Srila Prabhupada on book distribution

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Dear devotees and friends,
December is for all devotees all over the world the month of special
endavor for pleasing Srila Prabhupada by somehow or other distributing
his books or prasadam. To inspire you I will try to post daily quotes
by Srila Prabhupada about the importance of book distribution and
hopefully you will then try to take part in the famous Srila Prabhupada
book distribution marathon as well...

"Now I am trying for printing arragment and this book also can be
nicely printed provided you take charge of distribution. I am very much
anxious for sale of my books. It has to be organized; please think over
this matter. If the books are not properly sold how I can print so many
books?"
(letter to Kirtanananda, 27 April 1967)

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"Although I am practically on the path of death, still I cannot forget
about my publications. I wish that if I live or die you should take
very serious care for my publications."
(letter to Hayagriva. 10 June 1967)

[khyati trivedi]

Hare krishna,

 

I am a beginner in this krishna consciousness movement, thank you so much for keeping me in touch of this movement.

 

But friendz there is no contribution on my part so Please guide me friends as to how should i make conttribuition to the same .........

 

Hare krishna

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[(Bhakta) Jan Mares (NE-BBT Czech)]

Hare Krishna Khyati,

depends what kind of service you have on your mind. There is a plenty
of service available. Check www.krishna.com for addresses of our
centers close to you so you can visit them and talk with devotees.
The same website also offers virtual service possibilities.

Hope this helps.

Your servant, bh. Jan

www.vrindavan-dham.com
veda.harekrsna.cz
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[michi]

Good day!




 
I hope this will be our walk... !


 
THANKS TO GOD
I pray that this will bless you as it blessed me.
 
Hello God,
I called tonight
To talk a little while
I need a friend who'll listen
To my anxiety and trial.
You see, I can't quite make it
Through a day just on my own...
I need your love to guide me,
So I'll never feel alone.
I want to ask you please to keep
My family safe and sound.
Come and fill their lives with confidence
For whatever fate they're bound.
Give me faith, dear God, to face
Each hour throughout the day,
And not to worry over things
I can't change in any way.
I thank you God for being home
And listening to my call,
For giving me such good advice
When I stumble and fall.
Your number, God, is the only one
That answers every time.
I never get a busy signal,
Never had to pay a dime.
So thank you, God, for listening
To my troubles and my sorrow.
Good night, God, I love You too,
And I'll call again tomorrow!
            

 
 
The man whispered, "God, speak to me"
and a meadowlark sang.



 
But, the man did not hear.
So the man yelled, "God, speak to me"
and the thunder rolled across the sky.
                

 
But, the man did not listen.
The man looked around and said,
"God let me see you."
And a star shined brightly.

But the man did not see.
And, the man shouted,
"God show me a miracle."
And, a life was born.



 
But, the man did not notice.
So, the man cried out in despair,
"Touch me God,
and let me know
you are here."
Whereupon, God reached down
and touched the man.
But, the man brushed
the butterfly away

and walked on.

I found this to be a great reminder
that God is always around us in the
little and simple things
that we take for granted...
even in our electronic age...
so I would like to add one more:

The man cried,
"God, I need your help!"
And an e-mail arrived reaching out
with good news and encouragement.


But, the man deleted it and continued crying...

Don't miss out on a blessing
because it isn't packaged
the way that you expect.

My instructions were to send this
to people that I wanted God to bless
and I picked you.

Please pass this to people
you want to be blessed.

Expect the unexpected.....

Have A Happy Day!

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"You are trying for the new temple, but our main business in Sankirtana
and distribution of literature. If Krsna gives us a better place, that
is all right. Otherwise, we can remain at any place never mind hell or
heaven; but we shall be only very cautious about propagating our
Sankirtana movement."
(letter to Madhudvisa, 26 March 1970)

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"I am very glad to know that your sales of our literature and books are
very good and improving more. It is natural that such distribution of
literatures should increase as the people hear more about Krsna
Conciousness Movement, so distribution of our books and literatures is
our major propaganda program."
(letter to Hamsadutta, 29 June 1970)

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"So I can see that there is very good potency at the present moment for
spreading this movement as was desired by my Guru Maharaja, and I am
simply trying my best to carry out His desire. And if some of my
students adopt this attitude, without any other motivation, surely
Krishna will fulfill our desire. So push on with book publication and
distribution, and I am very glad that you are now distributing to
schools and libraries."
(letter to Bhagavan, 22 September 1970)

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"Please also try to introduce our books in the colleges and schools as
well as local libraries. I have received word from other centres that
our literatures are very well received and often they are being used as
course textbooks in the schools and colleges. You are already preaching
on the university campuses, so you add this books distribution to your
program and make it complete with preaching, chanting of Hare Krsna
Mahamantra, distribution of Prasadam and literatures. I know how well
this program is received by the students because they are very
intelligent. You are also very intelligent boy and devotee of Krsna and
Krsna will give you even more intelligence in proportion to your
endeavor to serve Him faithfully."
(letter to Nayanabhirama, 26 October 1970)

