The Great Devotee King Rantidev
A few months ago I was reading the Srimad Bhagavatam and I came across a verse by King Rantidev that spelled out the mood of a great devotee like the king and also of a sankirtan devotee: na kamaye ham gatim isvarat param astarddhi-yuktam apunar-bhavam va artim prapadye khila-deha-bhajam ...
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from Kavicandra Swami I recentely spent a few blissful days at at SRI SRI Radha London Iswara Mandira. They were just starting a KRSNA BALARAM marthon. Many devotees, about half of them Bhaktas and Bhaktins, were going out with great enthusiasm and distributing many books while charming the people on Oxford street and other parts of London. Bhakta Simon was leading in distribution when I left for Africa. Some of the Bhaktas had never distributed before but were telling me that they would probably continue after the marathon. They even let me...
read moreHow wonderful Krsna is
Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I hope everyone is appreciating the stories and quotes that are being sent for your pleasure and inspiration. Although I want to please the devotees by sending out stories, the main reason for the BDS is to inspire devotees to go out and give this great treasure of knowledge to those who are not as fortunate as ourselves. I was just listening to a lecture by Srila Prabhupada in which he said, "the symptom of love of Krsna is that you want to glorify Him,...
read moreJoe Millionaire Gains Wealth in Iraq
This is written by a devotee in Iraq August 24, 2004 – The star of the popular reality T.V. show, 'Joe Millionaire', paid a visit to Camp Anaconda today, accompanied by the Miller Lite Girls, as part of a month-long "morale boosting" tour of Iraq. Call me crazy, but I just wasn't impressed when he walked in with his "I don't have to shave 'cause I'm rich and famous" look, and a "I may be dumb, but it's nothing a little cosmetic surgery can't take care of", girl in each arm....
read moreBBT Library Party in India
Dear Vijaya Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am following the inspiring texts on your Book Distribution Conference and find them helpful. Thank you. Now we have started the BBT Library Party again, this time by mail, since traveling in India is difficult. By Prabhupada's mercy, many libraries, schools, colleges, professors, and people who just happen to read the mailout letter are responding with requests for Srila Prabhuada's books. Today we got a letter from a Professor of the St. George...
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