We are not in control
Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Here is a nice realization I had. By the mercy and grace of the Vaishnavas I've had the privilege of being able to serve on the illustrious Paramesvara Prabhu's North American Traveling Sankirtan Party for the past year and half. As a part of my service, he told me to help expand the party by getting more sankirtan devotees. Ever since I've...
A little extra effort can go a long way
Madhavendra Puri Prabhu and I were at a college trying to engage in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's most glorious sankirtan movement by distributing books. We spent an entire week at this one college and told everyone that on Friday we were going to have a class to discuss and try some Bhakti Yoga. On the fateful day at least 10 students showed up and enthusiastically chanted the holy names of Lord Hari and Krishna. Afterward I asked...
Get High and Never Come Down
Dear devotees Central Station, Sydney, 3 March 2010 I set out with Bhakta Oliver, a German devotee and another Auckland Loft success story. He had been approached by a sankirtan devotee but had declined the SB 1.1 — only to return to his hostel and find the same book on the shelf! At that point, being the wise soul that he is, he surrendered to the Loft programs. Every day for a few months he helped the devotees there, and then...
The Supreme Community Work…
Book distribution is never stagnant. Given enough creative freedom and encouragement, even a new devotee can device innovative strategies yielding tremendous result. One such event happened with Bh Amit (name changed on request) of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir, Chowpatty. He recalls: One day I tried a famous shopping mall in south Mumbai. I went with 25 Bhagavad Gitas and Krsna books and went inside the mall. The moment I began...
“Are you reading my books?”
Adisekar das: He had the sankirtan leaders of that time from Bhagavan's zone have a little meeting with us. First he congratulated the devotees for the results. And he asked the first question, I think the only question he asked us, he said, "Are you reading my books?" Then Brghupati said, "You know, Prabhupada, we don't have much time, we don't have time to read." Then I heard, I was near, Prabhupada...