Book Distribution on Krishna Janmasthmi at New Jagannath Puri
Aug17

Book Distribution on Krishna Janmasthmi at New Jagannath Puri

Hare Krishna Dear friends and well-wishers Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. “Actually producing and distributing books is our most important engagement, all other engagements culminate in this one end–distribution of books.” (S.P.L. to Tamala Krsna 27th July 1973) From Umlazi African Township in the South, Miss Zinhle Pretty came to NJPT in Phoenix to find out about...

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Jenifer and the head cook are inspired
Aug15

Jenifer and the head cook are inspired

ISKCON BRISBANE, 32 JENNIFER ST. The Returned Service League Club was created to honor all those men and women who fought for Australia in her many past wars, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. In "Bhagavad-Gita As It Is" Srila Prabhupada explains that sacrificing one's life for one's country is an acceptable form of sacrifice and may lead to a higher position of renunciation. "Of course, Krishna...

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Anyone Can Take a Book
Aug15

Anyone Can Take a Book

by Caitanya Chandra Das (Porto Alegre, Brazil) As I distributed books last Sunday morning in the park, I saw one guy who seemed a bit gloomy. I stopped him and started my usual mantra: "Hello, I'm from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. We're distributing some books about spiritual knowledge. They" He interrupted me and said, "I'm looking for a girlfriend. Can you help me?" Before I...

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Receptive Traveler
Aug15

Receptive Traveler

On the bus, en route to the Grahamstown Arts Festival in South Africa, we stopped at a rest stop. Coming back into the bus, I noticed a young man, and said to him: "By the way you are dressed, it looks like you are on your way to the Grahamstown Arts Festival." He replied that he was going to the festival, and his accent sounded Spanish. So I greeted him in Spanish, and he said that he is from Brazil. I introduced myself,...

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Young Muslim Distributes Books
Aug15

Young Muslim Distributes Books

My wife and I currently reside in India. Usually, when we travel by train, I take books with me to distribute. En route from Kolkata to Chennai, I went to distribute and, as sometimes happens, could distribute only one big book. On my way through the compartments one morning I met a young Muslim and showed him the books. He told me in broken English that he lives in Navadvip, nearby our Mayapur temple and was now traveling to his work...

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An Old Love Revived
Aug03

An Old Love Revived

by Mahatama dd While staying in Stratford, Connecticut, employed as a care-giver, I try to go out every weekend to do some book distribution. Sometimes I went to New York City with some Gitas. One cold morning I arrived at the Metro North Station in Stratfordand and spotted a nice young Indian gentleman. My first thought was "He could be a good prospect to receive a Gita." But then I noticed he was smoking a cigarette, so I...

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