His name is Deo from Brooklyn and when I saw him I told him: “bro I love your beard! You know what day it is right? it’s the appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu! Mahaprabhu instructed Nityananda Prabhu to go preach Krishna consciousness but Nityananda Prabhu changed his mind and preached Gauranga consciousness instead!” I showed him our set and explained how Srila Prabhupada is the foremost representative of Nityananda Prabhu and we are here on his behalf requesting everyone we meet to take these amazing spiritual books. I asked him if he could please give a donation to cover our printing and shipping charges. Then I paraphrased a verse 11.20.17 from the Srimad Bhagavatam:
“The human body, which can award all benefit in life, is automatically obtained by the laws of nature, although it is a very rare achievement. This human body can be compared to a perfectly constructed boat having the spiritual master as the captain and the instructions of the Personality of Godhead as favorable winds impelling it on its course. Considering all these advantages, a human being who does not utilize his human life to cross the ocean of material existence must be considered the killer of his own soul.” He was convinced at that point and told me that he’s been wanting to start reading more spiritual books and getting into spirituality more seriously. He very happily agreed to purchase the set and gave me his contact info so we can keep in touch.
