Sankirtan seminars in Mayapur
Mar09

Sankirtan seminars in Mayapur

On the first day of the 2011 sankirtan seminars in Mayapur, Navina Nirada Prabhu related a nice story about a Russian sankirtan devotee. While distributing books he met another devotee distributing, so he asked him, "Which temple are you from?" The other devotee asked, "Temples? There are temples?" It turned out that the young man had received a book from someone and had become very inspired by reading it. And when...

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A Most Auspicious Ekadasi
Mar02

A Most Auspicious Ekadasi

by Gokula Lila Dasi One late Wednesday afternoon I went to a mall in central Auckland to distribute books. But about a half hour after I arrived the shops began closing, leaving just a few shoppers, the patrolling security guards, and me. Desiring to continue distributing, I went to the new warehouse parking garage near the mall that I'd learned about a few days earlier. It wasn't so busy, yet I had some sweet exchanges. Not...

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Sri Advaita Acarya’s Appearance Day Magic
Feb22

Sri Advaita Acarya’s Appearance Day Magic

On being dropped off in Hamilton city center in New Zealand by "The General" (Sriman Krishna Dasa Prabhu), I could immediately detect a very special atmosphere and felt unusually peaceful and confident. These feelings were further boosted by the minor austerity of the half-day fast. The whole day was magic, but there are four special exchanges I want to share with the devotees: 1) I stopped a very old man wearing a tartan...

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ISV celebrates Bringing Back Old friends
Feb20

ISV celebrates Bringing Back Old friends

By Raxit Jariwalla Hare Krishna Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Highlights The first Monthly Sankirtana Festival of 2011 entitled “Bringing back old friends” was concluded yesterday and the final results offered to Lord Nityananda at a celebration honoring His divine appearance day held at the ISV temple in San Jose, CA. In the spirit of Nityananda Prabhu’s...

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Prabhupada is personally driving this sankirtan mission
Feb18

Prabhupada is personally driving this sankirtan mission

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I was standing at the intersection of Avenue Road and Davenport in Toronto when some nice devotees said we could go to the temple to take prasadam and then I would get a ride to where I needed to go for sankirtan. I almost decided to go with them, but something in my heart said I should not go, as it was already time for my sankirtan service. So I said no and ran...

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Malaysia book distribution
Feb12

Malaysia book distribution

Hare Krsna Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I'm in the holy place of Sri Dhama Mayapur recuperating from a throat problem. When I was in Malaysia I saw a doctor about it, he said, because I use it so much, it's irritated, nothing serious but I have to just stop talking for some time. This will be an austerity. Absence makes the heart grow fonder — I'm hankering to get out...

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