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It was as though Sri Lakshmi-devi had deserted Sydney. I roamed around the city for hours, talking, and all I was getting were empty wallets flipped at me. No money.<\/p>\n
But just because of the decency and etiquette of people, I was giving some books away free.<\/p>\n
Then someone tapped my shoulder from behind. It was Patrick. Apparently he had taken some books from devotees years ago and read quite a bit. He wanted to know what happened after the Mahabharata War. He had been quietly practicing bhakti-yoga, and he called himself a sadhaka.<\/p>\n
I said, \u201cWell, Patrick, after the war, part of the continuing story was told in the Bhagavatam.\u201d<\/p>\n
He pleaded, \u201cCan you deliver a full set to my home?\u201d<\/p>\n
Attached is a picture of him. He also paid for all the free books that I gave away that day.<\/p>\n
Then Nishit came by looking for Upanishads.<\/p>\n
I said, \u201cI will give you Isopanishad, but your desire to read the Upanishads will be fulfilled by reading Chaitanya-caritamrta.\u201d<\/p>\n
He accepted the offer of a Cc set and made a generous donation.<\/p>\n
Then came Kirk, resisting his friend\u2019s discouragement to take books. He took anyway.<\/p>\n
So I asked, \u201cWhat made you resist the opposition from your friend?\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cI have dreams about Hare Krishnas from my past life.\u201d<\/p>\n
That was a bit esoteric for me and over my level of understanding. So I smiled and shook hands, passing him the book.<\/p>\n
I was happy my stock was all gone and that I had a job ahead to deliver two sets. Lakshmi-devi was right there in Sydney, after all. I just couldn\u2019t see her.<\/p>\n
Your servant,
\n Radhika Prasad Das<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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