New Book Distributors First Taste of Nectar
During the December marathon at Daulatabad, Aurangabad . . . by Rajiev Puri. Our spot for selling books, a book stall, at Daulatabad (a tourist spot en route to the famous Ellora Ccaves) was the same as last year's. But the vendor crowd around there was unhappy to see us there. When the official in charge came and objected to our stall being put up at the entrance of the fort and asked us to remove it immediately, the vendors...
More stories from the villages
Stories about our last week in Finland . . . I approached a lady sitting in the car and showed her The Science of Self-realization. She put it aside immediately and took a big bible into her hand. "I already have a book. I'm on the way to a Bible-group meeting, and I work for the Lutheran church," she informed me. Good, I said happily. Then you can also take one to your priest there! She was suprised, looking like a big...
Prabhupada’s Books – The Ultimate Prison Escape Plan
ISKCON’s Prison Ministry traces its roots all the way back to 1962, when Srila Prabhupada visited Tihar Prison in New Delhi. “If you give me the chance to speak to all the members of the Jail,” he wrote to superintendent Sri Puri, “It is quite possible for me to turn them into ideal characters.” Yet it wasn’t until 1988 that Candrasekhara Dasa established the official ISKCON Prison Ministry in the...
Fall Down by Murari Gupta Dasa
Exploits of a young book distributor No, we are not talking about someone's falling from the path of devotion. We are speaking about the modus operandi of one of the youngest book distributors in last December's marathon: Vanamali, the son of Rajesh Dodeja and Gita Mataji. He is seven years old, but the devotional mood he displays clearly points to wisdom beyond his years. His technique? Just grab a book,...
Ananda
My name is Mahatma Das, and I am a new disciple of Krishna Das Swami. I attend the Coventry temple (UK). I had the great fortune to go out on a harinam in the centre of Coventry with devotees on Lord Nityananda's appearance day. A pleasant gentleman called Robert, who was with his young daughter, wanted to talk with us, as both he and his daughter loved the harinam and wanted to know more about us. We were suprised when he told us...
Not my mantra or any tactic, only Krsna’s name
The following was posted to our Weekend Warrior yahoo group by Bhaktin Brinda Ran, an ISKCON Atlanta congregation member, after our monthly Weekend Warrior Super Saturday Distribution Day this January. I'm amazed to see how our working grhastra community, generally in their 30's, 40's, and a few 50 and above, has developed great attachment and determination to distribute books. anandambudhi vardhanam prati padam...