WSNL for July 2023

July was another glorious month of book distribution for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada, with at least 435,023 books and magazines distributed worldwide (and even more that are unreported — what to do?). In the Large Temple category, Radhadesh had the biggest increase — 354% and 2,207 book points. That’s good for this rural community in Belgium, which has a traveling sankirtana van, plus Yadurani Devi Dasi distributing Bhagavatam...

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Finding a quick fix on sankirtana
Aug15

Finding a quick fix on sankirtana

We were returning to the Ljubljana temple from a harinam-sankirtan tour in the Slovenian mountains, and we took the shortest route back through Italy. Driving down through the mountains, a red lamp activated on the dashboard of our van. We stopped within a few kilometers in the closest village. A pipe from the water cooling system had broken down and all the water spilled out. This was a very serious problem. If this was not fixed the...

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Have a strong desire to distribute sets and Krsna helps
Aug11

Have a strong desire to distribute sets and Krsna helps

We arrived in Taupo New Zealand on Monday morning after a chilli night by the river. The streets were very quiet as expected on a freezing mid-winter Monday morning. I dutifully loaded the book trolly with two boxes full of books wondering who Mahaprabhu would send to take the mercy. I looked at the Bhagavatam set hesitating to add the weight to my stack of boxes. I thought to myself — let this be a burden of love and bring the...

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WSNL for June 2023

In June, Moscow had the biggest increase over the previous year in the Maha-Large Temple category, with 4,017 book points — a 175% increase. Despite the war, the sankirtana devotees in Russia and Ukraine still distribute books — a nice example of transcendentally united nations. In the Medium Temple category, Salem increased by 175%, with 6,460 book points. Simultaneously, the devotees are building a solid-stone temple there. In the...

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WSNL for June 2023
Aug04

WSNL for June 2023

  Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! In June, Moscow had the biggest increase over the previous year in the Maha-Large Temple category, with 4,017 book points — a 175% increase. Despite the war, the sankirtana devotees in Russia and Ukraine still distribute books — a nice example of transcendentally united nations. In the Medium Temple category, Salem increased by 175%, with 6,460 book points....

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