The Great Devotee King Rantidev
Sep26

The Great Devotee King Rantidev

A few months ago I was reading the Srimad Bhagavatam and I came across a verse by King Rantidev that spelled out the mood of a great devotee like the king and also of a sankirtan devotee:                       na kamaye ham gatim isvarat param                     astarddhi-yuktam apunar-bhavam va          ...

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London Isvara (SOHO STREET)
Sep11

London Isvara (SOHO STREET)

from Kavicandra Swami I recentely spent a few blissful days at at SRI SRI Radha London Iswara Mandira. They were just starting a KRSNA BALARAM marthon. Many devotees, about half of them Bhaktas and Bhaktins, were going out with great enthusiasm and distributing many books while charming the people on Oxford street and other parts of London. Bhakta Simon was leading in distribution when I left for Africa. Some of the Bhaktas had never...

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How wonderful Krsna is
Sep08

How wonderful Krsna is

Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I hope everyone is appreciating the stories and quotes that are being sent for your pleasure and inspiration. Although I want to please the devotees by sending out stories, the main reason for the BDS is to inspire devotees to go out and give this great treasure of knowledge to those who are not as fortunate as ourselves. I was just listening to a...

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Joe Millionaire Gains Wealth in Iraq
Sep01

Joe Millionaire Gains Wealth in Iraq

This is written by a devotee in Iraq August 24, 2004 – The star of the popular reality T.V. show, 'Joe Millionaire', paid a visit to Camp Anaconda today, accompanied by the Miller Lite Girls, as part of a month-long "morale boosting" tour of Iraq. Call me crazy, but I just wasn't impressed when he walked in with his "I don't have to shave 'cause I'm rich and famous" look, and a "I...

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BBT Library Party in India
Aug30

BBT Library Party in India

Dear Vijaya Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am following the inspiring texts on your Book Distribution Conference and find them helpful. Thank you. Now we have started the BBT Library Party again, this time by mail, since traveling in India is difficult. By Prabhupada's mercy, many libraries, schools, colleges, professors, and people who just happen to read the mailout letter are...

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Ecstacy in Africa – by Madhu Mangal Prabhu
Aug28

Ecstacy in Africa – by Madhu Mangal Prabhu

Today was a particularly slow day, for starters, the sun was blazing hot (Kampala is right on the equator), for about an hour or so I had only distributed about three of Srila Prabhupada's books. I went into one small shop selling sports goods and introduced myself to a young Indian man, the owner of the shop. I asked him if he was from Kampala, no he was originally from Punjab in India. I noticed on his wrist he had a silver...

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