ISV Starts with Several Sets Distributed
Jan16

ISV Starts with Several Sets Distributed

One morning, the ISKCON Silicon Valley devotees heard an inspiring sankirtana seminar and kirtan by Vaisesika Prabhu. Then, surcharged with renewed energy, teams went out on book distribution. This marked the beginning of Sankirtan 2016 at ISV! The kids did not want a break that. They wanted to go out to distribute books. We started with a prayer to make us instruments to distribute CC and SB sets. In the first...

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Book Table outside Grocery Store
Jan16

Book Table outside Grocery Store

Years ago when I used to do some book distribution in Dallas, we used to put up a book table outside indian grocery stores and give a prasadam cookie to everyopne going inside the store and try to sell them a book when they come out. One such evening, one asian lady came while her husband was waiting in the car on the curb. As usual we gave her a cookie, she paused for a while and just glanced at the books. I said, "we will show...

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A Sankirtana Story
Jan15

A Sankirtana Story

Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Once while distributing books for the Prabhupada Marathon for a couple of hours one Saturday afternoon in a Gainesville parking lot, I encountered a man sitting in the driver's seat of his car reading the Holy Bible. Christians are always a challenge for me to deal with, and I wondered what to say. Reflecting on the situation, I said to him,...

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Distributing Books Through the Smart Box Program in Houston
Jan14

Distributing Books Through the Smart Box Program in Houston

Hare Krsna dear devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I have been blessed with the opportunity to engage in the wonderful Smart-Box book-distribution program in Hillcroft, the "Little India" of Houston, Texas. I had the chance to maintain the Smart Boxes there yesterday, and it was a very enlivening experience. I have four locations in the Sugar Land section of Hillcroft that I...

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Showing Kindness to All Living Entities
Jan13

Showing Kindness to All Living Entities

By Vaisesika Dasa Dear Highly Esteemed Team ISV devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Our stated mission at ISV is to show kindness to all living beings by vigorously promoting public hari nama sankirtana performances and the massive distribution of transcendental literature. We also maintain a temple at which we worship the Lord in a spiritually surcharged, friendly & welcoming atmosphere,...

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Battlefield Bhajans Vol. 13
Jan12

Battlefield Bhajans Vol. 13

Battlefield Bhajans Vol. 13 Dedicated to HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Since the end of this deployment is near, the time of family issues usually come out now. While most are happy to be going home, others are scared. Their marriages have drifted apart and they are finding it hard to accept the realities that await them on the home front. One on my soldiers, came and found me the other night in hysteria. He was crying and...

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