BBT Brazil Makes A Comeback
Friends of the BBT – July 08 Newsletter The Brazilian BBT harks back as far as 1975, when Srila Prabhupada held the first Portuguese Bhagavad Gita in his hands. Director Ishvara Swami ran the organization impressively, translating all of Prabhupada’s books and turning out huge print runs of between 100,000 and 400,000, with an unprecedented one million copies of Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers flying off the presses....
Even a Butcher Can Take Part
Recently, I tried to distribute Prabhupada's books in the villages in Slovakia. Last week I went door to door and entered a butcher's shop. A woman saw me in Vaishnava clothes, with books in my hand, and she immediately said, "I do not want any books. Some salesman was here last week." I told her that I am not a salesman, but a monk. I showed her books, but she was not at all interested. Then I told her, "Madam,...
Increased youth interest in Gita
Today on sankirtana, on three occasions, students came to my table and looked at the Bhagavad-Gita and flatly interrupted me while I was trying to show it to someone else, saying, "I want this. How much is it?" This has happened before, but three times in one day is a charm. The kids I talk to nowadays are concerned about global warming and terrorism. They do not have the same assurance of the somewhat predictable world that...
Book Distribution at a Party
One Saturday I went door to door in Hamilton, NZ. After a stretch of houses, I could hear someone playing a guitar in the next driveway on the other side of a hedge. As I came around the corner I recognised Regan, a guy who studies law and once came to the Krishna House. He had a drum with him, so we tried to jam and chant Hare Krsna to a famous "Nirvana" riff. Befitting the band's name, it was a nice beginning to my...
Touching the Soul
By Sivarama Swami Just after loading my bookbag with (20) maha books I tapped a man on the arm and looked him in the eye. He stopped, expecting me to say something. I didn’t. I put a book in his hand, pointed at Prabhupada’s picture, to the Sanskrit inside and then up to the sky indicating the books are meant to elevate you. I remember being absorbed in the desire to give out books and after looking deep into his eyes...
Book Distribution Success Through Kirtan
Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. During a recent visit to one main city in Khasadesa, our party distributed 225 Chinese Bhagavad-gitas. We did this through holding kirtan programs and making short, convincing presentations of Bhagavad-gita As It Is. We have found that once we capture peoples' hearts through kirtan, it is much more likely they will then purchase a book. I strongly...
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