Yes, there must always be competition, that gives life, that cannot be separated from life!!?’
Dec04

Yes, there must always be competition, that gives life, that cannot be separated from life!!?’

Monday, 25 December, 1972 ' Bombay My dear Sri Govinda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 5, 1972. I am greatly pleased to hear from you that you have increased the selling books five times more in Chicago centre. That is very good news to me. Yes, there must always be competition, that gives life, that cannot be separated from life. Sanatana dharma means the strong will utilize...

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W.E.Day Lecture, Los Angeles
Dec03

W.E.Day Lecture, Los Angeles

Lecture in New Dwarka on World Enlightenment Day 2000, given by His Holiness Devamrita Swami in the temple room. Thank you all very much for gathering here for this Sankirtana breakfast on this very special day. Sometimes you may wonder, "what is this all about? Why are we going through so much endeavor for all this?" You see Sura Prabhu and Svavas Prabhu running around, making so many arrangements. You may ask, "what...

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Vrndavana Seminar
Dec01

Vrndavana Seminar

by Jiva Daya das I was distributing books at a parking lot when I approached one lady and showed her the books. She said she wasn't very interested but her daughter may be interested. She said she would call her on the mobile phone. After talking to her daughter she said she would be down in ten minutes to see the books. So I continued distributing in the same lot. Then the daughter came down, as soon as she saw the books she...

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Distributing at a university in Washington
Dec01

Distributing at a university in Washington

by Vijaya das Distributing at a university in Washington, I approached one student to show him the books. When I distribute, I show the pictures and explain them a little. One book was "Second Chance" and I showed the student a picture of the out-of-the-body experience, wherein the mind of a man is looking over his body as it is being operated on. He pointed at the picture and said, "That happened to me! That happened...

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Canada’s PM, Justin Trudeau, got a Gita in 2012
Dec01

Canada’s PM, Justin Trudeau, got a Gita in 2012

The new Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, received the Bhagavad-gita As It Is from me years ago. I took the opportunity to give Trudeau the book in 2012, while he was being chauffeured in the India Independence Day Parade. The Montreal Hare Krishna devotees were chanting the Hare Krishna mantra and dancing in the parade. When I saw Trudeau, I didn't know he was going to become the next Prime Minister, but I knew that he...

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Another day of distribution: good sales
Nov28

Another day of distribution: good sales

Our book marathon in New Zealand started on November 2nd. I have been trying to present two or more than two books at a time. My experience is that people at least take one. They find it hard to refuse many books. Still there are those who escape the causeless mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by making excuses: no money, dyslexic, read online, etc. I had a few services to do at the temple before going out for sankirtana today. A...

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