Special Mom’s blog

When we landed in Phoenix on our trip during Christmas our first stop was at an Indian store. We had a long road trip and got all the snacks and food for the same.

We came out of the shop and we were met by some ISCKON devotees. They were trying to sell us Srimad Bhagavatam books by Prabhupada. But the person knew it would be hard to sell to us since we were tourists. I told my husband to give a small donation and as we were moving the person handed us seven books! All Sri Krishna’s books and it included a Bhagavad Gita. That is when I told my husband Lord Krishna does not want me to do any shopping on my trip. We were already packed full and anything extra we had to pay for our luggages on our trip back home.

Anyhow we didn’t make any purchases that trip but the seven books just reached my book shelf yesterday.

Without me knowing the past few years I have been collecting religious text books. With everything online my brain doesn’t seem to accept the same. When I am chanting something or if I am in a class I need to have pen and I need to do chicken scratches on the paper to get it into my head or so I think.

Yesterday I was talking to temple priest who had already given me link to Divyaprabandam text. I was requesting him a link to purchase the book online! I can take a print out of the same. But a book goes a long way for me!

I humbly bow down! I am a Gen X and I am old school. I love pens, text books and notebooks!

By the way, I purchased entire Srimad Bhagavatam on my last India trip. Other than 4 verses I have not opened the book and read anything. But whenever I see those books on my shelf, I do get a rush. Yes, I am going master all the religious texts one day. I can’t say the same with online texts 😀!