#Prabhupada memories

Art of Book Distribution -- Part 2: Six Easy Methods -- Dramatically Increase Your Book Distribution 24:18

Art of Book Distribution -- Part 2: Six Easy Methods -- Dramatically I

Vaishasheka Prabhu discusses methods of book distribution apart from the traditional method of standing on the street and stopping the people and selling them books. He describes Smart Boxes and Smart Tables , which are unattended displ

Four Ironclad Laws of Book Distribution - Seminar Part 4 - Vaishasheka Dallas 2006 10:41

Four Ironclad Laws of Book Distribution - Seminar Part 4 - Vaishasheka

Part four of the Prabhupada book distribution seminar is: The Four Ironclad Laws of Book Distribution. These four ironclad laws are: (1) Your sadhana must be strong. (2) You must get books. (3) The more you show, the more you sell. (4) You

Selling the Full Set at Sunday Feast - Book Distribution Seminar Part 7 - Vaishasheka Dallas 2006 23:32

Selling the Full Set at Sunday Feast - Book Distribution Seminar Part

This program in the Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution seminar shows how full sets of Srila Prabhupada's books can be distributed to guests at an ISKCON temple's Sunday Feast.

A Video Introduction to the Hare Krishna Movement 19:29

A Video Introduction to the Hare Krishna Movement

Introduction to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)

The Full Nectarine 11:29

The Full Nectarine

A play with Srila Prabhuapda and his disciples about Lord Caitanya's pastimes. Recorded in the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in 1966. A truly wonderful film!

Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Book Distributors - Seminar Part 5 - Vaishasheka Dallas 2006 36:38

Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Book Distributors - Seminar Part 5

Part five of the Srila Prabhupada book distribution seminar is titled: The Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Book Distributors. You can't distribute what you don't have yourself. So our main technique for preaching is to dive deep within t

The Hare Krishna Explosion (Hare Krishna People) 1974 -- Original Format --1080p HD 30:26

The Hare Krishna Explosion (Hare Krishna People) 1974 -- Original Form

By the grace of Lord Sri Krishna, His Divine Grace A.C. Swami Bhaktivedanta Prabhuapda was born a pure devotee of Krishna. In 1933 Prabhupada was accepted as a disciple by a bonafide spiritual master and ordered to spread Krishna consciousn

The World of Hare Krishna -- Worldwide Tour of ISKCON Temples 1980 --  1080p HD 33:32

The World of Hare Krishna -- Worldwide Tour of ISKCON Temples 1980 --

A world tour of the Temples, Farms, Restaurants and preaching activities of the Hare Krishna Movement (ISKCON) in 1981. This is a very interesting film, showing the worldwide preaching activities of ISKCON just a few years after the depar

A Sunday at ISKCON Bangalore 14:33

A Sunday at ISKCON Bangalore

Shows a typical Sunday at the ISKCON Bangalore Temple. ISKCON Bangalore is contraversal because they have realized that Srila Prabhupada is still living and still able to guide devotees even though from the material point of view he is no l

The Philosophy of ISKCON Bangalore 26:10

The Philosophy of ISKCON Bangalore

This is a confidential video made for ISKCON Bangalore devotees some years ago where the leaders of including the Temple President, Madhupandit Prabhu, discuss the history of Bangalore and how that temple came to accept the ritvik orders th

Selling the Bhagavad Gita on its Own Merits - Book Distribution Seminar Part 6 - Vaishasheka 57:42

Selling the Bhagavad Gita on its Own Merits - Book Distribution Semina

Part six of the Prabhupada book distribution seminar is: Selling the Bhagavad Gita on its own merits and the Seven Secrets of a Successful Book Distributor. Presented by Vaishasheka Prabhu in Dallas, Texas, 2006. This a very practical instr

Hare Krishna -- On Hippie Hill San Francisco 1967 16:17

Hare Krishna -- On Hippie Hill San Francisco 1967

An art film made by Georgio showing a large group of hippies in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on Hippie Hill in 1967. This was the time of flower power and anti-war protests. On this day, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Pr

Happiness on Second Avenue 08:22

Happiness on Second Avenue

In 1966 Srila Prabhuapda, the Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) rented a storefront at 26 2nd. Ave, New York City, NY. Within weeks the news of this new Hare Krishna Temple and the Swami in the L

Who is Krishna? 10:20

Who is Krishna?

