There’s even a book for a fan of Heavy Metal
Nov02

There’s even a book for a fan of Heavy Metal

For the past six months a party of brahmacaris has preached in Lyon, France. Recently, Rasananda Sankirtan Dasa from Spain joined them, and here he writes about a recent preaching adventure on the streets of Lyon. ~~ I met the man in the attached photo a while back and offered him a book, but he did not break his meditation on Heavy Metal even to look at me. Today, however, when we arrived in a park and passed this man, he said, “If...

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Sankirtana hero
Oct30

Sankirtana hero

Devotees from the whole world (esp. nearby Delhi) flocked to Vrindavan to observe the anniversary of Srila Prabhupada disappearance day. Thousands of devotees were participating in the festival. One particular devotee went the other way -> Vrindavan to Delhi. Dayasindhu Srivas Prabhu (see att. photo), a member of the book distribution team, was in Vrindavan for the last few days. He then decided that he will celebrate the festival...

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A prisoner receives a Bhagavatam set
Oct26

A prisoner receives a Bhagavatam set

The Auckland Loft recently received a letter from a prisoner in the Auckland Correctional Facility, saying that he wanted The Nectar of Devotion, Teachings of Lord Caitanya and the Krsna Book. Munjaranya went to great lengths to connect with him on the phone, and after a week she succeeded. It turns out that he had just moved there from the Christchurch prison, where he had found a Bhagavad Gita and read it. Then he had contacted the...

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Help the Sankirtana Mission in Lithuania
Oct18

Help the Sankirtana Mission in Lithuania

Hare Krsna Everyone, The harinama sankirtan devotees in Lithuania asked me to send this message to you with the hope that you’ll be inspired to help in a small or big way. In whatever way you help, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu will be pleased. Here’s a video explaining the history of the bus and what is needed to carry on in their dynamic preaching: https://youtu.be/c589t1cLxY8 Here are the account details, should you be...

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Bhakta Jimmy, starting where he left off…
Oct16

Bhakta Jimmy, starting where he left off…

I’m visiting the Bhaktivedanta Asrama at Govardhana in Vrndavana. A devotee told me about a bhakta Jimmy that is also visiting this holy dham. He has a pretty amazing story to tell about how he joined. Jimmy was studying math at a university, and about a year ago he met Parmesvara Prabhu. After speaking with Jimmy for some time and seeing his sincerity, Paramesvara said to him, “I have a van here, and I go around to universities...

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Vowing to distribute one set per week
Oct15

Vowing to distribute one set per week

I have been watching for some time the videos of devotees distributing Bhagavatam sets, so I vowed that I will also do a Bhagavatam set each week. I adjusted my approach and applied two new principles to achieve this raised bar that I set for myself: 1. Actually carry a set with me on my weekly book tours. (Previously, I’d leave the sets in the storehouse and take it with me only after someone had placed an order.) 2. Display...

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