Bhakta Tyler and a few other brahmacaries ran into a fellow who learned about Krishna consciousness by reading the Sastra Dana publication, 16Rounds to Samadhi newspaper.

Carolina (Nancy) Escala came to learn about Krishna consciousness by reading the 16 Rounds to Samadhi newspaper, a Sastra Dana publication. She was happy to give us this short interview.

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Devotees of ISKCON of Silicon Valley distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books.

Dear devotees, here are a few more videos of devotees in action, distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books.

His Holiness Prahladananda Swami, ISKCON’s sannyasa minister and minister for health and welfare, addresses devotees regarding the 2009 December book distribution marathon.

Here is a short address by His Grace Vijay Prabhu, ISKCON’s international minister for distribution of Srila Prabhupada’s books, regarding this year’s book distribution marathon.

Harvard-educated neurosurgeon Allan J. Hamilton talks about the miraculous and unexplainable things he has witnessed in the surgery room in THE SCALPEL AND THE SOUL.

Here is some video footage of Vijay Prabhu distributing books at a college in San Diego. Vijay Prabhu has been distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books since 1970ies and is currently serving as ISKCON’s Book Distribution minister.

Here is a video footage of Vijay Prabhu dealing with a Christian. We harbor no ill feelings towards our Christian brothers and sisters, but the fact is that when we go out to distribute books we sometimes meet Christians whose sole goal is to distract us from our mission and to dissolve our determination. I [...]

Here is a video footage of Bk. Ben distributing books at a college in San Diego.

The activity of eating meat is in itself quite an immoral act and thus prevents one from objectively seeing reality, let alone the level of sensitivity needed for spiritual cultivation. For one living entity to by force take possession and control over the life and body of another living entity, simply for the sake of [...]

Murari Krishna Prabhu comes up with another idea how to promote Krishna consciousness in the society we are living in. Check it out.

We ran into another reader of our newspaper 16Rounds to Samadhi.

Sastra Dana: Chris, here you are at the Hare Krishna Temple, could tell us how did you get here?
Chris: This lady had me help her do something at this hotel, Best Western, in downtown. As I walked inside there was an Indian man who owns the place. I looked to my right and I saw [...]

Bhaktin Sinai, a new devotee from San Diego, tells us how she got her first two books from a Sastra Dana rack at People’s food market in Ocean Beach, San Diego.