Will this Book Help You Quit Smoking?
by Bhakta Corey We went to a mall in Brownsville, Texas near the border of Mexico, and had a very wonderful experience distributing books. The Spanish people seem to be very relaxed–and it appears to me that they are living a peaceful life. There was one person I met that I remember quite well. I stopped a Mexican man who was smoking a cigarette. He took the book,Perfection of Yoga, and while he was looking it over, he asked if I had any more books. He also took a copy of Spiritual Yoga, and told me that he had a...
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Recently while distributing books at our local market we had some interesting encounters. ** These Are Books of Knowledge, Not Religion ** I showed a set of small books to a young man and explained their contents. He said, "I'm an atheist and don't want to read these religious books." I replied, "You've never been exposed to this subject matter, and that's why you feel you won't be interested because you're an atheist. But these aren't religious books they're books of knowledge. If you give one a...
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by Gaurang Agrawal We were distributing books at our local market in Gurgaon and had some interesting encounters: I showed a set of small books to one young man and explained about the contents in the books. He said he being an atheist, doesn’t want to read these religious books. I argued that he has never been exposed to this subject matter and that’s why he feels that he is an atheist… these are not religious books but are books of knowledge….if he gives a try then he will benefit...
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by Damodara Pandit das, New Govardana Australia As I was cleaning drawers and files in our shop I came across a letter requesting some books. The letter had no date on it but did have a phone number. So I phoned the number and an elderly lady answered and I asked if she was Sally (the name on the letter). She confirmed it was her and said that she still wanted the books. We agreed on a price and payment method and chatted for a while. Turns out she has never been to a Temple but considers herself a...
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New York Pulls Out All the Stops for Sri-Sri Radha Govinda’s 40th By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 16 Jun 2012 Prabhupada's favorite outfit and ostritch plume backdrop recreated for Sri Sri Radha Govinda's pleasure New York’s Brooklyn ISKCON temple has become famous for its epic, multi-day festivals. But this year, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of its presiding Deities, Sri-Sri Radha Govinda, the community pulled out all the stops and threw its biggest festival so far a ten-day event from June...
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