Atheist take Prabhupada’s books
Sep13

Atheist take Prabhupada’s books

I approached a couple in downtown Denver and offered them books. Immediately the man said, "Not interested — we're atheists." I responded, "You know, with all of the advancement in science, none of the scientists have a clue what consciousness is. They speculate about it, and that's it. There is no agreement among them what consciousness is. "But Socrates had a clear understanding of consciousness:...

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The face reader got it right
Sep13

The face reader got it right

Once I was distributing in a train at the Secunderabad Railway Station, and I met a face reader (an astrologer who just by seeing the face or a photograph of a person tells about the person). I showed him a Telugu Bhagavad-gita, and he saw Srila Prabhupada's photograph on the back cover. He said, “This person is very intelligent.” I confirmed it and said, “If you read his book, you will also become very...

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What a coincidence!
Sep08

What a coincidence!

On a Monday afternoon, in the recent mid-year marathon, Bal Gopal, my husband, and I were trying a little book distribution along the busy Lambton quay in Wellington. Nobody was showing much interest at all. We were on our way home from serving Krsna Food and had to stop at the bank to deposit the takings from that day. Inside the bank, I held up the Science of Self Realisation, showing it to Bal Gopal, and recited the Panca Tattva...

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Don’t forget and always remember
Sep06

Don’t forget and always remember

We recently heard from Chaitanya Vihara Prabhu about his experience on book distribution in his neighborhood – within just twenty minutes. He's a doctor, but he found time to go out with books, and he had some really nice experiences. He's not a full-time book distributor anymore, but he knows the importance of book distribution, so wants to continue this service when time permits. Many of you devotees receiving these...

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WSNL for July 2017 and a story on stress release in South Africa
Sep06

WSNL for July 2017 and a story on stress release in South Africa

Hare Krsna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! For the month of july, in the Large Temple category, the temple that had the biggest increase, percentage wise, over last year was Ujjain, with 2,740 book points. Krsna and Balarama attended gurukula not far from there. But the highest score was Mayapur’s, with 37,387 book points. Jayapataka Swami has the devotees very fired up. In the Medium Temple...

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