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"Yes, we are fighting impersonalism and voidism with pure devotional
service. Impersonalism and voidism kills the natural aptitude of
devotion which is lying dormant in everyone's heart. Therefore we are
printing books like our KRSNA book so that people may know it that the
supreme absolute truth is a person. The perfection of every living
creature is to render transcendental loving service to that Supreme
Person and thereby go back home, back to Godhead. Krishna has said in
Bhagavad-gita that "whoever explains my transcendental glories to
others is most dear to me in this world and never will there be one
more dear to me than he."
(letter to Bhagavan, 24 November 1970)

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"So go on with your organization for distribution od my books through
press and other modern media and Krishna will certainly be pleased upon
you. We can use everything - television, radio, movies, or whatever
there may be - to tell about Krishna and outside of devotional service
all these modern paraphernalia are just so much rubbish."

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"My Guru Maharaja used to say, "Don't worry about money. Do something
nice for Krishna and money will come." So we should always be thinking
how to distribute the message of Krishna, and surely he will give us
facility. Even an ordinary man, if he wants publicity, then he gives so
much money for the propaganda work. Similarly, Krishna is not poor. He
can supply any amount for the devotees engaged in broadcasting his
glories."
(letter to Karandhara, 30 November 1970)

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"Our book distrubution program is most important work. Anyone reading
our KRSNA book, TLC, NOD, and Bhagavad-gita As It Is, is sure to become
a Krishna Conscious person. Therefore somehow or other we must push on
this literature distribution, either through schools, colleges,
libraries, life membership program or ordinary sales."
(letter to Jananivasa, 5 March 1971)

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"Yes, my order still stands. Please organize BTG distribution and do it
nicely. Sankirtana Party and distribution of our magaizines and books
is our rela program. Other things are secondary. So during the summer
time you should utilize this program of Sankirtana and book
distribution vigorously."
(letter to Satsvarupa, 21 June 1971)

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"If you simply push on this one activity of ditributing my books, your
all success will be there. I have hatched this "transcendental plot"
for getting money by selling my books, and if we stick only to this
plan and use our brain for selling books, there will easily be
sufficient money."
(letter to Lalita kumar, 15 November 1971)

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"Many fanatic spiritual movements have come and gone, but without the
flawless philosphy of Krishna, they cannot stand. Therefore I want
especially that my books and literature should be distributed
profusely. This is our substance, real philosphical information, not
some weak sentiments. So try for this, to give all men this Krishna
philosophy, and many real devotees will come with us back to Home, back
to Godhead."
(letter to Lalita kumar, 27 November 1971)

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"Do not hesitate to use your American and European brains to increase,
that is Krishna's special gift for you, now use it. Any activity which
will please Krishna should be accepted favorably, this is our guiding
principle. Now apply it in this way, by doing everything and anything
for spreading this Krishna Conscious literature, and this is really
pleasing Krishna, know it for certain."
(letter to Kirtiraja, 27 November 1971)

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"These books are the best advertising, they are better than
advertising. If we simply present Krishna Conciousness in a serious and
attractive way, without need to resort to fashionable slogans or
tricks, that is sufficient. Our unique asset is our purity."
(letter to Yogesvara, 28 December 1971)

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"The sufferings of himanity are due to forgetfulness of Krsna as
supreme enjoyer, the supreme prorietor, and the supreme friend.
Therefore, to act to revive this consciousness within the entire human
society is the highest welfare work."
(Bhagavad gita As It Is 5.25, purport)

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"Anyone who makes a gift of this great work [Srimad Bhagavatam] on a
full moon day attains to the highest perfection of life by returning to
Godhead."
(Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.1., purport)

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"The real preaching is selling books. You should know the tactic how to
sell without irritating. What your lecture will do for three minutes,
but if he reads one page hi life may be turned. We don't want to
irritate anyone, however. If he goes away by your aggresive tactics,
then you are nonsense and it is your failure. Neither you could sell a
book, neither he would remain. But if he buys a book that is the real
successful preaching."
(letter to Bali-mardana, 30 September 1972)

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"These books and magazines are our most important propaganda weapons to
defeat the ignorance of maya's army, and the more we produce such
literature and sell them profusely all over the world, the more we
shall deliver the world from the suicide course. So your work is the
most important preaching work, may Krishna bless you more and more.
Thank you for helping me in this way."
(letter to Jayadvaita, 18 November 1972)

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"The brahmanas are always truthful, even to their enemies. There is
sufficient merit in our books that if you simply describe them to
anyone, they will buy. That art you must develop, not the art fo lying.
Convince them to give by your preaching the Absolute Truth, not by
tricking, that is more mature stage of development of Krishna
Conciousness."
(letter to Sri Govinda, 25 December 1972)

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"That is advancement in Krsna Conciousness, to stick tightly to the
desire or orders of the spiritual masterl; because my Guru Maharaja
ordered it, and I am also ordering it: Go on preaching, spread this
Krsna Conciousness all over the world."
(letter to Trai, 27 December 1972)