The Power of the Holy Names and Prabhupada’s Books
May26

The Power of the Holy Names and Prabhupada’s Books

Another day of sankirtan in Lisbon, Portugal's capital: I was talking to a lady who was somewhat undecided about the books; she told me that she was already practicing yoga and didn't need the books because she already knew everything. In the middle of the conversation, another lady came closer to us and exclaimed "Hare Krishna!!" with so much enthusiasm that she shocked both me and the lady I was talking to. Looking...

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The Permanent, Powerful, and Most Auspicious Effect of Transcendental Book Distribution
May23

The Permanent, Powerful, and Most Auspicious Effect of Transcendental Book Distribution

By Atma-Nivedana dasa At our last Saturday evening, weekly Bhagavad Gita and Kirtan program for new people, which my wife, Subhangada dasi, and I organize and teach, I had an amazing experience that verified the truth of one of Srila Prabhupada’s most essential instructions: “So Kindly help me. This is my request. Print as many books in as many languages and distribute throughout the whole world. Then Krsna consciousness...

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Celebrate Festival of Anartha-nivritti
May19

Celebrate Festival of Anartha-nivritti

By Raxit Jariwalla Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! The Monthly Sankirtana Festival (MSF) of Anartha-nivritti*, which was held to celebrate the divine appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva, was concluded yesterday (May 16th) at dusk, at which time the final results from the MSF were read out and offered to their Lordships at the ISV (Iskcon of Silicon Valley) temple in San Jose....

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New Book Distribution lectures, Italy TSKP, and a story from Rome
May14

New Book Distribution lectures, Italy TSKP, and a story from Rome

Hare Krsna Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Recently the ISKCON Desire Tree website has added a number of book distribution lectures. Most were given by senior book distributors from around the world during the Mayapur festival; a few were given by me in various countries on my way to Mayapur. To find them, just go to www.iskcondesiretree.net, find the book distribution category, and open...

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Prabhupada Sells the Gita
Apr29

Prabhupada Sells the Gita

I was outside Foodtown in the Mt. Eden section of Auckland. I had three "Journey of Self-discovery"s in my bag. A short man in his 60s with a long white beard called out to me as he emerged from the supermarket's sliding doors: "Got the Bhagavad Gita?" I told him "Sure! I've got a few copies in my car," and began accompanying him to the car, which was parked a few yards from the entrance. As we...

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Nectar story from Toronto
Apr12

Nectar story from Toronto

Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada I met this man at Finch and he told me we had met before 2 months earlier. When I inquired he told me he had taken the Bhagavad gita and he even confirmed he had read bits of it. I offered him another book and his first reaction was that he has his own practice and no more books. So I did not push him but then he asked me ÒI have read that Bhagavad gita, what is...

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