The Prabhupada Marathon
Haribol Prabhus! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. We are all fortunate to be under the shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, chanting Hare Krsna, associating with devotees, taking prasada, and hearing the philosophy of Krsna consciousness and the Lord's pastimes. Srila Prabhupada said, "Our movement is to help everyone become fortunate." "One who tries to relieve Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's anxiety for the fallen souls is certainly a most dear and confidential devotee of the Lord. When...
read moreShocked then Shocked Again
We continue the pastimes of the bus party of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath temple chowpatty that went to the coal mines last year. We shifted operations to a new area. After a couple of days of good book distribution we decided to try the head-office. Jagganatha Prabhu met the head officer and obtained the permission and the next day we set up stall besides the vehicle parking inside the gate. It was 8 am and slowly the officers were trickling in. Sun had just begun to show its face dissipating the early morning fog and it was warming up. From the...
read moreThe Mind is the Problem
As I was distributing books at Orange Coast College in Los Angeles a man came up to my table and asked about the books on display. He was a Muslim, and so he said to me, "My family would be very upset if I were to accept these books." I said, "God is more important than your family. Bhagavad Gita means the song of God. It tells us how to know Him and love Him." We talked a little longer. A very nice man, he then went on to his classes. The next day he came back and said, "I'm so happy to see you. I didn't...
read moreAirport Book Distribution in South Africa
Hare Krsna Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. While distributing books at the Durban international airport, I approached a gentleman and introduced myself to him. He was on his way to the checkout counter to catch his flight which was about to leave. However, not being like the usual passenger, which most of the time are in a mode of passion, I asked him how he got to be so patient and thanked him for stopping to talk to me. I showed him a selection of books as he began to look at them with great...
read moreBattlefield Bhajans Vol. 27
Dedicated to Srila Prabhupada, and Bhakta Antony and Andrew, true soldiers in Lord Caitanya's Army. written by Partha Sarathi Dasa Srila Prabhupada's Disappearance Day Book Marathon: For Srila Prabhupada's disappearance day, I decided to do a two day book marathon. Day one, would be in Tacoma, WA, and day two would be in Seattle. After some arranging with the Seattle devotees, it was decided that about five devotees would join me on saturday for harinam and book distribution. Book distribution was dear to Srila Prabhupada. In a...
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