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Peter Max (the world famous artist) gets Srila Prabhupada’s books!
Drumila Dasa: I was talking to a woman outside the famous Omni Hotel. She had contributed to our Food for Life program here in New Orleans. She was so nice I asked if I could take her picture and put her on my Facebook page holding her book. To reassure her I showed her some of the famous people that have gotten books from me. She said, “You know, I’m here with Peter Max.” I said, “You’re here with Peter Max!?” I said, “Can I go in and give them a book, and take my picture with him?” She said,...
read moreDoor to door book distribution in New Papatoetoe, New Zealand
Door to door book distribution in New Papatoetoe, New Zealand, brought me to the home of an elderly Indian fellow who was all too enthusiastic to see me. After presenting the books he quickly ran into another room and came back with 51 dollars cash and explained that this money was in the pocket of his brother’s pants when he passed away some time ago. He was waiting for an opportunity to give it Krishna, so he eagerly gave it to me in exchange for some books. His friend, who was present during the conversation, was so moved by the...
read moreReading Prabhupada’s books during the communist era
While in Warsaw Poland I asked a devotee how he came to Krsna. At that time it was still a communist country so book distribution wasn't allowed, but somehow books would get in to places around communist countries. This devotee tells how he came across one of Prabhupada's books. "In the early 80's I was in the university studying philosophy. In the university there was a book going around amongst the students called the Isopanisad. There was a waiting list of about 80 people to read the book and it had already been read so...
read morePlease Give me Something more!
Shastra Krit Dasa: Yesterday in Parammatta Sydney one gentle westernised Indian lady came to me while I was on book distribution and said “I want to buy a set of Srimad Bhagavatam.” I almost fell on the ground in shock. I couldn’t believe someone wants a set while I’m struggling to sell even one book. Then I asked how she knew about the Srimad Bhagavatam. She said I gave her the book “Science of Self-Realization” last month. She read it cover to cover and she loved it. Believe it or not she was a born again Christian before reading the...
read moreHema Malini and Srila Prabhupada’s books
Hema Malini, the famed dancer from India, visited the ISKCON Los Angeles temple over the last weekend in June (this year, 2016), and I was reminded of when she and I were together on the stage of the ISKCON auditorium in Juhu, Mumbai. It was a December, during the book-distribution marathon. After her performance I asked the members of the audience to come forward to purchase sets of Srila Prabhupada’s Srimad-Bhagavatam and Sri Caitanya-caritamra, at concessional rates. The response was slow, so I leaned over and asked her whether I could...
read moreMr. Spock gets one of Srila Prabhupada’s books to read
Mr. Spock gets one of Srila Prabhupada’s books to read while in a mission in the starship Enterprise 🙂 Srila Prabhupada: The real preaching is selling books. You should know the tactic how to sell without irritating. What your lecture will do for three minutes, but if he reads one page his life may be turned. Letter to Bali-mardan, September 30, 1072.
read moreAt the right place at the right time
I saw a young man munching on a burger in the food court of a mall in Christchurch. When I approached him to talk, he quickly wrapped his burger away and welcomed the conversation. Without handing him the book as yet (a security guard was lurking) I introduced my purpose in visiting Christchurch for the weekend, to find sincere souls. He was amazed and asked, “Why did you approach me? I'm on a journey of self-discovery. How did you know?” To that, I put before him the Journey of Self Discovery, amazing him even more. As he...
read moreA Sankirtana Mantra that works well
After the seminar by Vaisesika Prabhu in Durban, we ventured out to distribute some books at a local mall. I met an African couple who was busy loading the boot (trunk). I approached and showed them the books. Immediately I could sense that they would turn me down. So I used one of the lines that Vaisesika taught us. I said, "We are not trying to sell you anything. I'm here to enlighten you with knowledge. Do you know what happens when you die?" "No," came their answers. I showed them "Coming Back" and said...
read moreWas this an accident?
I was distributing books in the south of Italy at a shopping-center parking lot when I met a man who was interested in getting the Bhagavad-gita. He had heard of it and wanted to read it, but I didn't have one with me, so I offered him the Science of Self Realization. He preferred the Gita, but at least he got something similar. He gave a donation and said, "Maybe I'll see you sometime in the future, and then I can get the Gita from you." Six months later I was at a gas station about seventy miles from where I met this man,...
read moreWSN May 2016 – World Sankirtan Newsletter
Texas is known for being big in everything. Well, now, Dallas is doing big in book distribution: No. 3 in the USA for May. The temple had a great month with 3,695 book points: an increase of 824%. The temple president, Nityananda Prabhu, is enthusiastic to distribute full sets of Srila Prabhupada’s books, and this is where most of the book points are coming from. He’s a great example of an ISKCON leader. While in Slovenia, I had the honor of distributing books with a veteran book distributor, Praladananda Swami. In two years...
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