Mahotsaha prabhu recalls:
Real nice down to earth guy named Dave from London who moved to the states a few years ago and now lives in the alphabet city area of Manhattan. He grew up as a Catholic but lost interest and became disappointed with Catholicism because it didn’t give him the answers he was looking for. About eight years ago he started practicing yoga and became interested in transcendental meditation TM where he received some Sanskrit mantras to chant and meditate on. He tried TM for a while but then became disheartened and gave it up. He began looking for other mantras to chant on YouTube and found the “Hare Krishna” Maha mantra and began chanting it that same night. The next day he met a devotee who distributed a “Bhagavad Gita as it is” to him and he’s been reading it daily with great appreciation. Today he met me and I showed him our set and he wanted to get it right away. He’s been looking for devotee association and a temple to visit so I invited him to our Sunday feast program.

It’s Dave from London!
Mahotsaha prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set! {7 maha big books in one shot} Jay Srila Prabhupada!

Mahotsaha prabhu recalls:
It was nice to meet this friendly gentleman from Brooklyn. He was actually walking down the stairs to catch his train back home to Brooklyn when I called out to him and told him that I love his energy! He smiled and come back up the stairs to talk to me. I could see that he was definitely interested so I showed him our set right away. He told me that he’s a spiritual person who likes to read about metaphysical things so I explained to him how we’re offering this special collection of seven spiritual books to all the smart people out here. I told him that these ancient books of knowledge have been studied by some the greatest minds like Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, Thoreau, and other many famous people like Muhammad Ali, Tupac Shakur, Bob Marley. He was in a good mood and appreciated what we were doing by distributing this literature about self realization and gladly purchased the set for me.

Mahotsaha prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set! {7 maha big books in one shot} Jay Srila Prabhupada!

Krishna prasad prabhu recalls:
Really nice guy named Tyler from Long Island who’s a psychology student at City college in the upper west side of Manhattan. He enthusiastically came up to the book table and I first showed him the Bhagavad Gita and said how it’s about understanding Karma, reincarnation and the science of the soul in material nature. He told me that he’s all about that and really wants to learn more so I also explained to him that since he’s into psychology this Gita is about all mind control, it teaches how to control the mind and senses in order to attain a higher state of consciousness. He was very interested so I decided to show him our set and told him how rare it is to meet such a sweet person as him especially here in New York City. He was telling me that previously he was actually an atheist then at one point he started to practice some type of Zen meditation. One day his hairs were standing on end and he felt some spiritual happiness during his meditation session and all of sudden he realized that this material world is a place of suffering and misery! He took the set and I invited him to our Sunday feast program since his school is very close by on 108th street!

It’s Tyler from Long Island!
Krishna prasad prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set! {7 maha big books in one shot} Jay Srila Prabhupada!

Mahotsaha prabhu recalls:
Really nice lady from Guyana who initially bought a “Bhakta stack” from me then a few minutes later came back and wanted to get a “Sapta” set as well. I had shown her our set but she said it was too many books for her and she just took a smaller stack instead. When she came back she told me that she decided to get the full “Sapta” set for her daughter in law as a gift because she just gave birth and she really loves reading spiritual books. I told her that it’s her cultural right to have this collection of books about Krishna. I was so happy to see her again and wished her a very nice weekend.

Wonderful lady from Guyana!
Mahotsaha prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set! {7 maha big books in one shot} Jay Srila Prabhupada!

It’s bhakta Louie, long time friend of Jayanta prabhu!
Mahotsaha prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set! {7 maha big books in one shot} Jay Srila Prabhupada!

Krishna prasad prabhu recalls:
Nice lady named Val originally from Trinidad. She’s a social worker and she runs a women’s shelter in uptown Manhattan specifically for employed ladies who still can’t afford independent housing. She’s a very good hearted person and told me she’s very spiritual so I showed her our set. She told me she’s familiar with eastern philosophy and culture from growing up in Trinidad. When she was growing up her family used to take her to temple regularly and she has fond memories of those times.

It’s Val from Trinidad!
Krishna prasad prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set! {7 maha big books in one shot} Jay Srila Prabhupada! 

She was so ecstatic after getting the books!

Mahotsaha prabhu recalls:
She was on the phone but I told her I love her energy as she walked by and she got off the phone and said: “don’t joke!” I said seriously! Then I showed her our set and told her how we’re offering this special set of seven books to open up the seven Chakras. I explained to her how many great minds like Albert Einstein, Muhammad Ali, Gandhi, Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, Nelson Mandela and many others have read these spiritual books for spiritual guidance and inspiration. She said: “I can’t believe this is happening! Am I really going to get all these books right now!” I said: “yes! you absolutely must!” She agreed to take the set home with her and she was very grateful and blissful.

Mahotsaha prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set! {7 maha big books in one shot} Jay Srila Prabhupada!

The Maharathi sankirtan warriors at work! Brihat mridanga ki jay!

Krishna prasad prabhu recalls:
Really nice pious lady from Guyana who likes Krishna. She was very respectful when I showed her the books and humbly agreed to get the set from me. She told me she works at a bank and she loves to read spiritual books.

It’s Sabrina Govind from Guyana!
Krishna prasad prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set! {7 maha big books in one shot} Jay Srila Prabhupada!