Malawi Discovers Bhagavad-gita
Submitted by Murari Das
A ten-day international trade fair held in the nation of Malawi, in south central Africa, concluded recently. A well-wisher from India who is a managing director of a Malawian company had offered to hire a stall for ISKCON because he’s keen to help spread Srila Prabhupada’s teachings in Malawi. And so I showcased almost all of Srila Prabhupada’s books to those who visited our stall, people from a diverse section of society:
Students, businessmen, professionals, and even an ex-minister. There were some memorable moments.
One elderly man came up to me, and as I told him about ISKCON he said, “Oh! Krsna and the gopis!” I was surprised Continue reading “Malawi Discovers Bhagavad-gita”
World Sankirtana Newsletter – July 2011
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Hare Krsna Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
July was an exciting month for book distribution all over the world. Most inspiring in Canada was Toronto’s congregational team, which increased 782% over July of 2010, scoring 1,457 book points. A devotee there named Mangal Arati dd is completely absorbed in trying Continue reading “World Sankirtana Newsletter – July 2011”
How am I gonna distribute these books?
Submitted by Gaura Dasa
I was so tired, so I took a seat on one of the chairs provided for the elderly at the entrance of Pick ‘n Pay. I wondered how I would distribute the books I had, especially the three volumes of Srimad Bhagavatam which I had in my book bag.
Not much time passed until I heard ‘Haribol Prabhu!’ Continue reading “How am I gonna distribute these books?”
Auspicious
“The distribution of our literatures is such an important task, for as more people read these books, more and more the whole world will become auspicious, and the degrading influence of this age of Kali will become minimized.” (Srila Prabhupada letter to Koumadaki, March 27, 1972) Continue reading Auspicious
What to say when selling books
Gopinath Acharya das: Deepak prabhu introduced me to Srila Prabhupada and said, “Oh, this is Gopinath Acharya das. He is one of our leading book distributors.” So Srila Prabhupada was actually very interested; and he turned his head very regally, he looked at me and asked me what I said to sell the books. So I mumbled and fumbled something to the effect that, “Oh, … Continue reading What to say when selling books
Zanzibar
Submitted by Murari Dasa
We had come to attend the Nairobi Ratha Yatra in East Africa and after that thought of doing some book distribution in neighbouring Dar es salaam and Zanzibar by Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mercy. In Dar es salaam there are some devotees and there is some preaching going on. In Zanzibar, however the population is at least about ninety five percent muslims and, they are practicing muslims. Therefore there hasn’t really Continue reading “Zanzibar”
BBT Africa publishes first book in Xhosa
On the occasion of Lord Krishna’s appearance day, the African BBT has released its first book in Xhosa, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is the first language for about 8 million people. The book is a translation of Srila Prabhupada’s Beyond Birth and Death. First printing: 5,000 copies. The translator: Tota Gopinatha Dasa. The graphic designer: Khotso Kholopane. Tota Gopinatha … Continue reading BBT Africa publishes first book in Xhosa
The End of a Nice Maha-Sankirtan Day
by Tirtha Pavana dasa (Montreal, Canada)
Bhakta Jeff and I reached downtown Montreal at noon, and by 7:30 we had
distributed all our flyers and books except one hardback Bhagavad-gita.
Both of us tried for thirty minutes to distribute that book, but no one
would take it. We preached to Christians, we preached to Indians — we
tried everyone! I convinced Bhakta Jeff to stay a little longer, but
finally Continue reading “The End of a Nice Maha-Sankirtan Day”
Book ditribution in the land of Dharma
Article Courtesy of Book Distribution Conference.
Once one of our devotees in India — Nitai Prabhu — was trying to distribute a
Krsna Book. But the man was reluctant and gave many excuses for not taking the
book. Finally he said that he would purchase it next time. A man seated
opposite him heard the conversation, and afterward the man said to the person
refusing to buy a book, “You should take it; it’s a very nice book. I’ve
bought this book and completed reading it.” When he heard this, the
person who had refused to buy the book readily bought it. In this way,
we often we meet people who appreciate our books.
Most surprising for us is that almost every day Continue reading “Book ditribution in the land of Dharma”
BBT Africa Newsletter: Issue 1
Submitted by Navina Radhika Dasi Hare Krishna Maharajas, Prabhus and friends of BBT Africa, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please see attached the first edition of our quarterly newsletter intended to keep you updated with the current and upcoming activities of the BBT Africa team. (click on link below) Kindly forward any suggestions, comments and queries to me at navinaradhika@bbtafrica.co.za … Continue reading BBT Africa Newsletter: Issue 1

