Srila Prabhupada Letter to Ramesvara dasa, 14th November 1975

Posted on Feb 10, 2016 in Book Distribution To Colleges, Libraries And Universities

“The report of the BBT Library Party is very encouraging to me that the main library of Harvard told us they would be honored to complete the collection of our books. Just see. This is wonderful. Still University of New Brunswick has ordered our books even though they do not order religious books. This is a success. This quote by the head of their religion department of Oberlin is very important: ‘I think the best feature...

Hare Krishna Temple, London Book Distribution

Posted on Feb 10, 2016 in Drama & Film

Sankirtan Strategy by Samaved Prabhu

Posted on Feb 10, 2016 in Book Distribution Audio Lectures

Audio Lecture on Sankirtan Strategy by Samaved Prabhu Download Audio

Observatory staff visits a book table

Posted on Feb 9, 2016 in Sankirtan Stories

Griffith Park Observatory is a famous tourist spot in Los Angeles. Tens of thousands of foreigners and locals pass through to view the stars, educational exhibits, and a dazzling light show. It is like a temple of atheism. Perhaps it is the atheistic, Western version of the transcendental Vedic Planetarium that Srila Prabhupada had in mind. With a little legal shove from a lawyer, Amarendra Prabhu, we have re-established a nice book...

Srila Prabhupada Letter to Madhusudana, 1st February 1968

Posted on Feb 9, 2016 in Book Distribution And Temple Worship

“Yes, the verse concerning arca-vigraha is like this: arcye visnau sila-dhir gurusu, nara-matir vaisnave jati-buddhir. The meaning is that one should not think of the Deity as made of stone, wood, etc. Another verses is: arcayam eva haraye, pujam yah sraddhayehate. The meaning is that one who worships the Deity with great devotion but doesn't show any devotion to the devotees of the Lord, or doesn't preach Krsna...