Los Angeles SD Newsletter Vol. 4, Issue 9
Jun03

Los Angeles SD Newsletter Vol. 4, Issue 9

THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS Morning Walk April 2, 1974, Bombay Prabhupada: Yes. Krsna says, sarva-dharman parityajya [Bg. 18.66]. You'll take a practical… My Guru Maharaja gave me hint that book publication is more pleasing to me than Matha-mandira. So I took it and I began to publish books and that has come successful. Karyam karma. I took it, "Oh, Guru Maharaja wants that books should be published. So let me concentrate...

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Highest Welfare Work
Jun02

Highest Welfare Work

"When a person is actually in the knowledge that Krsna is the fountainhead of everything, then when he acts in that spirit he acts for everyone. The sufferings of humanity are due to forgetfulness of Krsna as the supreme enjoyer, the supreme proprietor, and the supreme friend. Therefore, to act to revive this consciousness within the entire human society is the highest welfare work. One cannot be engaged in such first-class...

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My New Trailer
Jun01

My New Trailer

LILAS “MY NEW TRAILER” Madhumangala dasa (Cape Town South Africa) I was on my way back to the temple after distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books. While passing through the parking lot of the Greenacres shopping center in Port Elizabeth, I approached a man standing next to one of those imported Japanese 4×4’s with a fancy-looking trailer hooked up to it. I introduced myself to him and presented Srila...

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Great Story
May25

Great Story

The following letter was written to me by bhaktine Sara, who is currently chanting 16 rounds as a full-time student at Oregon State University. But first, a little history: 3 summers ago, Navina Nirada Prabhu sold Sara a book on Haight Ashbury, San Fransisco. Several days later, as all the travelling Sankirtana devotees were taking a week vacation at the beautiful "BIG SUR" National park 2 hours South of San Fransisco,...

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An Amazing Thing Happened
May25

An Amazing Thing Happened

I was distributing at Venice Beach in LA, it was one of those necter days when you meet a lot of nice people and they happily take a book and give a donation. Then to top it off when I got back to the Temple a devotee approached me and asked if he could have a word with me. He went on to tell me a pretty amazing event that took place. A few guru-kulies and one friend of there's who wasn't a devotee but liked to hang around the...

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