Book Distribution at Kumbha Mela 2013 on Mouni Amavasya
Feb14

Book Distribution at Kumbha Mela 2013 on Mouni Amavasya

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Sankirtana Report in Belo Horizonte
Feb11

Sankirtana Report in Belo Horizonte

"Sangita – Sankirtana for the Guru and Sankirtana for the Temple"   In Belo Horizonte, as we have reported few times before, we started a new program called “Sangita”, and it has been giving good results. It has been happening since the beginning of the last year (2012) and it consists of performing sankirtana and harinama with many devotees together, from senior devotees to kids, aiming not only to...

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Doctor Gets Books
Feb11

Doctor Gets Books

I stopped a smart looking man in Bethlehem, Tauranga: “Sir, looking smart today. Are you the Mayor?” He explained that he was actually a doctor and already knew Bhagavad Gita and the devotees from Murwillumbah. He was so favorable, and I showed him the ‘Teachings of Lord Kapiladeva.’ I saw he was wearing an ice breaker thermal, and I said jokingly that he could donate that but he opted to donate a $20 instead....

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Butcher’s Material life Butchered
Feb11

Butcher’s Material life Butchered

I was going door to door in Hamilton with Bhakta Christian and we went to a house where we met Quinton. He was a young man (mid 20s) and a father of three. He supported his family by being a butcher at a local slaughterhouse (or freezer works as they call them in New Zealand), where, he told me, they kill 2700 calves per day. For this he gets a thousand dollars per week. He mentioned that at another slaughterhouse in the...

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Despite Discouragement
Feb11

Despite Discouragement

I was going door to door in Hamilton’s poorest area (ruff looking state houses) when I saw a young man dressed like a hoodlum on a BMX. I stopped him and said, “Hey! Are you a rapper or break-dancer?” He stopped and managed to give me $2 and take a 'Raja-Vidya.' I found out that he lived up the driveway where I would go after the house I was about to approach. So I told him to tell his mates and brother I...

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