Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Practically every month, we see Los Angeles in the No. 1 position in the USA. But April was a special month. The LA devotees did 18,404 book points and were the No. 1 temple in the world. And Santiago (Chile) also did huge, with 15,312 book points — a 345% increase — and Santiago is a small temple. I don’t know what came over the devotees, maybe some type of book distribution ecstasy.
When Krsna was in Mathura, he met with Sudama, a garland maker. Krsna was looking for him, though usually it is described the other way around: a devotee looks for Krsna. Sudama was such a great devotee that Krsna was looking for him. When they met, Krsna was so pleased, and Sudama worshiped Him with sublime devotion. Krsna asked Sudama to request a benediction — anything he wanted — and Sudama asked for something most wonderful: He asked Krsna to give him unshakable devotion, friendship with devotees, and compassion for all living entities. After reading this, I could understand why Krsna was looking for Sudama. What beautiful things to ask Krsna for!
Your servant,
Vijaya Dasa
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