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Door to door book distribution.
\nBhakta Akshay: Since the start of this year, in the mood of Haridasa Thakura and Nityananda Prabhu, I\u2019ve been doing a lot of what I think is an under-rated form of book distribution: door to door. I was inspired by a devotee friend, who used to be a Jehovah\u2019s Witness.
\nShe said that they are really systematic. They keep notes and even revisit favorable people they\u2019ve met. I adopted this systematic approach in distributing Srila Prabhupada\u2019s books, and I now make notes on the favorable people I meet. I revisit them and bring them gifts, prasada, and beads.
\nIt\u2019s been less than half a year, and I\u2019m really pleased with the results.
\nWhile the quantity of books going out may be less than through other forms of book distribution, door to door may be more powerful, because you can cultivate the really favorable people you meet in the comfort of their homes.
\nAlready, by Krishna\u2019s mercy, I meet regularly (roughly once a week) with a really nice lady and discuss the Bhagavad Gita in her own home. I simply revisited her and brought her gifts like prasadam and beads. Before I knew it, she invited me into her home and wanted to discuss the Bhagavad Gita with me on a regular basis.And this isn\u2019t the only case like this. I\u2019ve met dozens of people who receive me favorably when I revisit them.
\nBy Krishna\u2019s mercy many of them are willing to let me in to talk about Krishna conscious philosophy. You can really feel the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu and Haridasa Thakura, the original door-to-door book distributors. It\u2019s also great for those of us who aren\u2019t full-time sankirtana devotees. Right now I\u2019m a student, and I mainly go out when people are getting back from work and on weekends. I really wish door-to-door book distribution would catch on. I\u2019ve seen too many devotional creepers wither away, because no one watered them. Door-to- door book distribution solves this problem by letting us cultivate the people we meet.
\nYour servant, Bhakta Akshay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Door to door book distribution.
\nBhakta Akshay: Since the start of this year, in the mood of Haridasa Thakura and Nityananda Prabhu, I’ve been doing a lot of what I think is an under-rated form of book distribution: door to door. I was inspired by a devotee friend, who used to be a Jehovah’s Witness.
\nShe said that they are really systematic. They keep notes and even revisit favorable people they’ve met. I adopted this systematic approach in distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books, and I now make notes on the favorable people I meet. I revisit them and bring them gifts, prasada, and beads.
\nIt’s been less than half a year, and I’m really pleased with the results.
\nWhile the quantity of books going out may be less than through other forms of book distribution, door to door may be more powerful, because you can cultivate the really favorable people you meet in the comfort of their homes.
\nAlready, by Krishna’s mercy, I meet regularly (roughly once a week) with a really nice lady and discuss the Bhagavad Gita in her own home. I simply revisited her and brought her gifts like prasadam and beads. Before I knew it, she invited me into her home and wanted to discuss the Bhagavad Gita with me on a regular basis.And this isn’t the only case like this. I’ve met dozens of people who receive me favorably when I revisit them.
\nBy Krishna’s mercy many of them are willing to let me in to talk about Krishna conscious philosophy. You can really feel the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu and Haridasa Thakura, the original door-to-door book distributors. It’s also great for those of us who aren’t full-time sankirtana devotees. Right now I’m a student, and I mainly go out when people are getting back from work and on weekends. I really wish door-to-door book distribution would catch on. I’ve seen too many devotional creepers wither away, because no one watered them. Door-to- door book distribution solves this problem by letting us cultivate the people we meet.
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