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Sastra Dana and Motel Gita Deliver the Ultimate Gift This Christmas.
\nOne hotel owner was initially very reluctant to keep Bhagavad-gitas, worrying that guests would react negatively. Devotees convinced him to put the sacred books in just some of his rooms as an experiment. <\/p>\n
Soon after, a guest approached the hotel owner. He shared that he had checked into his hotel room in a depressed state of mind, planning to commit suicide. When he found a Bhagavad-gita in his bedside drawer and began to read it, however, the book opened up his mind, showed him a different perspective and gave him a reason to live. \u201cThank you so much,\u201d the man said. \u201cThis book saved my life.\u201d <\/p>\n
The owner immediately called devotees and ordered Bhagavad-gitas not only for all the remaining rooms of the hotel but for all his other hotels as well. <\/p>\n
On another occasion, a woman, Beryl, had to live in a hotel for several months when there was a fire at her apartment. Reading the Bhagavad-gita during her stay, she was so inspired that she reached out for more information, became a devotee and is now initiated as Bhavani Dasi. <\/p>\n
Other hotel guests have stopped drinking and eating meat after reading the Bhagavad-gita, one tracked down a Harinama Sankirtana party to tell them how the Gita brought him peace, and many have asked to take the book home. <\/p>\n
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