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I knocked the wrong door !!!!!

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I knocked the wrong door !!!!! Hare Krishna prabhuji! PAMHO !!! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Sri guru and Gauranga! Following is a small experience from my recent endeavour of book distribution in Prestige Lakeside habitat .thought of sharing with you. I knocked the wrong door !!!!! Krishna’s plans are just perfect !!! so much so that He even plans our mistakes so well. In my recent book distribution spree during the COVID-19 lockdown phase, i happened to wring the bell of someone who had pre booked a copy of Bhagvad Geeta and Krishna story book. i had a stack of around 7 books in my hand , my books’ accounts diary and a pen in my left hand and my bead bag around my neck. This gentle middle aged lady, Mrs Poorvi, who opened the door said , “yes, how can i help you?” Before i could answer her question she goes,” are you a Krishna bhakta ? We are Krishna bhaktas too …you know my husband’s grandmother served the little Gopala for many many years and now He is with us ...

Impossible to Possible Over a Lunch

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Hare Krishna Just wanted to share a story from my experience. One of my Bhakti Vriksha members is looking forward to have a baby soon. I had mentioned about the Garbhadan Samskara and she was interested to know about it. As she had been associated only for the past three months to ISKCON through level One Gita Course, I was little apprehensive to share the process as it is little tedious. Both mataji and prabhuji had taken Shraddavan module of Bhakti Vriksha. Mataji has also started reading Bhagavad Gita As It Is. So rather than discussing over phone I thought it would be better to meet in person and speak about it so that I can see her reaction as well. I had invited mataji for lunch yesterday. A day before the meeting I had sent a PDF containing the procedure which I got from one of the ISKCON websites. Mataji arrived on time and I was surprised to see that she was more interested to go through the process however tedious it maybe. One more important thing is that her husband wh...