Preaching in prisons within a prison
Jan07

Preaching in prisons within a prison

Hare Krsna, A while back, I was invited to the Ladies' Prison in Durban, South Africa, by Anasuya Dasi. What an awesome, ecstatic, purifying experience! It was well worth our every effort, as these inmates were not only reading Srila Prabhupada's books but studying two basic books: The Science of Self Realisation and Bhagavad-gita As It Is. The experience was a purification of my heart. Sure enough, I am a...

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‘Bhagavad Gita- As It Is’ Gifted to Bihar State Health Minsiter.
Jan07

‘Bhagavad Gita- As It Is’ Gifted to Bihar State Health Minsiter.

Beginning with Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu himself, the leaders of Krsna Consciousness have always tried to share with and convince the leaders of states to accept this sublime science. By this as, Krsna mentions in Bhagvad Gita the common people are inspired to follow, and accept spirituality. Following in the same lines devotees at ISKCON Patna, received on the very first day of the year, the Health Minister of the state of Bihar Mr....

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Participating In Preserving & Distributing Transcendental Knowledge SB 10 02 19 dt 15 11 22
Jan07
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ISKCON Chowpatty Book Marathon Report
Jan07

ISKCON Chowpatty Book Marathon Report

By Baladev das 2015 Prabhupad Book distribution marathon at ISKCON chowpatty began with H.H.Radhanath swami giving an inaugural talk on Sunday Nov 22nd. In his class, Radhanath swami spoke on how books are heritage of our entire Gaudiya sampradaya and Srila Prabhupad understanding the heart of his spiritual master brought out a revolution through his book distribution program. Maharaj also told that this was 500th year of Lord...

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Enthusiasm is contagious
Jan07

Enthusiasm is contagious

Berlin, Germany, I met one young kid and after going through the normal opening lines handed him a few books. It turns he was from Sweden, and as is normal with people of Scandinavian descent, was a dedicated atheist (studying molecular chemistry in Berlin), and had a very one-dimesional personality. He was very skeptical of the books and began to fire off a load of very mechanical questions- "What is this?" "What will...

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