From Madhumangala – Distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books as it is,
Please accept my most humble obeisances, all glories to our most beloved Srila Prabhupada, all glories to Sri Gutru and Sri Gauranga, all glories to the sankirtan devotees of the Lord! Here is some sankirtan nectar from today, whilst it is still fresh in my fading memory. Today at Simonstown, I approached a couple sitting outside at a table at a coffee shop. The lady and the man were both wearing black biker's leather jackets. The...
Culture Fest
Hare Krishna. Today in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A there was a culture fest. The lady who organizes it called the temple and asked the devotees to be there. I went down there and there were some booths and some people there so I started distributing books. It went nicely. It was slow but steady and many nice people. I met a man who saw the devotees at woodstock. Then I gave a book to a lady who is from Somalia and she remember the devotees...
Asking for a Donation
Vaisesika Prabhu wrote: "When I ask for a donation for a book, I often say, 'Sir, we won't sell these books because they are too valuable –they are spiritual books — so we just take a donation. Give the most you can.'" In my opinion, this is a wonderful way to ask for a donation. It displays all good qualities of a Vaisnava. expert (i.e. in selling the book and getting the most generous donation...
“Hitting up”
All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga! May 17, 2001 Krishna Era 5228 Dear Vaisnava book distributors, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Thank you for sharing your nice stories of selling books. Recently a devotee posted a story where the term "hitting up" a lady was included. In humility I will take the liberty to mention a few things which come to mind. The term "hit up" carries...
Jehovah
Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I hit up one young-ish lady and handed her a Srimad Bhagavatam Canto One, Part One. She liked it but could only give me some change, so I asked her if I could trade her down to an Isopanisad. She agreed, but the look on her face told me she wanted the Bhagavatam. Anyway, we talked a little, and she asked some nice questions. She revealed she had been...
Lee Love
Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Here are two stories from the previous Fridays, the 12th, encounters While out with Bhakta (Rupa) Richard of Denver we were talking about increasing the amount of donations that we would accept from the donators. So the amount of 50$ US was thrown out and we went from the van to the parking lots here in Missouri for a shot at it. As it turned out one...
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