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The Missing Link…The Follow Up and Character Cultivation
One event leads to another One Wednesday the LA skp crew went to one of the Warp tour concerts outside of SanDiego and after the incoming of cars, Bhrigupati and myself decided to visit one devotee named Radhanatha das who became a disciple of Srila Prabhupada at the age of 16. He lives off the beaten path up in the mountains next to the Cleveland National Forest near a cluster of Indian reservations. For the last 20 years this devotee has been paralyzed from the neck down and he maneuvers about within his fields of service in a semi bed...
read moreLetter from Madhumanagala das -distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books
I am pleased to inform you, that the sankirtan mission to Mozambique in the service of Srila Prabhupada, His Holiness Bhakti Caitanya Swami Maharaj, My Spiritual Master and Lord Sri Caitanya was a great sucsess! All glories to Lord Nityananda, who makes divine arrangements for those who eagerly spread the sankirtan mission of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. To such souls, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu makes His face to shine upon them, as they relish the nectar of distributing His holy name to the fallen and conditioned souls. Bhakti Caitanya...
read moreJohnny Rotten
Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. When I was at Terminal 4, LA Airport last Friday, doing books, saw a bright yellow tracksuited guy go in the Starbucks Coffee joint to my left; on his back he had a number '1' and the name 'ROTTEN' over the top. I thought "Is that HIM?" and went a little closer to check his face. He was in the queue and looking all around, self-conciously. He looked a bit like Johnny Rotten, so I had an idea to approach him when he came out. I was just...
read moreBrighupati Prabhu ki jaya!
Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The book distributors at LA Temple get one day a week off; Tuesday. Last week, on this day, Brighupati Prabhu took a couple of them for a drive into the nearby San Gabriel Mountains for a picnic and a japa walk. It only takes half an hour to drive from Watseka Avenue, past Downtown, and out into the mountains: it takes over an hour to simply get out of town in London… They drove up Mount Wilson, the highest point around, and stopped for a view. Inland...
read moreLos Angeles SD Newsletter vol. 3, issue 6
LORD CAITANYA DESCENDS By bhakta Isidro Upon seeing that the world was devoid of devotional service to Sri Krishna, because everyone was engaged in material sense enjoyment, whether sinfully or virtuously. Sri Advaita Acharya felt compassion and began to ponder how he could act for the people's benefit. Although Sri Advaita Acharya Himself was powerful enough to do the work, as a submissive servitor He thought that without the personal appearance of the Lord, no one could improve the fallen condition of society. Thus the Acharya resolved...
read moreGenuine Feelings of Care
"I remember when this conference first began devotees were sending in so many nice stories about there experiences while on book distribution, but for a long time now we haven't been getting many of these letters so I'm asking you all to again send your stories, there very inspiring, don't hold back the mercy." Last weekend was the "Coachella Music festival" in Palms Springs, California. Thirty-five thousand young adults conglomerated for two days of the latest music with bands such as Bjork, Chemical Brothers,...
read moreLos Angeles SD Newsletter VOL. 4, ISSUE 8
MY FIRST BOOK From Peggy Rae Ordonez I’ve been a supporter of Sastra Dana since its first meeting here at New Dvaraka, but my involvement has been one of financial and moral support. I’ve always considered myself too introverted to actually approach someone and attempt to distribute a book. This week I actually distributed my first book and I shared my story with Mahat-tattva Prabhu. He asked me to share it with you. A co-worker that I’ve known for some time has been fascinated with the historical period of Napoleon and has...
read moreLos Angeles SD Newsletter VOL. 4, ISSUE 8
POWERED BY YOU While I was in India Bhakta Bobby was overseeing the Sastra Dana program. What follows is a letter that he wrote in attention to publish it in the newsletter. Now that I am back and found the letter I decided to publish it. Please continue reading. (Mahat-tattva dasa) Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Most of you don’t know who I am, but I’ve had the blessing of a lifetime to oversee the Sastra Dana program while Mahat-tattva is in India. Before this, I never knew...
read moreLos Angeles SD Newsletter VOL. 4, ISSUE 8
THE STORY REVELED By Mahat-tattva dasa Many devotees have expressed their fascination about the huge number of coffee shops, nail and hair salons receiving so many of Srila Prabhupada’s books. Well, here is the story. The idea came from Bhaktin Anastasia. She said, one day, before she joined the temple, she was in maya and decided to go to a Hair salon to do her hair. While sitting there she noticed that there was a book shelf with books and magazines for the costumers’ convenience. Immediately the idea to put Srila...
read moreGita by Phone
Hare Krishna Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. At present I am distributing Bhagavad-Gita's by telephone because I am unable to go out much. My son's school holidays are on and the weather is too hot to go out and take him with me. I put an ad in the paper for the books and many responses were there. There was a gentleman from Dubai who came to Mumbai to visit his family and he wanted to buy a Bhagavad-Gita to take back with him. Just then he saw the ad in the paper and called up! He was so desperate...
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