The Most Dangerous Thing You’ll Ever Do
I met a young man with some numbers tattooed on his arm. I asked him what they meant, and he responded that because he did many dangerous things, his friends call him “9-lives Ryan,” meaning he had nine chances to escape death. So he got tattooed with the numbers 1 through 9 to give him encouragement to keep living life on the edge. I showed him a Srimad Bhagavatam, and we discussed a bit about reincarnation and Himalayan yogis (he was into yoga). I told him we get donations: costs ten to print; twenty is generous.
So he gave twenty and said, “Why the hell not? You have been so wonderful.”
I also handed him a Chant and Be Happy.
I asked, “Do you want to do something really dangerous?”
We chanted the maha-mantra together and I explained the meaning.
I said. “It's the most dangerous thing you will ever do, 9-lives Ryan.”
He seemed amused and asked why. I explained that the maha-mantra takes away all one's material happiness and floods the self with spiritual reality and spiritual happiness, your material life dies. He seemed impressed and happily went on his way.
Your servant,
Sankirtan Yoga Dasi
