Transcendental Time Bomb Finally Went Off
by Vijaya Dasa While in Mayapur at a seminar given by Jayadvaita Swami, I was sitting next to a young devotee, Jean, who had recently joined. During a break I asked him how he had found his way to Krishna consciousness. He said, "My sister was attending high school and was known at the school as an avid reader. One day the librarian asked if she would like to have some books that had been gathering a lot of dust. My sister took...
You Never Know Who Will Take a Book
by Vijaya Dasa I was in the airport and the distribution was going slowly. Then a businessman came down the hall with his son. He was about fifty and looked like a hard-core businessman, so I was reluctant to speak to him. But I thought, "You never know who will take a book." I offered him the Bhagavad-gita. He said, "Already have it. I got it in the airport about fifteen years ago. Nice book." Then I...
I’m a Monk, Give Something to Help Print Books
by Vijaya Dasa Recently I was speaking to Anakadundubhi Dasa, 2004's number two book distributor. He revealed to me a new style of book distribution. This is what he does: First, he shows a book to someone, tells them something about it, and asks for a donation. But he doesn't suggest a price; he lets them give what they want. He tells them, "I'm a monk. We don't sell these books, but if you would like to give a...
What comes around goes around
by Vijaya Dasa While distributing on the mall in Moscow, Acala Dasa, the regional Sankirtan Minister for Russia, approached a woman and offered her a book. He explained some of the contents, and she enthusiatically took it. Seeing her enthusiasm he invited her to the temple, and a few weeks later she visited. By coincidence, she arrived on the day the devotees were holding a book distribution seminar. Seeing her come as a result of...
The Perfection of Yoga
By Vijaya Dasa Recently I visited the San Diego temple and was glad to see a couple of new sankirtan devotees distributing books. One of them was Bhakta Bronson. I asked him how he became a devotee, and he said he had received “The Perfection of Yoga” from Radhanatha Dasa while in a store parking lot. I was so pleased to hear this. For those of you who don’t know Radhanatha Prabhu, he is a disciple of Srila...
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