A letter and a story

[Vijaya Baladeva das]

Letter December 6, 1974

Regarding your question, actually it is a fact that ultimately
everyone
should preach and distribute books if they want to please me in the
best
way. Book distribution must be given stress always. If you do this
sincerely,
it is a fact that Krishna will supply everything else required. I
blindly
follow my guru maharaj. I do not know what is the result. So I am
stressing
on this point of book distribution. He told me this personally.
Book distribution is bhagavata marga and temple worship is
pancaratriki
viddhi. Both are important for cultivating Vaisnavism but
comparatively
speaking bhagavata marga is more important than pancaratriki viddhi.
As far
as possible both should go on in parallel lines but still bhagavata
marga is
more important than the other. So you are all intelligent boys, so you
should
judge the desire of my guru maharaj and help me in that way.


I was distributing books at Saddleback College California when a
student came
to my table. I showed him the Bhagavad-gita and he was showing
interest. While
I was speaking to the student a man came and listened to my
presentation. After
I explained some of the teachings of the book I asked for a donation
from the
student. He said he had no money.
Then the man who came and was listening asked me, "Are you a Hare
Krsna?"
I said, "Yes I am."
Then he told the student, "I'll cover this for you." He then gave me
$20. Both
of us were surprised. Then I said to the student, "That man is your
unknown
friend."
Then the student thanked him for his kindness.
The man then said to him, "These Hare Krsna's are good people, and
they have a
good philosophy."
I offered a book to the man but he said he had them.

your servant,
Vijaya das