A Travelling preacher by Indradyumna Swami
I visited the public restroom near the festival grounds, and I complimented the old cleaning woman. "This is the cleanest public toilet I have ever seen in Poland," I said. "Thank you very much." She was struck. "I've been working here 10 years," she said, "and you're the first person to ever thank me. But I'm not surprised. You're good people. I've watched your festival from a...
Have Srila Prabhupada’s books, will travell – Transcendental journey
by Madhumangala das Dear Maharaj's, Prabhu's and Mataji's, Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to our most dearly beloved Srila Prabhupada, all glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga, all glories to the sankirtan devotees of the Lord. Yesterday, Tusta Gaura, Kesava and myself went out to distribute Srila Prabhupada's books along one of the busy main avenues here in Kampala, which abounds with so many shops...
Priceless Knowledge
From Prema Sankirtan das, At Los Angeles airport I met one gentlemen from England, and introduced the books to him. He showed little interest. Then he said, "Oh, George Harrison used to be Hare Krishna! "Yes! This is true. Then I gave him the Vedic Library [Cd-Ram] explained a little of it to him and asked for donation. But he said; O, it is all about money! I explained to him that it is for printing cost. Then he said,...
Christians Get the Mercy
While distributing at the Los Angeles airport I approached a man and handed him the Bhagavad-gita. "I've heard of this. I sponsor Christian preachers going to India to preach to Hindus about Christianity," he said. I replied, "Oh, really. Well, this book will give you some idea of the beliefs of the Hindus. Although this is the most important book of India and the Hindus, it is different than Hinduism. Hinduism is...
Chanting Before Tulasi Devi makes one spiritualy strong
Haridasa µhakura used to chant the holy name on his beads 300,000 times daily. Throughout the entire day and night, he would chant the sixteen names of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. One should not, however, imitate Haridasa µhakura, for no one else can chant the holy name 300,000 times a day. Such chanting is for the mukta-purua, or liberated soul. We can follow his example, however, by chanting sixteen rounds of the Hare...