one in his hand.
He was happy and relieved I wasn't a thief or someone of ill repute, since the area he lived in had had its fair share of crime. He said that his place had been broken into a few times and that when he saw me walk onto his property he was just driving off in his van. So he stopped across the road and came back to check me out.
With the Gita in his hand, he also said that he'd been doing yoga for a long time but had recently stopped and wanted to get back into it. He said he didn't have any money on him at the moment and asked if I could come back the next day.
The next day I started my door-to-door visits at his house, taking some prasadam with me. We sat together and discussed Krsna's teachings in the Gita as we took prasadam. He explained that his job entailed helping people with psychological disorders.
We had such an enlivening time talking about Krsna-related topics! He gave $50 for the Gita, and he wants to come to our Tuesday night program. He loved the prasadam. His name is Geoff.
Your Servant,
Khela-tirtha das
