Book Distribution Success Through Kirtan
Dec21

Book Distribution Success Through Kirtan

Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. During a recent visit to one main city in Khasadesa, our party distributed 225 Chinese Bhagavad-gitas. We did this through holding kirtan programs and making short, convincing presentations of Bhagavad-gita As It Is. We have found that once we capture peoples' hearts through kirtan, it is much more likely they will then purchase a book. I strongly...

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The World Sankirtan Newsletter for November 2015
Dec21

The World Sankirtan Newsletter for November 2015

r, the most improved temple throughout the world was Toronto, with a 492% increase and 6,144 book points. In Toronto, in November, it's cold, but still the devotees did the yajna and had a huge increase. All glories to their determination to get Krishna's message out to people despite the cold weather! Of course, other places also get cold, like parts of Europe and Asia where the temperature falls below freezing. It may be...

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Srila Prabhupada Letter to Nalinikanta dasa, 21st November 1975
Dec21

Srila Prabhupada Letter to Nalinikanta dasa, 21st November 1975

“I have read the clipping and you have also mentioned of the women wearing karmi clothes and going into sex movies and bars late at night for collecting. So this kind of canvassing should be immediately...

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A Hostel in Downtown San Diego
Dec21

A Hostel in Downtown San Diego

USA Hostels A hostel in downtown San Diego Bhakta Pedro was first exposed to Krishna consciousness in Portugal, the country where he grew up. At one point he moved to the US where he spent the first couple of years traveling and enjoying himself. Eventually he settled down in Ocean Beach, one of the towns that make up the city of San Diego. There he lived and worked at the local youth hostel. During this period he again came in...

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South American BBT
Dec21

South American BBT

by Madhava Smullen Spanish is the second most widely-spoken language in the Western World.  And while many of the people of South America are poor, their piety and respect for religion is such that they will part with their last pennies in exchange for a spiritual book. On top of that, even staunch Catholics show a warm receptivity to yoga and Indian philosophy. Yet rather than triumph, history only reveals a dark struggle for...

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