Los Angeles SD Newsletter Vol. 4, Issue 2
LET US ALL DO WHATEVER WE CAN Letter from H.H. Giriraj Swami Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Recent events (Sep. 11th) reminded me of the following statement by Srila Prabhupada: "Human society, at the present moment, is not in the darkness of oblivion. It has made rapid progress in the field of material comforts, education and economic development throughout the entire world....
Some Nectar Stories from the Marathon.
I was at central train station, Sydney Australia, and had just finished an exchange when amboy about 14 years old came up behind me and said "Excuse me sir, I've been watching you, do you mind if I give you some advice" I said "Sure, I need all the help I can get". "OK, lose the hat, lose the bag, stand up straight and alway's finish with a firm hand shake, I'm not racist but don't stop the...
Bali, Indonesia
Although the island of Bali has only about four million people, there are more than four thousand devotees here, and many are active book distributors. Two days after I arrived they held the Prabhupada Marathon awards ceremony. Fifty devotees received awards — three of them doctors. In fact, there are quite a few devotee doctors there. While I was staying at the home of Padma Locana Prabhu, a bank consultant and book...
Fanning the Spark
I was in Bondi, Sydney, distributing books. I stopped a teenage boy. He looked very interested as I showed him Bhagavad Gita. He was very eager but was a little worried when I asked for a donation. I told him to give what he could. He dug out his wallet and had a few dollars in coins. I could tell he was eager for spiritual life and didn't want to sell him short. I gave him a Perfect Escape (small book by Devamrita Swami). I told...
Srila Prabhupada’s Mercy Is for ALL
As we looked down the list of all the libraries in Pretoria South Africa, one stood out: the Winterveld library. This was the only library that had no phone number. Not knowing how to contact Winterveld, we called the head office of the Community Libraries of Pretoria and asked if they had a phone number or a physical address. But they said they had no contact information for this library and they'd never communicated with them!...
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