WSNL for June 2023
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! In June, Moscow had the biggest increase over the previous year in the Maha-Large Temple category, with 4,017 book points — a 175% increase. Despite the war, the sankirtana devotees in Russia and Ukraine still distribute books — a nice example of transcendentally united nations. In the Medium Temple category, Salem increased by 175%, with 6,460 book points. Simultaneously, the devotees are building a solid-stone temple there. In the Small Temple category, Tarakeswar...
read moreOffering simple service and taking a book
We are halfway through our winter marathon in Wellington, NZ. It’s a time when we go across the country and push for two weeks to distribute as many books as possible. We have two traveling teams and one home team that keeps the prasadam distribution going and the preaching center running, while also fitting in a couple of hours on the street. Last week was the first time out on the street for me in at least a month. Nervous and excited, I and my team went to Upper Hutt, which is notoriously a slow, quiet place. We set up a table at the...
read moreThe highest book distribution score for any Rathayatra in Gujarat!
Jay Jagannatha! Jay Baladeva! Jay Subhadra! This year Surat experienced the largest and grandest Rathayatra in twenty-five years. The city was filled with devotees who rushed to catch a glimpse of Lord Jagannatha and the chariots. There was a very heavy crowd everywhere along the parade route. In the Rathayatra parade many kirtan parties did harinama, and many exhibitions displayed the Lord’s pastimes. Lord Jagannatha was accompanied by the soldiers of Prabhupada’s army, who held books in their hands. In the enthusiastic crowds,...
read moreLet books be seen, and they get distributed!
I was reading the Srimad Bhagavatam during my morning metro journey to the office. When I deboarded the train at “Moulsari Avenue,” I was in the middle of a purport and wanted to complete it. Hence I was reading the book even in the lift. There were two young women in the lift, and one of them asked what I was reading with so much interest. I said, “The Srimad Bhagavatam.” She was happy to know that and said she’s also a spiritual person and has read the Bhagavad Gita. I told her that there are more than five hundred commentaries...
read moreRaj’s timely help – and interest in the Bhagavatam
I was recently looking at new property for our ladies’ ashram in Wellington. We moved out of a large house and needed to store our things before moving into our next location, so we needed a storage facility fast! That’s when I was introduced to an Indian man named Raj. Gokula-lila recounted how Raj had spent some time at The Loft in Auckland around 2010. His brother and father also often spend time at the The Loft and Bhakti Lounge in Wellington. Owing to the encouragement and persistence of Madhava Mohini, Raj let us use one of his storage...
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