Steve Tylor, lead singer with the big rock band Aerosmith had just walked past us. He stopped a few shops on from us to buy some candy for his kids. As he was waiting for his candy I nipped over and gave him a book. He seemed to appreciate it.
I was on 8th St. today speaking to an Indian storeowner. When a guy whoworked in the man’s store came over to tell us that Steve Tylor, lead singerwith the big rock band Aerosmith had just walked past us. He stopped a fewshopson from us to buy some candy for his kids. As he was waiting for his candy Inipped over and gave him a book. He seemed to appreciate it. He moved on butthenreturned immediately for more candy so I approached him again and gave himour card and invited him to the temple. He said that he goes to the templein LA andknows the guy who runs the place there.
Candid Camera
A few minutes later a small puppy type boy came by me wearing a T shirt withthe words SECURITY on the front & back and introduced himself as a freelancesecurity guard. Asking me if I needed protection, I looked at him in milddisbelief. (He looked like he spends more time in his bed than in the gym).So I kindly explained that I did not need his services (even though he wasoffering them free for the day since he was still on training). So webanteredback and forth, then I told him that Aerosmith was walking around here todayand he could use his service. He immediately ceased the discussion when Itold him this and then introduced himself as from Alltrue.com a sort of’Candid Camera’ on the internet. Sure enough, I turned and there was a guywith amovie camera about 25 yards away who filmed our conversation. So he saidthat he thought that this was real funny and if I signed a paper he wouldput it on his show on the net. So I duly signed and they told me I would beonon October 2nd. I found this last incident significant because it was onlydue to my being dressed in a dhoti and with a shaved head that he approachedme and gave the opportunity for many people to see a devotee distributingbooks. This is the value of not being daunted and distributing books openlydressed as a devotee.
‘Sleeping’ Baby?
I was walking along side Washington Square Park towards the University.Stopping people as I walked and showing them the books. I noticed one younggirl with an almost new born baby trying to avoid me, but I thought to stopher anyway since maybe she might take something. She was a nice person andwas taking some time looking at the books but she just could not make up hermind as to which book to take, either ‘The Perfection of Yoga’ or ‘BeyondBirth orDeath’. Then much to OUR surprise her baby (which was very tiny and beingcarried in some kind of pouch arrangement at the mothers front just belowher neck) who appeared to be sleeping, sprung to life and reached out withdetermination and grabbed a completely different book – the Science of SelfRealisation! His hand was so small that he could barely get a hold of thebook. Yet his intention was remarkably obvious, though he was physicallyincapable of fulfilling his desire. He even (momentarily) looked reallydistressed at not being able to fully grasp the book due to the smallness ofhis hand. So I mentioned that it looks as though your baby has decided foryou what book to take. Much to my amazement, she was also surprised atwhat had just happened. (She was French, not quite fully fluent in English)So surprised that it took her quite a few moments to say anything(she seemed to have forgotten her English). Then she managed to rememberand she asked me how much did I want for the book. So I humbly suggestedonly$10. She took the book and gave me $15, walked away, totally convinced thattheremust be something really special about this book that made hertiny baby attempt a determined grab at it from the depth of his slumbers.(After she decided to take the book he appeared to be ‘sleeping’ again) Dowe need anymore proof that the supersoul is guiding the wanderings of allthe living entities!
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