ISKCON Book Distribution Stories

Paying for Your Name

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Paying for Your Name

Hare Krishna, Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! One day while on Harinam with Amsterdams' Bhakta Matthew(now Madhu-Gopal dasa Brahmacari), we were approached by a group of about seven persons all wearing grey bandanas(cloth) around there foreheads and necks. These persons were in ecstasy encountering the harinam party. They explained that they were on a 'scavenger hunt'(groups of people with a list of unusual items and whatever group collects the most items wins). The group explained that we...

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Before Nrsimhadeva Marathon

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Before Nrsimhadeva Marathon

Sankirtana story It was a nice day just couple days before this yers Nrsimhadeva marathon.I was distributing in front a huge Supermarket on a parking lot. By Krisnas mercy It was wonderfull day books were going out and people got the mercy. Then I met one man who was really interested in yoga and our life style. I introduced couple books to him and He was really happy about it and decided to take one book. I opened the book and I showed all the pictures and vocabulary sanskrit texts and everything and this man he really apriciated. So I...

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Festival of India

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Festival of India

Dear devotees, Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Although little late with this report I still can't resist not to share with you little nectar from "Festival of India" that was on 16 of April this year in the congress hall of hotel "Marjan" in Split. It was wonderful opportunity for all the members of Split congregation to fully dive into a cooperative serving moode, which they did to the best of their abilities. Practically every member of the congregation in the city...

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Srila Prabhupada’s Books are Everywhere

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Srila Prabhupada’s Books are Everywhere

In the Continental Airlines terminal, I approached a young lady who looked as if she was a vegetarian. She had just returned from an Environmental education trip in New Zealand and had absolutely no money. I told her to walk with me back to my book box so that I could give her a free book (Divine Nature). As I was walking, I realized that I had given my last copy yesterday and that I had given someone else my last copy. WHen I searched through my box, I indeed found no copy of Divine Nature. So I told her "I'm sorry, I wanted to give...

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Srila Prabhupada on Free Books

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Srila Prabhupada on Free Books

Letter to: Cyavana Vrindaban 26 October, 1972 72-10-26 Nairobi My dear Cyavana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letters dated October 16 and 9, 1972, and I have noted the contents with care. Brahmananda is collecting many life-members in Zambia, and if there is financial crisis there in Nairobi, why not he should send you the money he is collecting? He is not going to open centres there, there are not enough men to manage, so I think he can send you that money. But try to persuade Shah and Damji to leave their...

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