Bhagavad gita in every Motel

After Gideons, 1Million Hindu Holy Books to Don Hotels Across North America

Christian Post John Beita 2009 Inspired by the Gideons, who are known for distributing and placing the holy Bible in hotels and motels around the world, a Hindu group has followed the suit, believing that "whoever reads one verse, one line, or even touches will have perfection in life." Now along with Gideon's Bible are Hindu holy books `Bhagavad Gita' placed side by side in many hotels and motels across North America.

`Motel Bhagavad-Gita Project' taken up to distribute one million Hindu holy book `Bhagavad Gita' all over the hotels and motels in the United States and Canada has "yielded tremendous success," said the volunteers who are carrying out the work. The volunteers were members of Pancajanya Project, a branch of `Hare Krishna' movement, also known as International Society of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) dedicated to placing at least 1 million Bhagavad-Gitas in guest rooms across the U.S. and Canada.

"Whoever reads one verse, one line, or even touches one of these books will have an opportunity to achieve perfection in life and meet Lord Krishna face to face," said Vaisesika Dasa, president of ISKCON"s Silicon Valley temple in San Jose, California, and visionary of the Pancajanya Project.

Encouraged by the Indian community who owns a large number of lodgings in the States, Rohini Nandana a volunteer in Boston area said, "Something like 60% of the economy lodgings in the United States are now owned by Indian Americans, primarily Gujarati Patels. This gives the owners a unique opportunity to spread the wisdom and glorious message of Krishna throughout the country."

"We are finding that many of the owners we contact have been waiting for an organized effort such as this one and are showering their blessings on this Project," she added. The voluntary group said, the project got a big boost after

"it had taken a booth at a convention held by members of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) who met for their annual national convention and trade show" held near Washington D.C in April this year. It was where the group requested the AAHOA members, with a plea saying,

"Please let us provide copies of Bhagavad-Gita to place in your rooms alongside the Gideons Bibles." The volunteers said that with orders for nearly 30,000 books and counting, the goal of placing 1 million Bhagavad-Gitas seems quite realistic. ………… distributebooks

Hare krishna Six months ago HG Vaiseshika Prabhu asked us to do this and we have finally done it.

We have added MotelGita to facebook - Within a week we have about 35 members !! It is under CAUSES section with the title of "Bhagavad Gita at Motels".

Radhav