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I heard this one today and thought you would like it. Guest (2): But there are so many disciples of one guru. Are they come all in bona fide disciplic succession? Prabhupada: Hmmm? Well, everyone is in a bona fide disciplic succession provided he keeps that tradition, keeps that tradition. One must behave that “I belong to this disciplic succession. I must keep myself fit for the post.” Then it is all right. If he deviates, then he deviates the disciplic succession. Hare Krsna. Caitanya Mahaprabhu says frankly that… This is...
read moreBook Distribution in Boise
For those of you in other parts of the world, Boise is the capital city in the state of Idaho which is in the Northwestern part of the USA. Not many devotees know, but this is one of the nicest temples in the USA. The president and his wife, Ananta Rupa das and Arudha dasi, have been running the temple for the past seventeen years. Arudha dasi regularly goes out to distribute books at the University and at some malls in the area. She home-schooled her two boys Radhika Raman dasa and Gopal Hari dasa. Many know of Radhika Raman through the BTG...
read moreStory from Naresvari Devi Dasi
Hare Krishna. Bhaktin Virginia from Lithuania, who's become Naresvari dd just today, has related the story. She has a family consisting of herself, her husband and 2 daughters. For many years she has been distributing books every day, from door to door. Once, it was Gita Jayanti, she was going to go out for book distribution. Before that she decided to drink some carinamrita of their home Deity. But actually it was not carinamrita, it was a chemical liquid. She took only 1 spoon, but her tongue got burned, it was very painful. And now...
read moreSrila Prabhupada’s ecstatic response to book distribution news
From: a 1976 Letter from Srila Prabhupada's secretary (from the new Vedabase) …after receiving an ecstatic report of Sankirtan in the Himalayas: "When Srila Prabhupada heard how all over the Himalayas people are hearing of Krishna Consciousness through books, He said, "The devotees all over the world are doing the greatest service to Caitanya Mahaprabhu. There is no comparison to their service. I am only an instrument to give you guidance. Actually you are all born to spread Krishna Consciousness all over the world. Go on...
read moreSrila Prabhupada ki Jay! by Madhu Mangal dasa
KWIKY BOOK-DISTRIBUTION NECTAR by Madhumangala Dasa "What do you do?" "I am a fireman." "Have you ever put out the blazing forest fire of material existence?" "No." "Take this." He took it. Now one fireman will be eternally blessed by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada! I introduced myself to a young man. He told me that he was a recovering drug addict. He began to leave. "Where are you going?" I asked. "I am...
read moreDistribution to Hospitals
Hare Krishna dear Prabhus. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I am sorry for not responding earlier. Here we had ecstatic Ratha Yatra festival and we were all mobilized for the last several days. Since many devotees showed interest in distributing books to hospitals Vijay Prabhu suggested that I write about it on BDS instead of replying privately. First thing I must say that I am not sure if this will work in other countries, but it definitely works in US. In US every hospital has a Volunteer Service...
read moreLAC Hospital Patients Receive Prabhupada’s Mercy
by Mahat-tattva Dasa By Krishna's mercy, we have been very successful in continuing to place Srila Prabhupada's books in the hospitals of the Los Angeles area. The last hospital that Sastra Dana has placed books in was the LAC-USC General Hospital. We called this hospital and offered a donation of books on yoga, philosophy and ancient Eastern culture (this is how we present our books to hospitals). The hospital representative expressed her eagerness to accept our donation. She was even happier to hear that we wanted to donate many...
read moreComing Back
Twenty two years ago, when I was nine years old, my mother took me to Venice beach. There, a large assembly of devotees were performing kirtan in the bright sun. A large table stood in front of them. On the table stood many cups of free lemonade prasad as well as many small books. I remember approaching the group. Then one devotee spoke to me and gave me a cup of lemonade as well as a copy of 'Coming back.' A few days ago in Kolobrzeg, Poland, towards the end of the daily harinam procession led by His Holiness Indradyumna Swami, a...
read moreFrom Madhumangal in South Africa
Distributing Srila Prabhupada's books at the annual Woodstock music festival, I was on my way back down to the main stage to get a fresh supply of books. A flatbed truck stopped next to me, at the back of truck a noisy group of young girls and boys, cheering each other, beers in their hands, their mood seemed to suggest: Let's party! The driver opened up the window and spoke to me: "Hullo, what are those books you have there," he asked curios to know. I told him that I was a traveling monk, and that the books I had were...
read moreConcert Book Distribution
While distributing books in the LA airport, a lady came up to me and asked, "Where is Krsna from?" I said, "Krsna is from Goloka Vrndavana, a planet far beyond this material universe." Then I showed her the Bhagavad-gita. She said, "Is that the Bhagavad-gita? I would like to have the Bhagavad-gita and give you a donation." It turns out that one of her good friends had just become a devotee, and that she was going through some hard times herself and wanted something that would give her some guidance. While...
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