We are at the beginning of the December marathon of book distribution, and as editors of this website, we are very interested in letting our readers know about how Lord Caitanya’s infinite mercy is being distributed through Srila Prabhupada’s books all over the world. Therefore, we would like to kindlyContinue Reading
Bhakta Prabhajan, part of His Holiness Lokanatha Swami Maharaja’s padayatra, recollects this once-in-a-lifetime experience. This is not a fairy tale but a true account. “The news spread like wildfire. We were already attracting attention with our dress, bulls, cart, etc. and suddenly our padayatra party, thanks to this “crazy” man, was a sensation in this smallContinue Reading
A heart touching short story: I boarded my flight and hoped to catch up on some rest. As I looked for my seat I noticed the man sitting next to me was an amputee. It turned out he lost his legs in a roadside blast in Iraq. I explained toContinue Reading
Although in his fifties, Rajahamsa Dasa, a member of Bhaktivedanta Institute, Mumbai and Berkley, regularly goes out to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books. This August, I saw him at ISKCON Belgaum. He would pick up books at 2 pm, load them on the carrier of a bicycle, and ride to theContinue Reading
As Gita Marathon is approaching us a very short story related to book distribution. I was distributing books at a university when I motioned for a student to come to my table. He came over, and I began explaining some of Krsna’s teachings in the Bhagavad-gita. He didn’t show much interest.Continue Reading
It was a great joy and a surprise even to myself to find a manuscript with the gloss of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana on the Vedanta-syamantaka, a text whose authorship has been disputed over the last two centuries. Even contemporary publishers remain divided: some credit Vidyabhusana as the author, while othersContinue Reading