Give me a book, I also want to be happy!
By Haripada dasa Srila Prabhupada transcendental book distribution Ki Jaya! What is a effect or a realization of the distribution of Srila Prabhupada’s books? One answer comes in the Srimad Bhagavatam 1.5.11: tad-vag-visargo janatagha-viplavo yasmin prati-slokam abaddhavaty api namany anantasya yaso ‘nkitani yat srnvanti gayanti grnanti sadhavah ‘On the other hand, that literature which is full with descriptions of...
Preserving the Vani of Srila Prabhupada
by Madhava Smullen On February 2, 1966, before he founded ISKCON or initiated any Western disciples, Srila Prabhupada purchased a reel-to-reel tape recorder and brought it back to his apartment on New York’s West 72nd street. At $54.02, it cost almost as much as his rent for a month, but it was an invaluable investment; for as he sat down to record his “Introduction toGeetopanisad,” he was leaving us his legacy The...
Overcoming our Fear of Book Distribution
By Bhakta Corey Distributing books can be a bit intimidating, especially in the beginning. Fear of book distribution may cause us to think of many reasons why we can’t distribute books. This article will focus on identifying causes of that fear and my own struggle to overcome fear of book distribution. What does distributing books mean? It generally means that you create an interaction with another human being and try to...
Hungary for Enlightenment
by Madhava Smullen In the 1970s, when devotees first printedBhagavad-gita As It Is, The Perfection of Yoga, and Sri Isopanisad in Hungarian, it was hard to see Hungary as a country where Krishna consciousness might flourish. Communism had reigned since 1949, and with its power still formidable, devotees had to keep their spiritual activities under the radar. But in 1986, when the Austrian border opened up, Krishna...
Krishna Fest FM
Hare Krishna, dear devotees! I was distributing books in Hamilton, New Zealand, early one sunny morning. I do not normally have much success distributing to middle-aged people, but after a few nice exchanges with younger people I approached a thoughtful-looking middle-aged gentleman with a beard. He was very keen to see the Bhagavad-gita, explaining that he considered himself a Buddhist and had always been interested in spiritual...
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