Expressions of Gratitude by Navina Nirada Dasa
Jan01

Expressions of Gratitude by Navina Nirada Dasa

Navina Nirada Dasa IN TODAY'S MATERIALISTIC world, to interest people in Krsna consciousness is difficult. Devotees who perform the spiritual service of offering others books about Krsna often meet with rejection and indifference. When a guest once asked Srila Prabhupada how his disciples dealt with such negativity, he replied that they were not fickle; they could persevere because they understood the ultimate value of their work....

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Something Worth Hearing by Navina Nirada Dasa
May01

Something Worth Hearing by Navina Nirada Dasa

Navina Nirada Dasa HERE ARE SOME experiences and realizations of devotees who give people Krsna consciousness by giving them books by Srila Prabhupada and his followers. I start with an experience of my own. While distributing books recently I met a young man very interested in Krsna consciousness. As we were speaking, he put in hearing aids to understand me. He told me that when he was a child his parents quarreled so much he wanted...

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The Greatest Gift at Any Age by Udayananda Dasa
May01

The Greatest Gift at Any Age by Udayananda Dasa

Udayananda Dasa IN JANUARY last year a woman in her early seventies came into my art shop at the local shopping mall. She bought several paintings for her home and while I framed them we talked. She told me her name is Harriet Barret, she is the mother of three children and the grandmother of seven, and she had been married for thirty-six years before her husband passed away in 1984. Somehow we got to the subject of reincarnation....

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Books Are the Basis by Navina Nirada Dasa
Sep01

Books Are the Basis by Navina Nirada Dasa

In this column we present the experiences and realizations of devotees who give Krsna consciousness to others by giving them Srila Prabhupada's books and other books on Krsna consciousness. The editors FOR MANY Hare Krsna devotees the most important activity is giving people spiritual knowledge. Without spiritual knowledge human life is incomplete. The most profound spiritual knowledge is found in the Vedas. Srila Prabhupada...

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Blessed Granny by Sivarama Swami
Jul01

Blessed Granny by Sivarama Swami

In this new column we'll present the experiences and realizations of devotees who give Krsna consciousness to others by giving them Srila Prabhupada's books and other books on Krsna consciousness. The following is reprinted from last year's Vyasa Puja book, a collection of letters written in praise of Srila Prabhupada in observance of his appearance day. Ed. DEAR SRILA PRABHUPADA Please accept my humble obeisances at...

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