Patience pays off
Mar17

Patience pays off

In Thailand it has very very slow to get things, esp. book distribution, going. Recently many young Nepali students are coming there to study, and many of them are already devotees. They are trying successfully to distribute books. One mataji, Sneha devi is especially powerful She met on Veterinarian who, after failing to understand Buddhism, is very happy to contact Srila Prabhupada's books. When HG Gopiparanadhana Prabhu was...

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A young monk and transcendental teamwork
Mar14

A young monk and transcendental teamwork

Here is some nectar about traveling book distribution in New Zealand, from the 2010 Prabhupada marathon. I was in Hastings-in-Taranaki, around 6 or 7 in the evening. There were only a few people walking on the street, and one of them was an elderly lady. I approached her. When I said I was a monk, to my surprise she became very delighted and took in her hand the soft Gita I was presenting. After less than a minute of my telling her...

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“Salted Bread”
Mar11

“Salted Bread”

Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Recently, I read a book "Salted Bread", which speaks about difficulties and struggles of Krishna's devotees in the early days of our movement in the former Soviet Union. "Salted Bread" is a great source of inspiration for all book distributors who are daily meeting different challenges. It is especially effective...

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ISV Celebrates Gaura Purnima 2012 with a Sankirtana Festival of Abundant Bhajans
Mar11

ISV Celebrates Gaura Purnima 2012 with a Sankirtana Festival of Abundant Bhajans

By Raxit Jariwalla Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! The Monthly Sankirtana Festival (MSF) of Abundant Bhajans, which was conducted over the last 2 weekends to honor Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was concluded yesterday (March 7th) on Gaura Purnima, and the final MSF results were offered on this auspicious occasion to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Prabhupada and their Lordships at the...

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Krsna is amazing
Mar05

Krsna is amazing

I work as a caregiver for devotee parents in Stratford, Connecticut, but I also like to go out and distribute books as much as I can. So this morning as I was on my japa walk when I met a gentleman whom I see every morning. He walks his dog by the beach. So I approached him and showed him a Gita. His reaction? "Oh my God! A few days ago I was thinking, 'I have a copy of this book somewhere in my home,' but I couldn't...

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Mayapur and Service to Lord Caitanya
Mar02

Mayapur and Service to Lord Caitanya

Hare Krsna Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. By the mercy of Lord Caitanya I'm in the holy dham of Mayapur. We just finished the Nama Yajna, four days of ecstatic twelve-hour kirtans with the best kirtaniyas in the movement. Last night was the last kirtan, led by Madhava Prabhu. It went on till 11:20 PM. Imagine thousands of devotees being swept up in a kirtan. It was indeed a very...

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