Remembering Prabhupada
Dear Prabhus, Something happened to me in the Los Angeles Airport that made me think. I was distributing books on terminal one and talking to some lady when I heard somebody say:"They are completely bogus!" and I saw some older man pass by. So afterwards I thought: Wasn't it actually Srila Prabhupada who introduced this word for challenging the mayavadis? Perhaps somebody can confirm my idea and inspire me with some lila...
Grandma’s Ajnata Sukrti
Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances all glories to Srila Prabhupada I asked one devotee here in Berlin how he became a devotee, his answer was what I quite often hear, 'The Bhagavad Gita.' He was visiting his grandmothers house one day and saw this attractive looking book in her shelf so he pulled it out and started reading. He asked his grandmother where she had got it, she said she had never seen it before and...
Chowpatti (Mumbai) Book Distribution
"I had heard this one before. Not wanting to waste any more time with him, I left hurrying to catch up with the other devotees of the Gaur Nitai Harinam party". Rakshit Shetty Prabhu, a regular member of this fired up group, doing Harinaam Sankirtan all over Mumbai, witnessed this event as his convictions about book distribution became stronger. "I am sorry, I don't have any change. Actually I want to buy a book but...
Prabhupada Quote
Dear Lord, Your personal associates, devotees, wander all over the world to purify even the holy places of pilgrimage. Is not such activity pleasing to those who are actually afraid of material existence? PURPORT There are two kinds of devotees. One is called go˜hanand… and the other bhajananand…. The word bhajananand… refers to the devotee who does not move, but remains in one place. Such a devotee is...
Warped… Over and Out
[Due to little time for editing I apologize for any mistakes in the following] "That's exactly my next move!" This response to receiving one of Srila Prabhupada's books may not have been delivered with the greatest sincerity but Scott was definitely open to spiritual life. He had seen me holding a JSD, walked over and asked what it was. After making a financial sacrifice for it and chatting with me for a short while...