{"id":23823,"date":"2015-01-04T22:35:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-04T17:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayapurvoice.com\/svagatam\/?p=23823"},"modified":"2016-02-24T09:09:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T03:39:40","slug":"best-friend-ever-well-wisher-iskcon-book-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayapurvoice.com\/svagatam\/best-friend-ever-well-wisher-iskcon-book-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever well-wisher | ISKCON Book Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mayapurvoice.com\/svagatam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sp-on-books2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23837 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mayapurvoice.com\/svagatam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sp-on-books2.jpg\" alt=\"sp on books2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayapurvoice.com\/svagatam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sp-on-books2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mayapurvoice.com\/svagatam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sp-on-books2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayapurvoice.com\/svagatam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sp-on-books2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mayapurvoice.com\/svagatam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sp-on-books2-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We all know that Srila Prabhupada signed letters with &#8216;Your ever well-wisher.&#8217;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This morning in class I asked Vaisesika Prabhu a question: How not to constantly feel like a failure in service?<\/p>\n<p>One key message he gave was to have friends and mentors \u2013 and he specially stressed the point of having friends.<\/p>\n<p>So I was thinking about this topic, about friends, as I was distributing books outside city hall. It was a bit of a struggle to get people to stop, but then one gentleman stopped. He was not into meditation or yoga, but he somehow stopped to talk.<\/p>\n<p>As I showed him Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s picture, before I could say anything, he said, &#8220;This is your friend, isn&#8217;t he?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I started to smile, and he said, &#8220;He is your best friend, isn&#8217;t he?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I started to smile, and he said, &#8220;He is your best friend, isn&#8217;t he?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>My eyes filled up with tears and my heart with joy as he asked me what I called Prabhupada. I felt joyful to see how Srila Prabhupada directly reciprocates with our heart&#8217;s questions. I never take these-middle-of-sankirtan comments lightly \u2013 but as Prabhupada&#8217;s special arrangement to remind us who we are doing this whole marathon for \u2013 for our dearest well-wisher. My discussion with this man continued as he talked about the importance of friends, and I shared with him the Bhagvatam class comments by Vaisesika prbahu. He appreciated and took a book, giving a donation and chanting Gauranga.<\/p>\n<p>A little while later, as I was about to leave, I ran into.[&#8230;]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more at <a class=\"cs_link\" href=\"http:\/\/iskconbookdistribution.com\/our-best-friend-and-ever-well-wisher\/\" target=\"_blank\">Our best friend and ever well-wisher | ISKCON Book Distribution<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that Srila Prabhupada signed letters with &#8216;Your ever well-wisher.&#8217; This morning in class I asked Vaisesika Prabhu a question: How not to constantly feel like a failure in service? One key message he gave was to have friends and mentors \u2013 and he specially stressed the point of having friends. 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