Sankirtan stories from the RVC
Apr09

Sankirtan stories from the RVC

We were on Harinam chanting outside a large cinema which is also a kind of shopping center etc. One middle aged man came out with his wife. Bhakta Ryan approached him and gave him a book. He immediately started to get his wallet out but his wife became very determined not to let him give a donation and started to physically drag him away. He was also quite determined to give a donation and although his wife was dragging him along the...

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From Bhakta Ryan at the RVC
Apr07

From Bhakta Ryan at the RVC

I was distributing books at a table at the April Foods day fair in a local community college. And the table adjacent to us was the pagan church. I overheard a conversation between one of the women behind the table and an older man with a long white beard standing out in the aisle. She was explaining that she was a lesbian and the head of the church and that that was ok and I kind of watched his reaction the whole time through the...

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A Few points by His Holiness Hridayananda Maharaja
Apr06

A Few points by His Holiness Hridayananda Maharaja

Dear Prabhus, PAMHO. AGSP. I have recently have had the opportunity to sit in many evening darshans with His Holiness Hridayananda Maharaja in Los Angeles. What follows are a few points that Maharaja made regarding increasing book distribution. .Book distribution used to be an activity which was done by EVERYONE in ISKCON. Before, EVERYONE felt responsible for making sure that Srila Prabhupada's books were distributed. Today, it...

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You’ve never experienced Bhagavad Gita like this before!
Apr01

You’ve never experienced Bhagavad Gita like this before!

Bhagavad-gita, the brightest jewel of Eastern wisdom, is now available to you and your family in full color and sound with all the texts and purports–plus many extras–in an amazing new interactive CD ROM format. This may be the closest you will ever come to personally experiencing the drama, emotion, and historical impact of Lord Krishna's conversation with Arjuna at Kuruksetra, India, 5000 years ago. Just a click of...

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The Power of Brigupati Prabhu
Apr01

The Power of Brigupati Prabhu

When I was young I had the idea that I would just be a simple book distributor for this whole life and many future lives. Somehow or other I was not pure enough. It is a great inspiration of see Brgu Pati Prabhu and perhaps in some future life I can join him. Recentely I went out for book distribution, after a long break. As I came outof the station I met one old "bhakta" on the corner. This was in Tokyo were there is over...

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The Power of Brigupati Prabhu
Mar29

The Power of Brigupati Prabhu

Brigupati Prabhu, the grandfather Bhisma of Sankirtana (26 years of book distribution- almost all of which as full-time book distribution), who lives in New Dwarka and who goes to the LAX airport everyday to bless numberless souls with Srila Prabhupada's books, says something and that thing becomes true immediately: Several months ago, I was sitting with him in one of the seats in the United Airlines terminal, having lunch. In the...

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