A BLISSFULLY BEWILDERING MARATHON BEGINNING

I wasn’t expecting anything as the marathon kicked off, but right away Krsna encouraged us as multiple Bhagavatam sets flew off our book tables. One guy got a $20 stack, later he came back and got a $50 stack, and the third time he came back I thought he must love these books so much I pitched him the entire Bhagavatam set and he took it! Then a lady who runs a charity fell in love with the Bhagavatam set and took it straightaway!...

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Being transported back in time
Dec06

Being transported back in time

I met a 93-year-old gentleman of Indian descent in the Midlands of the UK, in the town called Loughborough. His full name is Rama P. Gupta. He took some books and gave me a very generous donation. After we spoke for some time, he explained that he was given his first name by Srila Prabhupada in 1930. When he was born, he said, Srila Prabhupada was his family’s guru. Rama was supportive of Srila Prabhupada over the years. In...

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World Sankirtan Newsletter October 2023

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! Please see the attached PDF file for the latest worldwide book distribution results, which contains charts and images. ys, Mayapur Sasi dasa WSNmobile.com (mobile and desktop – password: krishna) Download here -> World Sankirtan Newsletter October...

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December Book Distribution

My dear devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. In a letter to me dated December 1971, Srila Prabhupada wrote, “Go on increasing books and go on increasing my pleasure.” December is a special opportunity to focus on Srila Prabhupada’s desire that we distribute books and thus increase his pleasure. As he wrote in the same letter, “I am most pleased especially to hear that...

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Book distribution anecdotes from Brazil
Dec04

Book distribution anecdotes from Brazil

On a cold and difficult day in Curitiba, Brazil, Mahananda Murari Prabhu remembered that it is only by Krishna’s mercy that everything happens. He prayed that if it was Krishna’s desire, would He please allow nice people to emerge. Gabriela and Matheus then appeared, excited, saying: “It wasn’t by chance that we met!” He held the books for Mahananda to take the photo. In another photo, Mahananda was in...

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