How did the funeral go?
By Adiguru das Upon seeing the chanting and dancing of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Nityananda predicted that later there would be dancing and chanting in every village. This prediction of Sri Nityananda Prabhu is applicable not only in India but also all over the world. That is now happening by His grace. The members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are now traveling from one village to another in the Western countries and are even carrying the Deity with them. These devotees distribute various literatures all...
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by Vijaya Dasa I was in the airport and the distribution was going slowly. Then a businessman came down the hall with his son. He was about fifty and looked like a hard-core businessman, so I was reluctant to speak to him. But I thought, "You never know who will take a book." I offered him the Bhagavad-gita. He said, "Already have it. I got it in the airport about fifteen years ago. Nice book." Then I handed him another book, The Journey of Self-Discovery. As soon as I offered it to him, he began to praise...
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Dear devotees. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Here are two short stories. Last Kartika I was on pilgrimage in Sri Vrndavana dhama. I took one Finnish Science of Self Realization with me just in case I meet someone interested in Krsna consciousness on the way. On my flight from Helsinki to Delhi I was sitting next to an important businessman who was working in India. We had a nice discussion, but when I showed him the book at the end of the flight he said he already had got one from his wife. After one...
read moreI Dreamed About You
by Phalguna Dasa Recently I read some stories about dreams that reminded me of an incident of a few years ago when I was distributing books at a concert in California. The distribution was sweet during the pre-concert hours, and we decided to do the "blow-out," that is, waiting until the concert ended and then stopping people as they were rushing to their cars. Most people try to reach their cars and get out of the parking lot before the traffic jams, and the air is filled with extreme passion. On this day, as I saw the mass of...
read moreI’m a Monk, Give Something to Help Print Books
by Vijaya Dasa Recently I was speaking to Anakadundubhi Dasa, 2004's number two book distributor. He revealed to me a new style of book distribution. This is what he does: First, he shows a book to someone, tells them something about it, and asks for a donation. But he doesn't suggest a price; he lets them give what they want. He tells them, "I'm a monk. We don't sell these books, but if you would like to give a donation for the printing I will accept it. And if you don't want to give something please keep the book...
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