Distribution on Radhastami
Sep27

Distribution on Radhastami

Mahananda Murari Prabhu met a friendly couple from Brasília in Curitiba. They are students of the world’s religions. He was once a Christian pastor, and at a certain point he realized that he should broaden his spiritual horizons. He began to welcome boooks from Eastern schools, as he did today, happily purchasing BBT books. Their photo is attached, and in another photo we have Neto and Emelin. They met devotees at other times...

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Krishna is all-attractive, which attracts people to ISKCON
Sep23

Krishna is all-attractive, which attracts people to ISKCON

After a Food for Life program in Florianópolis, Bhakta Gustavo entered the temple and noticed two women outside, standing in front of the gate, looking inside at the temple room and the altar (visible from the street sidewalk). He invited them in, and their conversation culminated in them happily acquiring a Gita. (first picture) Carla and Paulo followed daily online classes and then finally visited us. They liked it so much that from...

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A great example of the power of a single book by Srila Prabhupada
Sep22

A great example of the power of a single book by Srila Prabhupada

In sankirtana on the streets, the devotees of the Florianópolis temple met Alessandro (first photo), a public elementary-school teacher, who took a book and visited us at a festival. He was so impressed with the experiences that he invited us to a program to present our culture to his students. A team led by Temple President Rasarnava Gauranga Prabhu was then assembled, with Bhakta Gustavo and Bhakta Enoque and Bhaktin Marília (a...

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The magic happens, if you go out on book distribution
Sep21

The magic happens, if you go out on book distribution

  Vinay Sri Nitai Prabhu met a girl who, though nice, was reluctant to keep the books. Suddenly a random person shouted from the distance, “Gabriela! Now is your time!” Her name is Gabriela, making the scream so providential that she was startled. Vinay said, “Well, to get a clearer signal from the universe than that, it would maybe be a slap in the face!” She smiled, agreed, and said, “Yes, I really...

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Rainy-day revelation
Sep20

Rainy-day revelation

It was such a cold, windy, rainy day in Hastings, New Zealand that I dared to stand inside a Kmart and distribute indoors. Confident that Krishna would protect me from the security, I was doing okay. An hour later a friendly mall cleaner told me that the manager was watching me through the camera the whole time, and if I didn’t leave now they would call the police. It had been a while since I hit Queens Street in Hastings, so it...

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