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Humility
Hare Krishna, We have heard that humility is a proper mood for book distribution and it’s good that Krishna reminds us of this on the streets. One afternoon I was out on books in Sydney, having had a nice early start with books practically flying out of my hands, it was only natural for me to start thinking that I was the doer. Welling with pride, I could only see this day getting better when a young man walks up to me and asks if he could see one of the books, my thinking is, “wow I’m so pure, people are now approaching me!...
read moreStories from Ukraine, from a devotee who goes out every day
2,022 books were taken in 72 days! 44 books distributed today! Such a beautiful day that it can not be expressed in words, despite the bad weather and few people. Nevertheless they took books. They were interested in the Vedas, and large books also went well. An ocean of positive energy. I met the controller in the trolley bus, and she let me on the bus for free, so I gave her a book. I passed a cafe and offered books to three men. One man immediately became interested because he was listening to Torsunov O. G. Then the three of them...
read moreAnother innovative way to distribute sets
When I was visiting the Los Angeles temple, I honored prasad at the recently renovated restaurant. A devotee named Syama Murari Prabhu, who works there, said, “We have a new way to distribute Bhagavatam sets. We set up a Bhagavatam set at the end of the buffet line, and if someone is interested, we show it to them. So far, in the past two months, we’ve distributed three sets.” Bhrghupati Prabhu came up with this great idea. Your servant, Vijaya Dasa...
read moreBook distribution on the front line, in Ukraine
One of those days on sankirtana: Today is a cleansing day, there were few people on the street, cloudy weather, then the alarm started, then I heard some bombing, it turned out that some rocket was shot down. But still, Krishna sent interesting people: One woman said, “This is what I have been looking for for all my life, I have long lacked spirituality in my life. I really want to come to the temple. There are many problems in the world due to the fact that there is little spiritual knowledge. It will be enlightening to read the books...
read moreA flash from the past
Attached is a newsletter from December 1974, very interesting. Sankirtan Newsletter 1974 December 22small
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There’s even a book for a fan of Heavy Metal
For the past six months a party of brahmacaris has preached in Lyon, France. Recently, Rasananda Sankirtan Dasa from Spain joined them, and here he writes about a recent preaching adventure on the streets of Lyon. ~~ I met the man in the attached photo a while back and offered him a book, but he did not break his meditation on Heavy Metal even to look at me. Today, however, when we arrived in a park and passed this man, he said, “If you have a book on Heavy Metal, I will take it!” The subculture influenced by Heavy Metal music is isinterested...
read moreSankirtana hero
Devotees from the whole world (esp. nearby Delhi) flocked to Vrindavan to observe the anniversary of Srila Prabhupada disappearance day. Thousands of devotees were participating in the festival. One particular devotee went the other way -> Vrindavan to Delhi. Dayasindhu Srivas Prabhu (see att. photo), a member of the book distribution team, was in Vrindavan for the last few days. He then decided that he will celebrate the festival by distributing books on the streets. “Let me do my seva and offer it to Srila Prabhupada”. He...
read moreA prisoner receives a Bhagavatam set
The Auckland Loft recently received a letter from a prisoner in the Auckland Correctional Facility, saying that he wanted The Nectar of Devotion, Teachings of Lord Caitanya and the Krsna Book. Munjaranya went to great lengths to connect with him on the phone, and after a week she succeeded. It turns out that he had just moved there from the Christchurch prison, where he had found a Bhagavad Gita and read it. Then he had contacted the temple in Christchurch, which sent him japa beads, and he started chanting. Now he is chanting twenty rounds a...
read moreHelp the Sankirtana Mission in Lithuania
Hare Krsna Everyone, The harinama sankirtan devotees in Lithuania asked me to send this message to you with the hope that you’ll be inspired to help in a small or big way. In whatever way you help, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu will be pleased. Here’s a video explaining the history of the bus and what is needed to carry on in their dynamic preaching: https://youtu.be/c589t1cLxY8 Here are the account details, should you be inspired to help: Name: Svento Vardo vienuolynas IBAN: LT63 7300 0101 5665 8772 SWIFT (BIC): HABALT22 Registration...
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