Russia: Waiting list of 80 people to read the Sri Isopanisad!
While in Warsaw, Poland, I asked a devotee how he came to Krishna consciousness. At that time it was still a communist country so book distribution wasn’t allowed, but somehow books would get into places around communist countries. This devotee tells how he came across one of Prabhupada’s books.
“In the early 80’s I was in the university studying philosophy. In the university there was a book going around amongst the students called the Isopanisad. There was a waiting list of about 80 people to read the book and it had already been read so much that it was falling apart so I had to tape it together. I had only one night to read it because there was such a demand for it. Then I got the Bhagavad Gita and that was it, I was convinced that this is the highest philosophy.”
Your Servant,
Jagatsiva Das
Comment by Vijaya Prabhu : Here we have examples of people that are hungry to hear the absolute truth waiting in line for weeks to get a chance to read one of Prabhupada’s books. But on the other hand, there are devotees that have Prabhupada’s books in their home or in the ashrama but for whatever reason they’re not being read, they’re sitting there, being neglected. We should not be complacent with the valuable knowledge we have, please read them, and the cherry on the top of the cake will be if you also distribute them.