A Visit from “God”
By Murari Gupta Dasa His Grace Sridama Prabhu was enthusing devotees to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books at Malad Station. His heartfelt announcements were inspiring the crowd, and sales picked up. Then a strange thing happened. Sridama Prabhu recounts, “As I was making my announcement, a middle-aged man came to the stall and began staring at me. I stopped my announcement, turned to him, and said, “Sir, please...
Thank you!
Dear exalted Prabhu's, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I want to thank you all for your participation in the Prabhupada Marathon commemorating the 108th appearance of Srila Prabhupada. I'm sure there were many wonderful moments exchanged with the conditioned souls as well as some trying times. That we go on year after year during the hard times and the nectar times is a sign of love, and a...
Krsna will bless you a million times over for doing this work
Letter Jan 1st 1972 My Dear Kesava das, Please accept my blessings. I have received your two letters, one dated December 15, 1971 and the other without date, requesting initiation and sacred threads for many boys. So as you have recommended them I will be sending their new names, beads, and threads in a few days. I have been receiving so many reports about how my disciples of the San Francisco Temple cannot be surpassed by anyone in...
Dhoti SKP
Hari bol prabhus, Even from a cultural point of view, some people enjoy the experience of meeting a devotee in a dhoti or a sari. For me, in my experience, it was always purifying to distribute books and preach while wearing a dhoti and purifying for the onlooker as well. Prabhupada has indicated that our appearance with dhoti, tilak, tulsi beads, shaved head and sika; or sari; reminds the conditioned soul of Krsna and consequently...
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati quotes
These are some statements made by the great Acarya a short time before his leaving this world. "I wish that every selfless, tender-hearted person of Gaurya Math will be prepared to shed two hundred gallons of blood for the nourishment of the spiritual corpus of every individual of this world." "With great enthusiasm preach the words of Srila Rupa Raghunatha to everyone. Our ultimately desirable object is to become the...
Message from His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami
The following is a message written by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami to all the book distributors, for the upcoming December marathon: To All Book Distributors: Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am delighted to know that you are ecstatically engaged in the distribution of Srila Prabhupada’s books. The instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are the most important message for...