Los Angeles SD Newsletter – January 2001 – Volume 3, Issue 1
VANCA KALPA… GIFT DISTRIBUTION By Nitika Thapar Hare Krishna! We, at Sastra Dana wish all of you a very happy Krishna conscious New Year and pray that you all continue to support the mission of Srila Prabhupada with greater ecstasy. Our last program was held at Yamuna- and Veda Prabhus’ house ,a large number of devotees attended. As usual, we began the evening auspiciously by chanting the holy names of Lord Hari, with...
One becomes quickly recognized by the Lord by preaching
If one tries to spread Krsna consciousness all over the world, he should be understood to be performing the best welfare activity. The Lord is automatically very pleased with him. If the Lord is pleased with him, what is left for him to achieve? If one has been recognized by the Lord, even if he does not ask the Lord for anything, the Lord, who is within everyone, supplies him whatever he wants. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita...
In Memorium
Hare Krsna, Resently, a senior book distributor, Sarvadevi Dasi, left her body. She was traveling throughout Russia and Ukraine and inspiring devotees to distribute books by teaching them how to do it. Last year she was in the part of Ukraine where the war is going on. Risking her life, she was crossing the border between the opposite parties, trying to distribute books on both sides. She was trying to convince them to stop this...
Ukraine’s New Sankirtana Bus
Recently, I received this letter from Acyuta Priya Prabhu, Ukraine's Regional Secretary: Dear Vijaya Prabhu and all the dear devotees who supported the new bus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his sankirtana mission! I'm happy to inform you that by your merciful efforts we got a sankirtana bus. It is a brand new Tata bus, very convenient for sankirtana. The brahmacaris just returned from...
History of ISKCON Press and BBT Mail Order
by Swarup Hebel on Friday, October 19, 2012 at 8:55pm · I did a bit of writing in August and I'd like to post it here in my facebook "Notes" section in segments. Here's the first: INTRODUCTION: At the San Francisco Rathayatra a few months ago (August, 2012) I ran into my godbrother Jayadvaita Swami. He was at the Question & Answer booth discussing philosophy with guests and devotees. I got...