Cruzin’ on
Sep05

Cruzin’ on

"The tree's still alive!" My old friend greeted me to another day of book distribution on Pacific Garden Mall in Santa Cruz [see last installment]. To add to the hallucinatory ambiance that the Cruz has to offer, one gentleman walked up to me just after i had parked my cart of books and asked me if i was from another planet? I replied that i wasn't. Though i did take the precautionary measure of asking him if he was...

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Los Angeles SD Newsletter VOL.3, ISSUE 18
Sep03

Los Angeles SD Newsletter VOL.3, ISSUE 18

YOUR LETTERS THE MERCY AND BLESSINGS Letter from Térthärthé däs Dear Prabhus, Please accept my obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!!! Just a note of sincere thanks for the wonderful CD "Ask Srila Prabhupada" that you so kindly sent me. I have recently been blessed with a computer so your timing was perfect. I would also like to say what a novel and wonderful idea this was introducing this...

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Los Angeles SD Newsletter VOL.3, ISSUE 18
Sep03

Los Angeles SD Newsletter VOL.3, ISSUE 18

…LILAS… THE TIME BOMBS By Candraçekhara Äcärya däs Srila Prabhupada called his books, "the time bombs." The people buy them, and in due course of time, they explode. 20 years ago, Mr. Ragbir Singh, a current aspiring disciple of His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami, was walking casually down Oxford Street in London. All of a sudden, a charming Western lady dressed in a sari approached him and gave...

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Your own place in Sri Mayapur Dhama, a unique opportunity!
Sep03

Your own place in Sri Mayapur Dhama, a unique opportunity!

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The Vaishnava Academy, formerly known as Book Distribution Academy in Mayapur is giving devotees the opportunity to get their own place in the Dhama. It is situated in the peaceful surroundings of the gurukula and the goshala, just 5 min. walk from the temple and the Jalangi. All 21 guestrooms are equipped with a private shower and toilet,...

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Nectar from Chowpatty
Sep02

Nectar from Chowpatty

Hare Krsna Prabhus, Radha Gopinath Mandir had a very special guest and visitor during the Pune yatra, H.G. Durgama Prabhu, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada since the early 1970s. During his three-week stay in Mumbai, he inspired all the devotees with his steady and determined book distribution everyday. His day started immediately after the morning Bhagavatam class, when he would be seen at the book godown, filling his bag with many...

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