Front Line Preaching
Nov20

Front Line Preaching

Hare Krsna Prabhus, At the ECHO project in Atlanta { a big 3 day music concert } I met 6 or 7 people at the camp sitting in a circle beside their cars. I started to present the books to them, when one of them started to call for another guy who was resting in the tent: " Hello Brian, here is the monk with his books." And he told me: " He got one of your books some time ago." A tall guy with a cowboy hat appeared...

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My Sankirtan Experience
Nov11

My Sankirtan Experience

Hare Krsna Prabhus, this story is a little longer than most, but if you have time I think you'll find it interesting. Your Servent Vijaya dasa I was in Bangalore last weekend for business related travel and had the opportunity to taste and relish the nectar of book distribution while I was travelling on the airplane and at airports. I was in a hurry to catch my plane, and in that hurry I decided to pack a couple of Bhagavad Gitas...

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The Prabhupada Marathon
Nov10

The Prabhupada Marathon

By Vijaya dasa Not too far away is the Prabhupada Marathon. Years ago it was a time when devotees all over the would prepare themselves to go out of their way to do what is so pleasing to Srila Prabhupada, distributing books. Still there are hundreds of devotees that are gearing up for the Marathon and will work enthusiastically to distribute as many as they can. But for most devotees it’s a nostalgic part of their life, the...

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Book Distribution Nectar
Nov09

Book Distribution Nectar

When Angry Cops Call We had a heavy day at the Boriwili train station. At 11:30 p.m., when the passenger traffic trickled down, we finally decided to wind up. Exhausted and bleary-eyed, we packed all the books in boxes, counted them and sealed them with tape. Then we hauled them, one by one, on our shoulders and climbed down the steps into the waiting vehicle. The count was complete. The next day was off, because our permission to set...

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Start of Marathon
Nov08

Start of Marathon

Today is Diwali in Tamilnadu and other Southern states. Devotees of ISKCON always take oportunity of any good festival wherever people gather in mass to distribute Srila Prabhupada's transcendental books for the enlightment of society. Yesterday, the Bazaar streets of Salem was packed up as like the other cities. Devotees of ISKCON Salem utilized the crowd to push the books. Diwali book distribution was planned as a initial good...

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Prabhupada Marathon
Nov05

Prabhupada Marathon

By Vijaya Dasa Dear Vaisnavas, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! That most auspicious time of the year, the Prabhupada Marathon, is coming to us very soon. The Prabhupada Marathon is total bliss. Why? Because this sankirtan movement is as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “anandambudhi vardanam” it is an ever expanding ocean of bliss. It’s an oportunity to imerse ourselves in giving...

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