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How we came to Krsna Consciousness
Dear Vijaya prabhu, PAMHO AGTSP. I was very enlivened by your sharing your coming to Krsna Consciousness. I am willing to share my simple story if you think it may inspire someone, and you are welcome to shorten it or clarify it in any way you see fit, or just send it the recycle bin if you want. I know I can ramble. I was an ordinary high school student, living about 25 miles south of Washington D.C. A friend of mine had recently moved to Atlanta, and would come visit me once a month. He was fortunate enough to meet the devotees distributing...
read moreFrom Madhu Mangal Prabhu
Dear Prabhu's, Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada. all glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga, all glories to the sankirtan devotees of the Lord. Distributing Srila Prabhupada's books last week here in Cape Town at the Gardens, I saw a lady and a gentleman standing on the corner of the Houses of Parliment. As I approached them, I saw that the lady was wearing sunglasses, that to me seemed to be a bit oversized. I noticed the gentleman was wearing a name tag on his chest. I introduced myself to him. Yes,...
read moreMayapura skp meetings
Here's a few points by some of the speakers at the Mayapura Sankirtana meeting. The first speaker was yours truly. I mentioned that this year 2004 is a very historical year, being the year that the Maha Panca Tattva appeared in Mayapura. Lord Caitanya is benedicting the world with His transcendental presence, and our duty as as His little servants is to broadcast His message. I also mentioned that Lord Caitanya is present if we can just remember Him. As it is stated in the CC: kathancana smrte yasmin-If one remembers Lord Caitanya then...
read moreThe Mayapura Festival
Dear Prabhu's, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Quite a bit is happening this year in Sri Dhama Mayapura. Most notably of course is the instillation of the Panca Tattva. Thousands of devotees are here. Naru Gopal Prabhu one of the main managers told me 7,500 devotees registered for the festival and many more expected. The instillation ceremony last three days, part of it is when Their Lordships give everyone darsan two days before the end of the ceremony. The scene: The curtains are supposed to be...
read moreLord Nityananda’s prediction
Upon seeing the chanting and dancing of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Nityananda predicted that later there would be dancing and chanting in every village. PURPORT This prediction of Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s is applicable not only in India but also all over the world. That is now happening by His grace. The members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are now traveling from one village to another in the Western countries and are even carrying the Deity with them. These devotees distribute various literatures all...
read moreBook Distribution like “play”
My dear Prabha Visnu, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 1, 1973, and I am very glad to hear from you the wonderful news of travelling party in England. I think the people of that place are becoming more and more inclined for this Krishna Consciousness movement, they are inviting you to stay at their houses, they are taking books, becoming sometimes devotees—all of these are very encouraging signs to me. If you simply go on in this way, stopping in every village and city of...
read moreBy Book Distribution one naturally remembers Krsna
One may sell books or enlist life members or render some other service, but these duties are not ordinary duties. These duties serve as an impetus for remembering Krsna. When one goes with a sankirtana party or sells books, he naturally remembers that he is going to sell Krsna’s books. In this way, he is remembering Krsna. When one goes to enlist a life member, he talks about Krsna and thereby remembers Him. Smartavyah satatah visnur vismartavyo na jatucit. The conclusion is that one must act in such a way that he will always remember...
read morePreaching to Please the acharya
Dear prabhu's, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I recently visited New Zealand and while there I went to the centers that I heard were very successful in the loft preaching and I must say that I'm very impressed. So many nice young devotees have come out of this type of preaching. Srila Prabhupada said we should tax our brains to figure out how to attract people to Krsna consciousness. Devamrta Swami has done just that as you'll see from reading the letter below. Before leaving Christ Church I...
read moreA Transendental birthday present
Jan 30, 2004 Haribol Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances, I met a nice boy at the Gita Nagari farm right after the marathon. He came up to me in the temple room and warmly thanked me. He said about a year ago, his younger sister had bought some books from me in a shopping mall in Harrisburgh, PA, and she ended up giving them to him for his birthday, Bhagavad Gita, Science of Self Realization, and others. He read the books and became interested. Now, several months later, he is visiting Gita Nagari, chanting sixteen rounds sometimes,...
read moreA letter of encouragement form Srila Prabhupada
My Dear Jagajivan das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated July 27, 1976 and have noted the contents with care. I am very pleased that you have taken up this mission of spreading the Krsna consciousness movement all over the world. This is the wish of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that, yare dakho tare kaho krsna upadesa, everyone you see or meet, tell him about krsna; amara ajnaya guru haya tara ei desa [Cc. Madhya 7.128], and by My command you become a guru and save this land. This was also the mission of my guru...
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