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Very Interesting Praphupada Quote & Samadhi Lila
The word ätma-bhävita also indicates that a devotee is always engaged in preaching to deliver conditioned souls. It is said of the six Gosvämés: nänä-sästra-vicäranaika-nipunau sad-dharma-samsthäpakau lokänà hita-kärinau. A pure devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is always thinking of how fallen, conditioned souls can be delivered. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, influenced by the merciful devotees' attempt to deliver fallen souls, enlightens the people in...
read moreThe Missing Link…The Follow Up and Character Cultivation
Below is a sample of one form of follow up. What can be noted here is that 'the cultivation' does not only involve the persons that are contacted on the street level, but those who can come to a regular medium of public interaction where they can get to know you(one day a week will not suffice). For example in LA most of the books distributed are at the airport where in most cases you will not see those individuals again within the local region. However yajna is being performed which in turn brings in quality persons to visit whatever...
read moreSummer news from Finland
Please accept our humble obeisances all glories to Srila Prabhupada Many times it is painful to see how tv is guru to people. But luckily this time this also this tendency was engaged in a service of sankirtan. Some 3 weeks ago there was very positive tv-program. One grhasta couple, Gopinatha prabhu and Rasarani dd and couple brahmacaries were interviewed, there was discussion of basic philosophy, Srimati Tulsi devi in studio, bhajans. The interviewer was excellent, making nice questions, eating and glorifying prasadam, participating to...
read moreGone Warped… back in six weeks! (1)
Dear Vaisnavas and Vaisnavis Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! In an attempt to send you some reports from my travels on this years Warped Tour I have used an old mailing list so if you do not want to receive these please, please, please reply personally to this e-mail and I will immediately take you off that list. I haven't distributed books or written about it for a while so I am very rusty on both counts plus the tour is very hectic. I welcome critique and chastisement from anyone should you be able...
read moreLaundry Room Preaching
Haribol prabhus and matajis, this book distribution katha is very enlivening, especially to those of us (like myself) who are living outside of the temple but who would still like to be a part of the book distribution experience. sastra dana is a wonderful way to get srila prabhupada's books out to the public. one place that i like to place prabhupada's books is in laundromats and laundry rooms in apartment buildings. many times such places have bookshelves for customers to read while waiting for their clothes to get washed, and they...
read moreHistoric Opening: Krishnas Celebrate New Temple
http://www.sltrib.com/06242001/utah/108322.htm BY IRENE HSIAO THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SPANISH FORK — The 500 pairs of shoes old sneakers, new high heels, worn sandals — piled at the entrance represented the range of people and religions at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple opening Saturday morning. Barefooted adults and children glided across the white marble floors inside the temple to start the fire ceremony. Others padded across the Oriental rugs in their socks and sat cross-legged, observing the beginning of the daylong...
read moreLos Angeles Shastra Dan Newsletter VOL. 3, ISSUE 13
SASTRA DANA This is taken from the Sastra Dana newsletter, volume 1, issue 1. WHAT IS SASTRA DANA? Sastra Dana means “share the sastra” and the purpose of this program is to invite congregational devotees to participate directly in missionary activities of book distribution by sponsoring books. The ultimate goal is to replace all the mundane literature, at least in the area of Los Angeles. We are meeting every two weeks to talk about this program and share some delicious prasadam. HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE? By sponsoring books,...
read moreLos Angeles SD Newsletter VOL. 3, ISSUE 13
VANCA KALPA… THE BOOKS By Nitika Thapar Please accept our greetings from the Sastra Dana newsdesk. We all hope that you are doing well with regard to your Krsna conscious activities. Our last program was held at Kakudmi Prabhu's home. Although the crowd was small, it was nevertheless a very sweet and simple gathering characterized by wonderful Vaisnava bhajans sung by the host himself. This was followed by an interesting and inspiring talk by Vijaya Prabhu, a veteran in book distribution who reminisced his experiences over the past...
read moreThe Missing Link…The Follow Up and Character Cultivation Part 2
The follow up is certainly an art, to package and tailor the Vedic siddanta according to the individual, to provide a user friendly medium where one can feel comfortable to approach Krsna Consciousness at a personal pace. People will become inspired by the individual and in the right atmosphere they will be the ones to mark the necessary changes in their life. The main encouraging theme is to just add Krsna. Interestingly enough in order to develop these skills we come back to book distribution, to say just enough and not too much so they...
read moreLos Angeles SD Newsletter, Vol. 4, Issue 11
Attach: Librarian at Hannold Library holds just donated Bhagavatams. MERCY TO SEVEN COLLEGES From Rambhoru dasi Mahat-tattva prabhu, I went to the big graduate school library across the street from Claremont School of Theology, and they have also agreed to take a set of Prabhupada’s books. They already have a really old set, but it doesn’t have the last three Cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam translated by Hridayananda Gosvami. I will not be going to that school for another week, so if you could get me the books again somehow, and the...
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