Joining Radha Damodara Traveling Sankirtan Party

The day after Rathayatra I had packed my bags and was walking out of the hall on my way back to Seattle when I was stopped by Tamal Krishna Goswami. He asked me if I would like to see Srila Prabhupada in his room saying that if I joined their party I could. I said that I was not ready to join at that time and he then made another proposal Dear Prabhus, Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to ...Read More

Sri Shrinivas Acarya–The First Book Distributor

Shrinivas Acarya is one of the most important acaryas in the generation immediately following Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He was an illustrious disciple of Gopal Bhatta Goswami and Jiva Goswami. His achievements include leading the very first book distribution party in the history of Gaudiya Vaishnavism; converting a king and his entire kingdom to the Vaishnava religion, originating the Manohar Shoy style of kirtana, developing elaborate techniques of Manjari-sadhana and co-organizing the first Appearance In a small village of ...Read More

Srimad-Bhagavatam Original Edition PDF Download

Once it was possible to find copies of original editions of Srila Prabhupada’s Srimad-Bhagavatams in second-hand book stores and on internet book websites but now the original editions of Srimad-Bhagavatam have become very difficult to find anywhere. So there is an urgent need to preserve these valuable books for future generations. We see the BBT making thousands of unauthorized changes to so many of Srila Prabhupada’s books in this way completely destroying the authority of the books. Srila Prabhupada’s Srimad-Bhagavatam has ...Read More

Book Distribution Climbs 34.5% in 1975

Defying the serious recession that slowed the world economy in 1975, ISKCON devotees increased their sale of Krsna conscious literature last year by more than one third over 1974. The grand total topped nine million books and magazines, not including the Spanish, German, French and Japanese literature sold abroad. Of two million books distributed half a million were fully illustrated 300-400 page volumes and the seven million Back To Godhead magazines Why the vast increase? “It’s all due to the dedication ...Read More

Jesse Jackson Gets Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-Gita!

A few days ago I was at Occupy Wall Street in New York City distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books. All of a sudden a Black SUV with tinted out windows pulled up on the side of the road and a few men got out. One of them was a black man dressed in a nice suit. Within a few seconds the man dressed in the suit was surrounded by about 50 news people with television cameras and microphones all trying to get ...Read More

Original Teachings of Lord Caitanya PDF Download

  Prahlada-Nrsimha Prabhu and Mother Ahaituki Bhakti d.d. have produced, for the first time, a digital version of Srila Prabhupada’s original 1968 Teachings of Lord Caitanya. It is a very wonderful service to preserve this book and you can download the complete book from this page.   Click to Download the Teachings-of-Lord-Chaitanya-original-1968 Related PostsTeachings of Queen Kunti Free PDF DownloadQueen Kunti, a tragic and heroic figure, emerges from an explosive era of the history of ancient India. She was a central figure in a ...Read More

Peace on Earth or the Earth in Pieces?

“This book will tell you about real peace on earth,” I promised. “All right, sir, I’ll give it a look.” The young airman smiled as he tucked the volume under his arm. “Have a nice Christmas,” I added. “Hare Krsna.” I’d been distributing my spiritual master’s books to San Antonio servicemen since nine o’clock that morning. Now I had to catch the bus from the base back into the city to join the other members of my group. It was ...Read More

WHAT CAN TURN A GREYHOUND BUS INTO A TEMPLE?

Chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. The chanting of Hare Krsna, known in India for thousands of years, is the great prayer for peace — for individual peace of mind and worldwide tranquility. By repeating these nonsectarian names of God the sincere chanter is gradually released from material illusions and elevated to the platform of pure spiritual consciousness, Krsna consciousness. This prayer has been given to the other ...Read More

Price Reduction on Cases of Srila Prabhupada’s ORIGINAL Bhagavad-gita PLEASE HELP DISTRIBUTE THEM!

I am encouraged that he is taking interest in selling our Bhagavad-gita As It Is. You may all try to distribute this book as far as possible and it will be a great service to our movement. If any sincere person reads this book I think that he will be impressed by the solid footing on which our Krishna Consciousness is based. All of the nonsense Bhagavad-gitas that deny Krishna are Please click on the link below to open the linked ...Read More

If I see our leaders are enthusiastic, that gives me more enthusiasm.

You propose to induce the American people to surrender to Lord Caitanya by expansion of book distribution, that is wanted. When you come to that, that is success. Then you can take charge of the government. And, as soon as in America the Krsna conscious boys are in power the whole world will be changed. Bombay 20 December, 1976 New York My dear Tamala Krsna, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 9, 1976. ...Read More

The more the books are distributed, the more the ignorance of the Age of Kali will be smashed.

