News from Slovenia
Here in Ljubljana many wonderful things had happened last year. We had wonderful Padayatra and after that Slo Yatra – camp in the mountains on which we had great mercy and we all felt very inspired. There were a few olders devotees who were away for some time but after atending Yatra they are all coming back. Lomancita Prabhu still has a few loans to pay back but after he is very determant to again join full time in the mission of lord Caitanya. On Padayatra we were for the first time doing sankirtan in dhotis and it was supprisingly...
read moreChecz Stories from the marathon
Vidyavacaspati prabhu brahmacari (51 year old) met one young crazy boy and showed him our books. Then the boy in a crazy manner started to speak: "No! No! No! I cannot read these books, I cannot read these esoteric books, my psychiatrist won't allowed me." Vidya with fatherlike compassion looked at him and said "My dear boy, don't speak like a fool. These books can really cure you." The boy started to look around and then bought two books. Radhika Ramana prabhu was distributing in prefabricated blocks of flats and...
read morePrabhupada’s Books go where They want
Last month, while doing door to door in a University dormitory in Montpellier, France, I knocked at one door, and a young lady opened. When I showed her the books, she said, "Oh, my boyfriend is really into Krishna." Sometimes, we hear things like "Oh, my friend is really into India," or "my friend is really into Eastern philosophy," or "my friend is really into meditation and yoga," but rarely do we hear, "my friend is into KRISHNA." She added, "His room is two doors down. Let's go...
read moreCzech Sankirtan Stories
Dear vaisnavas, please accept my humble obbeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada. Here are some skt stories from czech devotees who distributed Srila Prabhupadas book and Krsnas prasadam. These stories are from this marathon and from period before marathon. I also want to apologize that my english is not perfect. I was distributing in one industrial city and in the late afternoon suddenly one lady seeing me that I am distributing books came to me and very humbly gave me piece of paper and asked me if I by the chance have these books. When...
read moreAdventures in Neverland
I always get inspired by Prabhu's memory.. I tried again last December to distribute books in Japan.. I don't know if it could be deemed a marathon, but I did get out a few times. In Japan the people are the most receptive while out in the "nomiya" (drinking market). I chose one where the richest people in OSAKA hang out.. For instance there is a necktie shop where the cheapest ones are 150 dollars. The parking lot is full of Hummers, Ferraris, Maseratis, and Mercedes. But I did have some sweet experiences.. Most people did...
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