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21-Oct-04 20:52 (13:52 -0700)

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Kerry Receives Bhagavad-gita As It Is

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US Presidential Candidate Kerry Receives Bhagavad-gita As It Is

 

BY KRSNA PREMA DASI

 

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, Oct 19 (VNN) — Krsna Prema dasi reads Bhagavad Gita As

It

Is to Senator John Kerry

 

During a recent trip to Southwest Florida to survey hurricane damage, US

Presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry met with Krsna Prema dasi on

the

tarmac along side the Kerry/Edwards campaign jet at Southwest International

Airport in Fort Myers, Florida. Krsna Prema and her husband Bala das drove

in

the Senator's motorcade on a trip to talk to victims of Hurricane Charley.

 

Krsna Prema dasi gave Senator Kerry a reprint of the original copy of Srila

Prabhupada's Bhagavad Gita As It Is and read to him from the famous passage

in

Chapter 3 Verse 21, "Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men

follow in his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts,

all

of the world pursues." Bhagavad Gita is accepted by 1 billion people about

1/6th of humanity.

 

Senator Kerry listened intently, holding the sacred book, following along as

she read. He said, " That is very good. I like this." Krsna Prema dasi

explained that President Carter had also received an exact copy of this book

and quoted this passage during a speech. She told Mr Kerry that he was

considered a great man and this book would be very helpful to him as a

leader.

 

Senator Kerry gladly received the gift and thanked Krsna Prema. He took it

with

him as he fly off to his next campaign engagement in his bid for the White

House.