Tag: Book Distribution

Why are there only young devotees in ISKCON?

15 May 2018 | Questions and Answers

In the comment to the text addressing why mostly young boys and girls join Srila Prabhupada’s movement, a letter from Srila Prabhupada can serve as an additional inspiration. Of course, we find today older

Sankirtan, melting the heart

30 Apr 2018 | Book distribution kī jaya!

Those who are the exceptional recipients of Lord Caitanya’s mercy can experience, while trying to induce conditioned souls to accept Srila Prabhupada’s books, a change of heart. A very wonderful change of heart indeed. Even a very new devotee, once putting his own egoism aside, can experience this unique emotion instantly. To break through the heavy fortified heart of the conditioned soul, (Srila Prabhupada quotes often, describing the conditioned souls as having a "steel framed heart") a devotee has to become truly humble.

Why some can distribute books and some not?

25 Apr 2018 | Questions and Answers

Book distribution doesn’t require any material qualification. It commands absence of mental and sentimental platform. It doesn’t in ultimate sense permit any other form of motivation as pure surrender to

What should one consider when one intends to open a restaurant?

24 Apr 2018 | Questions and Answers

Seeking Srila Prabhupada’s instructions in this regard, one will not find many. But following can be stated from His side: -1- Restaurants, originally named by Him as "Hare Krsna Restaurants", but

Q: Could you tell us some sankirtan story?

23 Apr 2018 | Book distribution kī jaya!

These stories have their "entertaining" element and the way devotees enjoy to hear them is a proof, that..

Question: Could you tell us something about your personal association with Srila Prabhupada?

22 Apr 2018 | Remembering Śrīla Prabhupāda

I never spoke to Srila Prabhupada personally, I never wrote to Him a letter and He never gave me directly a specific instruction. Nevertheless, I never lost one minute the feeling that He is watching over me all the time.

The rainy day

22 Mar 2018 | Book distribution kī jaya!

I still remember that small town in middle of Germany where we parked our car. The town was indeed very small and on top of that we had already days and days of rain pouring down on our water soaked books and bodies…

The sankirtan hero

19 Mar 2018 | Book distribution kī jaya!

Getting ready for another day of book distribution, I quickly finished my prasadam, turning back to the four bhaktas cramped together in the back seat of the car. We parked in the corner of a wast public parking lot in middle of a "nectar city"…

We heard that you used to manage sankirtan book distribution parties of mathajis. How was that possible?

06 Mar 2018 | Questions and Answers

Yes, retrospectively I wonder: How was that possible? Sometime in 1976, me, the twenty two years old sankirtan brahmacary, passionately roaming the streets of Germany with Srila Prabhupada’s books in my

How can one despite all the acquired knowledge still be confused?

26 Feb 2018 | Questions and Answers

With a smile Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, responded to Arjuna’s argumentation advocating the retreat from the battle field of Kuruksetra. Seeing the weakened condition of his friend, He finally

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