A poem from the early days of book distribution, mid 70’s
Sankarshan Das I was a young monk out to save the world. By teaching pure love of God And distributing a magazine Back to Godhead. Do you find that to be quite odd? At a mall in Leesburg, Florida, While showing folks how to attain the divine, The police came and put me in jail For committing this most heinous crime. Which side of the bars are you on? Which side of the bars are you on? They gave me a solitary cell, But I did not feel...
Prabhupada quotes about book distribution
– A book sold becomes a permanent matter for enjoyment. We read the scriptures again and again and it is still fresh. When there is time I go on reading my own books. – All of my students may not be inclined to study but they are very much eager to give others the opportunity to read my books and this should not be discouraged. – All the leaders should tax their brains for increasing the sales of our books. –...
Distributing books when you don’t have any at the moment
My story begins with attending Mangal Arati on Radhastami at the temple. Initially, I planned to go with Bhakta Sivam instead of taking my car. I thought that he would return to the ashram after class. However, he decided to stay at the temple until the evening program. But there was a Harinama planned back in Otara. I really wanted to attend it and distribute books. So I managed to get a ride with Kadamba Kanana Prabhu, who was...
From Drunkard to Devotee: A transformation through the Bhagavatam
In a serene village far from Pune’s busy city life, Sachi Nandan Bhagawan Prabhu from ISKCON Pune embarked on the mission of spreading the spiritual wisdom of the Srimad Bhagavatam. He brought with him a dedicated group of devotees in a bus, eager to share the profound teachings of Lord Krishna. The bus trundled through the village called Vita in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, and it came to a halt at a quaint . There was a...
It’s finally available, “Treasures of the Brhat Mrdanga”
Hare Krsna Prabhus, please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada! After years of working on this book it’s finally available. There’s nice stories about book distribution, realizations of senior devotees and Prabhupad’s quotes. If you go to Amazon to and put in “Treasures of the Brhat Mrdanga,” you’ll see it. When you do, you’ll also see that is says “temporarily...
The potential for book distribution at funerals in India
Am I the first to discover the potential for book distribution at funerals in India? Diagonally across the street from my place, a few months ago a new family moved into what my (late) sociologist sister might have called lower to lower middle-class accommodations. In that time period, I noticed one of the family’s elder members becoming increasingly weak and once or twice being helped into an auto-rickshaw, obviously for a trip to...
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