14-DAY BOOK DISTRIBUTION MARATHON AT MT. RUSHMORE (Album of photos)
Danakeli Dasi: With the completion of our first two-week permit for a book table at Mt. Rushmore, weâre happy to report that the results are already better than we were expecting. 3,434 pieces of literature were distributed in 14 days:
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996 copies of Beyond Birth & Death
880 copies of Chant & Be Happy
800 copies of On Chanting Hare Krishna
204 copies of Bhagavad-gÄŤtÄ As It Is
554 copies of other titles
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Many nice people took ĹrÄŤla PrabhupÄdaâs books home, but we were too busy to take photos or to document the stories. Some examples, however, are:
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⢠a young woman who had never heard of Krishna before but kept having dreams of Him. A psychic told her it was Lord Krishna. When she saw the BG on our table, she said, âThatâs Lord Krishna! Iâll take that book!â
⢠a girl fresh out of high school who said that when people say âMerry Christmas,â she replies âHare Krishna,â though she doesnât know how she got into that habit
⢠an older lady who lost her husband years ago to cancer, then her son in an auto accident, & later her daughter to a disease. She was searching for answers & took a stack of books home.
⢠a 13-year-old girl, who upon seeing the title Journey of Self-Discovery, said, âI want to learn how this works!â
⢠a young man just out of high school & traveling to search for truth. He took several books.
⢠a woman who was supposed to be in TN to attend a meditation seminar but who whimsically decided to visit Mt. Rushmore instead. She took a stack of books.
⢠two Buddhist monks from Thailand who received Chant & Be Happy
⢠a local jail inmate on a weekend furlough who took two books
⢠a spiritually awake, vegetarian couple who retired early in order to travel full time in an RV for the sake of spiritual seeking. They took several books.
⢠a college-aged girl from Chicago who was traveling by herself in search for a higher purpose & who understood she didnât bump into our table by chance
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We were unable to get another permit for the rest of July since several other groups also applied to use the First Amendment Rights areas. But we did secure a two-week permit for Aug. 1. So weâll take a break, restock titles which we ran out of, & return to Mt. Rushmore soon.
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All glories to ĹrÄŤla PrabhupÄda!
Please see the photos and their captions here: https://is.gd/FXoujJ