A Hostel in Downtown San Diego
USA Hostels A hostel in downtown San Diego Bhakta Pedro was first exposed to Krishna consciousness in Portugal, the country where he grew up. At one point he moved to the US where he spent the first couple of years traveling and enjoying himself. Eventually he settled down in Ocean Beach, one of the towns that make up the city of San Diego. There he lived and worked at the local youth hostel. During this period he again came in...
South American BBT
by Madhava Smullen Spanish is the second most widely-spoken language in the Western World. And while many of the people of South America are poor, their piety and respect for religion is such that they will part with their last pennies in exchange for a spiritual book. On top of that, even staunch Catholics show a warm receptivity to yoga and Indian philosophy. Yet rather than triumph, history only reveals a dark struggle for...
Book Distribution is Contagious
Recently, Udhayan Prabhu, one of the devotees attending the Bhakti Vriksha program in our house, met me in the train that I distribute Srila Prabhupada's books in every day. He was on his way to Mumbai, but he spontaneously volunteered to carry the books and distribute some books himself. We did a good number of books that day. A few days later I met one of the persons who had taken a copy of the Ramayana in English compiled by...
Two travelers pick up books
Met a man today with two suitcases. I asked him why he looked more peaceful than everyone else, and he said because he has suffered so much. I showed him the Gita, but he said he had the Gita. I showed him "Searching For Vedic India," which he immediately took a liking to. He said he is going to India next year. He gave $20 and took the book. (He said that he was an upscale homeless man. His wife had left him and his kids...
The Nectar for which we are always anxious for! by Madhu Mangal das
Dear Prabhu's, Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga, all glories to the sankirtan devotees of the Lord! During Srila Prabhupada's 2003 December Book Distribution Marathon, I sold a book to a Russian lady, who told me that she was a ballet teacher for the Cape Performing Arts Society. Before she had come to South Africa during the early Communist years, she had been a principle dancer for...
An Honest Seeker
by Dwarakesa das I was distributing in the international terminal at the Los Angeles Airport when I approached a man who was coming down the escalator. "Excuse me, sir, are you from LA or out of town?" He replied, "Can't you see I'm in a hurry? Don't bother me." Then he went on his way. Two minutes later he came back and asked if the books I had were spiritual. I said, "Yes they are."...
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