I like this kind of stuff.

GNAB: Nitin Prabhu and I started out at about 3pm. (Dhikshith Prabhu was going to join us too, but because we were to work in Burlingame and Dhikshith Prabhu doesn't have a car and would've had to take a bus or train all the way from SJ, we decided that we'd meet with him another day.)

We found a neat little apartment complex about 2 minutes from my home in Burlingame that practically had a sign on it saying, "Distribute books here." There was no gate, no security, & no one home at the leasing office. : ))

We were surprised after knocking on the first 3 doors that someone answered at all 3 apartments; and best of all, all three bought books! It continued miraculously from there. Almost every apartment had someone home, and people (mostly Hispanic) were very happy to take books and give donations.

Outside one set of apartments, we walked by a couple of teenage kids who were having a smoke. We said hello to them and kept working. Ten minutes later, when we knocked on one door, we were greeted cheerily and invited inside. The same two teenagers who had been clandestinely smoking outside were inside with their family. And the whole family was so nice!

The grandmother told the kids to turn off the TV so that everyone could hear about the Bhagavad-gita. They all gathered around (about 7 of them) and listened carefully and with sincere interest. One of the smoker kids, said, "I like this kind of stuff."

They ended up buying a Gita and a Krsna book and we threw in a book pack, lollipops an incense stick, a maha-mantra refrigerator magnet and a free lesson on chanting the Hare Krsna Maha-mantra for good measure.

By the time we got to the last door in that complex, it was getting dark and the lady inside wouldn't open the door. (She was one of the only two that didn't take a book in the entire complex. ) Instead she spoke to us through a side window saying, "Praise Jesus."

Too late. The damage was already done and we walked away surveying the entire complex, amazed that we were able to knock on every door. Later, at home, we mused about how that apartment block must now be glowing, having been bombarded and saturated by Srila Prabhuada's transcendental books.

Gaura Prema!

With gratitude,

Your servant,

Vaisesika Dasa

HH Danavir Goswami Congratulates ISV team on Number one position in Book Sankirtan In North America

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From Danavir Goswami (Director of the RVC traveling party):

All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!

Dear Vaisesika Prabhu and devotees of San Jose,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Congratulations on your remarkable book distribution. It shows how high you
have placed book distribution on your list of priorities. This is a
wonderful example for all temples to follow. We pray to get your blessings
so that we become inspired to facilitate our congregation devotees to preach
as you are doing.

1 San Jose(ISV) (S) US 13818.75*+266% 6041* 134 48 6315* 0

Hoping this meets you in the best of health,
Your servant,
Danavir Goswami

Rupanuga Vedic College/Polestar
5201 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri 64110

Historic result of MSF of 30000 :)

In his book ‘This is My Request’, Srila Prabhupada says, quote: “Our book distribution

program is most important work. Anyone reading our Krsna Book, Teachings of Lord

Caitanya, Nectar of Devotion and Bhagavad Gita As It is, is sure to become a Krsna

conscious person. The Sankirtana devotees are very very dear to Krsna. Because you are

doing the field work of book distribution, Krsna has immediately recognized you as true

servants. Just like during war time, a farm boy or ordinary clerk who goes to fight for his

country on the front, immediately becomes a national hero for his sincere effort, so also

Krsna immediately recognizes a preacher of Krsna consciousness who takes all risks to

deliver His message” unquote.

The initial goal of this Sankirtana was:

•To distribute at least 25,000 books, which was revised in early December to

30,000 books

This annual 2010 books marathon turned out to be a major historic event, with ISV

devotees distributing thousands of Srila Prabhupada’s books throughout the Bay area and

at distant spots, including other parts of the US, Europe and India.

Book distribution occurred with much enthusiasm during practically all weekends of the

marathon (MSF), during several Hari Nama performances in Palo Alto, during special

events marking Indian festivals such as Dusshera and Divali, on Govardhan Puja Day,

Thanksgiving Day, World Enlightenment Day, the day marking Advent of the Bhagavad

Gita, and during Christmas holidays and weekdays involving spontaneous and voluntary

Sankirtana activity.

The highlight of this MSF was massive door-to-door distribution of books at large

apartment complexes and traveling Sankirtana through which ISV devotees distributed

hundreds of book packs, Bhagavad Gitas & Krsna books in towns all across the Bay

area. Both adults and children were active participants in door-to-door book distribution,

including Sunday-School kids who organized their own Kids Sankirtana with a goal of

2500 books, succeeding in distributing over 2894 books. In addition, numerous cases

of Bhagavad Gitas and several Srimad Bhagavatam sets were distributed at temple

programs, and hundreds of Gitas were shipped for placement in motels all across the US,

with extensive devotee participation by MotelGita team members from different states.

During this MSF, Srila Prabhupada’s books were also placed in libraries, distributed

at weddings and special events, at Indian stores and different venues and at nearby and

distant temples. Book distribution continued through Smart Boxes placed in various

establishments. The smart box team had made a goal of opening new smart boxes in

2010. We are pleased to announce that by their untiring efforts, they were able to open 19

new smart boxes in the Bay Area.

All the scores from this MSF of Thirty-Thousand have been compiled and tonight at this

historic moment, we are pleased to report the Final Results.

In all,

• More than 150 devotees participated in book distribution
• They distributed 31,099 books, surpassing the MSF goal and setting a new recordfor book distribution, crossing the previous high of 23,581 books distributed during the Annual Marathon of 2009.

ISV devotees raised 55, 383 dollars, setting another new record in Laxmi points,

surpassing the previous high of $33,864 set also during the Annual Marathon

of 2009. The Laxmi scores include donations of which 27,309 was made to ISV

MotelGita.

We hereby offer these results to Srila Prabhupada and to their Lordships as our annual

contribution from this Sankirtana Yagna. We hope they are pleased with this outcome

from our book distribution efforts. We also pray for their mercy for the continued success

of our Sankirtana program, as it moves into a new phase in 2011.

We also take this opportunity to thank all the participating devotees including members

of Team ISV and all the donors and sponsors who contributed to the success of this MSF.

Last but not least we offer our special thanks to His Grace Vaisesika Prabhu for inspiring

us with this MSF of 30,000 books.

MSF of Thirty-Thousand ki Jaya!

Sri-Sri Radha-Madan Mohan ki Jaya!

Sriman Mahaprabhu ki Jaya!

Sri-Sri Laxmi Nrsimhadev ki Jay!

Srila Prabhupada ki Jaya!

Gaura Premanande!

Haribol!

Yours in service

Raxit Jariwalla