Gopal Champu recalls:
He was watching the harinam with great interest so I approached him and asked: "you look very peaceful, what's your secret?” He replied "the man upstairs saved me, I came from a rough part of Boston and I'm a recovering addict." I went on to show him the Bhagavad Gita and explained how it means the song of God. He said that he noticed how his addiction and other problems were coming because of his mind, I then showed him bg 6.6 verse:
" For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy."
He said "wow that's amazing, can I keep this book? I don't have donation, but I have food stamps." He went to the supermarket and bought water and fruits in exchange!