The world is feeling the weight of this Hare Krishna Movement, especially in your country. We have to increase this book distribution work more and more to firmly establish this Movement, which is the only hope for the suffering living entities. Vrindaban 23 November, 1976 Atlanta My dear Balavanta, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letters dated November 5 and 9. I am very glad to hear how the book distribution is increasing more and more. ...Read More

Book Distribution Is the Hare Krishnas Most Important Activity

There is no doubt about it, to distribute books is our most important activity. The temple is a place not for eating and sleeping, but as a base from which we send out our soldiers to fight with Maya. Fight with Maya means to drop thousand and millions of books into the lap of the conditioned souls. Just like during war time the bombs are raining from the sky like anything… England 3 August, 1973 My Dear Ramesvara, Please accept ...Read More

If Only the Busses Were Still Running…

We were dancing so much Sukadeva, the temple president was worried about the floor caving in. What a way to go! I’d never stayed at the temple before but since it was so late I decided to do so… My association with the Hare Krishna movement started in Seattle in 1973, in a parking lot. I was going towards my car when I was approached by a person who handed me a big Krishna Book. I was impressed by the pictures ...Read More

If you ever get money–Print Books!

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu desired this chanting of Hare Krishna and dancing in ecstasy be spread all over the world. He predicted one day the whole world will dance in ecstasy to this chanting of Hare Krishna. Until His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada left India for the United States in 1965 no one in India could imagine how the prediction of Lord Caitanya could come true. In the United States Srila Prabhupada established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ...Read More

A Society Based On Literature Distribution

I was recently invited to visit the Australian headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. It’s a large complex in Sydney with about 270 people living on the site. The center of the complex is a huge printing press printing their magazines: Watchtower and Awake!, twice a month in more than 25 languages. The magazines are available in Australia in 82 languages and world-wide they print in over 160 languages! They distribute well I often distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books in Sydney’s Town Hall ...Read More

Unless One is a Pure Devotee He Should Not Become A Preacher

DOWNLOAD Unless one is situated as pure Vaisnava in his dealing, in his behavior, inside and outside, he should not become a preacher because it will not be effective, neither one should hear from such person. Those who are preaching, they must be very sincere. They should read the literatures, just like The Nectar of Instruction. We should follow, strictly follow. Then you’ll be able to preach and make disciples all over the world. Pusta Krishna: “My dear Lord, the ...Read More

1976 Book Scores Conversation

Total Back to Godhead magazines, about 7,000,000. Total small books is 740,000. Total medium books is 319,000. Total other titles: 280,000. Then total hardbound books: 1,007,000. So the total literatures sold last year is 9,076,280 literatures. Nine million. This is just English. Ramesvara: This is the total sales. For the year 1976. It lists… The first section lists all the Caitanya-caritamrtas title by title, all seventeen volumes. So last year we sold 55,000 copies of Caitanya-caritamrta. Prabhupada: All parts. Ramesvara: ...Read More

My Guru Maharaja asked me that, If you get some money — you print books.

DOWNLOAD Therefore I am stressing on this point. Where are the books? Where are the books? Where are the books? So kindly help me, this is my request. Print as many books in as many languages and distribute them throughout the whole world and the Krishna consciousness movement will automatically increase. Prabhupada: harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam. Devotees: Haribol! Prabhupada! Prabhupada: We have no new discovery. We don’t manufacture. This is our process. We simply follow the predecessor’s ...Read More

The First Travelling Sanktana (Book Distribution) Party

The 100 degree fever of Sankirtana in the early 1970s in America can only be described as an epidemic. At one point, when we were completely out of Books, waiting for Dai Nippon’s shipment of Krsna Books to arrive, the leader on the west coast, the pre-GBC mega-authority was Karandhara. His office was in the breezeway of the Temple in New Dvaraka. During mangal arti, the rumor spread that there were 100 cases of Krsna Books stashed ...Read More

Come Out With Your Samosa’s Up!

It was 1984 and after distributing books at the State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida. We had parked in a Days Inn parking lot for the night. Our van of five brahmacharis was fast asleep when we heard over a megaphone, “Alright in there! Come out slowly with your hands raised!” It was 1984 and after distributing books at the State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida. We had parked in a Days Inn parking lot for the night. Our van of ...Read More

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