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At a university in Los Angeles, a student with a walker came straight away to my book table and declared, \u201cI know the Bhagavad-gita, and let me tell you this is not a book of rainbows and fairy tales. Arjuna wanted to save the bodies of his family members. He did not know that Krishna would teach him the real truth: that no one can kill the soul. So Arjuna fought his best. No one should think that this is a sentimental book to promote peace. Krishna creates and dissolves the universe over and over, so don\u2019t let anyone tell me He\u2019s about love and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
He had learned about the Gita in an English class. He told me that his personal religion of choice is Celtic. I recommended that he have this Gita, because he would really enjoy Srila Prabhupada\u2019s commentary. I showed him the comments by the professors. He bought the Gita.<\/p>\n
I asked, \u201cWhat makes you so spiritual?\u201d<\/p>\n
He said that when he was about to come out of the birth canal the monitor of his heart flatlined. Soon the Russian doctors declared him dead and wrote a death certificate. Then somehow he started breathing, to their amazement.<\/p>\n
This was the third time this semester that I met a student influenced by a professor to get one of Srila Prabhupada\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
These are four other times:
\n(1) I was trying to sell a book to a girl, and the girl had no money, so a professor came up and gave twenty dollars and told her to read the Gita.
\n(2) A boy told me that he had made friends with his professor, and at the end of the semester she gave him a Srimad Bhagavatam as a gift. So he wanted more books.
\n(3) A professor and three elderly friends were touring the campus to see the sights together. They stopped at my table, and they were delighted to see me there. Each bought a Gita for ten dollars. (4) A Japanese biology professor recently purchased a Gita from me, and I made sure that he also got \u201cEasy Journey\u201d since he is science minded. He became very attracted seeing \u201cThe Perfection of Yoga\u201d in Japanese.<\/p>\n
Your servant,
\nKaruna Dharini Dasi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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