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I was told to write you because you could help me grow and understand the Gita. I found this book in the cell back in April, 05. Well at first I thought it was just a book to read and so I started reading it that same night. Well it became clear to me that this book was like a Bible of some kind.
It touched my heart in many ways, and I’ve been reading this book every day from front to back. I don’t have the funds to pay for a new book or get a hardback Deluxe Gita that you all sell. I was told to ask you for a hardback Gita because the one I have has fallen apart on me from all the use it is getting from me.
I have come to find peace thru reading the Gita and I’m still trying to understand how to chant (Hare Krsna) Can you tell me how this is done? I do have some beads that were given to me by the Chaplain who told me that these came from a guy that went home about 2 years ago.
—Joseph S., Laurinburg, NC
I received the tapes you sent and I am now listening to them constantly. I really enjoy the Radha Krsna Temple tape. The music is just so amazing. My cellie even listens to it. I can put on the headphones and prison drifts away as I am washed away by Krsna’s Transcendental Bliss. I truly am blessed by Lord Krsna. I do thank you and everyone who made the donation possible."
—Bhakta Charles, Jarratt, Virginia
Thank you for writing me, I was very happy to hear back from you. Your letter is a big help to me, and because of it I am now able to chant Hare Krsna three times a day. I was also happy to see that you sent me a booklist of free books that I can ask for. This is very good of you all to give out free books to people in prison. I want to thank you again, because I feel so much better after chanting!
—Bhakta Tommy, Laurinburg, NC
For eight years I was in the dark, till I finally wrote the ISKCON Prison Ministry in Ohio attn. Candrasekhara dasa. He sent me some books and I started reading many new things I never heard about. I had never heard of Krsna, only meditation and yoga.
—Bhakta Rene, Florence AZ
I’m very thankful for the books and tapes. I had to give my first Bhagavad-gita to a Godbrother who is now converted to Krsna Consciousness and love of Godhead, so I did the right thing by giving. The beads also, I thank you for them. I gave my other beads to my Godbrother. The time is right to preach to the lost souls anywhere on earth, but in this prison it is a must. So far I have changed two Godbrothers to the Absolute Truth, Krsna, with one more seeking the way and reading Srila Prabhupada’s books very nicely.
—Bhakta Richard, Reidsville GA
Thank You. I received all the books. Thank you. The Nectar of Devotion has been read since it entered this cell. The book I read every night before sleep is the Traveling Preacher. That is a very inspirational book I think every devotee should read.
—Bhakta Ricardo O., Soledad CA
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Hare Krsna! Thank you very much for the five books you sent me to the former facility, which have been forwarded. I donated the Science of Self Realization to the library because I had one. The new books are wonderful. I read Bhakti, the Art of Eternal Love in one sitting in the yard under the sun. It is the summary of the Nectar of Devotion, which I need to practice more. This morning I read Spiritual Yoga. It is part of the Srimad Bhagavatam Fifth Canto about the importance of human life in spiritual practice, which I need more.
—Bhakta Mark B., Canon City CO
I have been praying and chanting for three years now. My room is filled with a lot of pictures. I have a small altar where I have Radha-Krsna in a paper photo frame with a cup of water and offered fruit, a orange and apple, in front of the picture.
—Bhakta Rene L., Florence AZ
Once again I must thank you for your kindness in sending me the Bhagavad-gita. What a true blessing it is to be able to read the real deal!
—Bhakta William M., Rosharon TX
Thank you for sending the videos and the Bhagavatams. I really enjoyed Your Ever Well- Wisher. Watching how Prabhupada interacted with the devotees showed me his genuine sense of compassion. Coming back after seeing one of the videos I felt, as you once wrote, that my "Krsna battery" had been recharged.
—Bhakta Jeff W., Monticello FL
After preaching at Tihar Prison…
" If you give me chance to speak to all the members of the Jail, it is quite possible for me to turn them into ideal characters." [Srila Prabhupada from letter to Sri Puri 1962]
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ISKCON Prison Ministry
Shyama Priya devi dasi
PO Box 261
Alpine, CA 91901
619-659-0108
shyamapriya@aol.com
Please make checks payable to
Marguerite Hull c/o ISKCON Prison Ministry
or
Candrasekhara das,
Director IPM
2802 10th Ave. S
Nashville, TN 37204-2514
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