Spiritual Life Is Difficult, but Material Life Is Impossible
by Madhumangala Dasa (South Africa)
One Sunday in Dar es Salaam, Bhakta Deepak suggested we go visit a friend of his who was a top executive at Pepsi Cola. "Maybe we could interest him in Prabhupada's books," Deepak said. "I preached to him before, but had no luck. Maybe you'll do better."
When we arrived the executive invited us into his apartment as Deepak introduced me to him and his wife and daughter. When he mentioned that he was from Bengal, we began to discuss Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. At one point he began to ask me many challenging questions, such as why I took to Krsna consciousness. I prayed to Guru and Gauranga to inspire me to say something that would help him understand the teachings of Srila Prabhupada.
After some time he asked, "Why have you come here to see me? Do you want to sell me some books?"
Of course, that was my prime objective, but the Supersoul inspired me not to tell him that right at this point. "No," I replied, "I like meeting new people and learning from them. Deepak told me that you're a very interesting person, and I was especially keen to meet you when he told me you're from West Bengal."
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