Typical Sankirtan Afternoon in Dallas, Texas
by Mishra Bhagavan Dasa Today was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Dallas, as I distributed in a Walmart parking lot. A variety of about 14 people bought Srila Prabhupada's books. I approached an African-American couple who turned out to be Muslim followers of the championship boxer, Muhammad Ali. I told them that once Muhammad Ali had bought a Bhagavad-gitaand they said it was because their tradition requires them to read...
Sankirtana at Harmony Festival
Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Last weekend Bhrgupati Prabhu, Prema Sankirtana Prabhu, Dvarakesh Prabhu, and I went up to Santa Rosa, CA for a three day music festival. Mainly hippies attended the festival and the people were very nice. It is very wonderful to watch Lord Caitanya's mercy work its wonders in the hearts of the masses. There were three incidents that especially...
Sankirtana Stories from Finland
Dear devotees. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Here are a couple of drops from the fathomless nectar ocean of sankirtana. Last Nrsimha marathon our sankirtana-group was travelling in the Eastern parts of Finland. Since we wanted to have full concentration on the marathon we did not go to the temple for the weekend. On Monday I had to deposit the previous week's collections in bank. We ended up...
Chanting and book tables in the heart of the city
On Monday we were lucky to have Her Grace Radhika Krpa Mataji who was visiting Sydney from Delhi come out on book distribution with us. We were also lucky to get her two friends, along with two devotees from the temple to come with me and my husband. We set up a portable sound system, with two microphones, a nice rug, a harmonium, mrdanga and kartals, and we also set up a book table. We actually have got a regular buskers license from...
A Strange Place to Give out the Mercy
By Partha-sarathi dasa I was on patrol i Iraq, when we came under sniper fire. Instantly we took cover. Since we were couldn’t move, I thought ” might aswell read the Gita”. So I took out my pocket Bhagavad Gita and started to read. Next thing I know I had 5 soldiers around me all huddle against a wall. They listened intently as I read a verse out loud and then asked if I had any books with me they could have. For...
Ticket to Godhead
Dear Prabhu's, Please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Five days a week devotees undergoing Brhamcari Training in Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir go for book distribution in the local trains. Often they meet people who are hostile and challenging and some times when they make announcements these opposing elements shout back and try to disrupt the distribution. Some of the devotees are new and often find...
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