Gujarati brahmacari attracts British Catholic to Krsna

[Vijaya Baladeva das]

I was distributing books in Northampton (in the Midlands of England)
and
stopped a young man who seemed quite well-natured. He had grown up in
a
Catholic family, but he introduced himself as a 21-year-old searcher
looking
deeply into Buddhism. I showed him our new VEDA book and told him that
the
article on Buddhism and KC may interest him. He had heard of the Vedas
and
was happy to take it away, along with a couple of other books, and
generously gave a £20 donation.

Two weeks later, I decided to stop in Northampton on my way back to
the
Manor. About midday I bumped into this young man again. He smiled when
he
saw me and immediately came over to say that he had read all the
books. And
he'd read VEDA three times. It was exactly what he was looking for.

He was hungry for more knowledge, so I took him over to my trolley,
gave
him another three books, and took his contact details.

A week later I e-mailed him. He'd read the new books and was
interested in
taking up the process. I made a trip to Northampton to meet him. We
decided
to sit down in Costa Coffee and have a chat. I was ready to introduce
him to
chanting, but he was one step ahead. He explained how he had obtained
some
beads and was already chanting every day (he found information
online). He
had photocopied pictures out of the books and had made an altar at
home. Now
he offers some water and fruits to Krishna every day.

He recently visited the Manor and loved it. Another soul on the
journey
home, thanks to the potency of Srila Prabhupada's books.

Your servant
Sutapa das