A film made by an independent film-maker. He is interviewing Srila Prabhuapda and he asks, Prabhupada, Who is Krishna? And this film shows Srila Prabhupada's reply to this question.

Matchless Gifts 22:02

Matchless Gifts

A documentary made by an independent film-maker on Srila Prabhupada's first Hare Krishna temple. This documentary was shot at 26 2nd Ave New York, just weeks after Srila Prabhupada opened the first Hare Krishna temple in America. It shows h

ISKCON Ritvik Debate San Diego - early 1990s 2:05:29

ISKCON Ritvik Debate San Diego - early 1990s

This video was taken at the historic official ISKCON debate on the ritvik philosophy, the idea that Srila Prabhupada established a system in ISKCON which would enable him to continue to accept disciples, even after he was no longer physical

Swamiji -- Ecstatic B&W Footage 08:44

Swamiji -- Ecstatic B&W Footage

Amazing historical film footage of Srila Prabhupada from 1967 and 1968. Showing how he created the Hare Krishna movement in America from nothing in a very short time.

Paramahamsa -- Ecstatic B&W Footage 10:08

Paramahamsa -- Ecstatic B&W Footage

Amazing black and white silent films of Srila Prabhupada from 1967-1968 in USA. This is some of the earliest film footage of Srila Prabhuapda in the United States available. Watch as he preaches and very quickly establishes ISKCON, the Inte

Vaisnavas Preaching in USA 1968 10:59

Vaisnavas Preaching in USA 1968

Amazing film of Srila Prabhuapda's disciples preaching Krishna consciousness in the early years. Mostly on the East Coast of the USA. Boston, New York, and other cities.

Does Ford Have a Better Idea? -- Fisher Mansion Detroit becomes a Hare Krishna Temple 35:06

Does Ford Have a Better Idea? -- Fisher Mansion Detroit becomes a Hare

The Hare Krishna's purchase and convert Detroit's historic Fisher Mansion into a temple and this film shows the history of how the grandchildren of two of Detroit's most powerful auto magnate families both became Hare Krishna devotees and t

Deep in the Heart of Texas -- Hare Krishnas in Dallas 1982 -- ISKCON Television - 1080p HD 16:59

Deep in the Heart of Texas -- Hare Krishnas in Dallas 1982 -- ISKCON T

When you think of Texas certain stereotypes come to mind: cowboys, the old kind or the new football kind. You think of oil and JR (from the 1980's TV series Dallas ). And probably the last thing you would ever think of would be the Hare Kr

Durban South Africa ISKCON Temple Opening -- Sri Sri Radhanatha -- 1080p HD 29:24

Durban South Africa ISKCON Temple Opening -- Sri Sri Radhanatha -- 108

Enjoy the grand opening festival of ISKCON's Durban, South Africa temple. Now digitally remastered in 1080p HD video! Sri Sri Radhanatha Temple was opened in the 1980s. It was constructed by the South African ISKCON devotees on the desire

Hallowed be Thy Name - Prabhuapda Hare Krishna Hall Program 13:58

Hallowed be Thy Name - Prabhuapda Hare Krishna Hall Program

An amazing hall preaching program by Srila Prabhupada in Melbourne, Australia in 1974. A very ecstatic class by Srila Prabhupada which he begins by quoting the Christian prayer, Hallowed be Thy Name... And then goes on to explain the name

The Golden Avatar -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Life and Teachings -- 1080p HD 29:30

The Golden Avatar -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Life and Teachings --

The Golden Avatar gives a synopsis of the life and teachings of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the incarnation of Krishna who popularized the public chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra (sankirtana) five hundred years ago in West Bengal

Jagannath Puri -- The City of Lord Caitanya 20:20

Jagannath Puri -- The City of Lord Caitanya

Jagannath Puri, a city in Orissa, India, is a great holy city in India which was, before His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami came to the United States in 1965, practically unknown outside India. However, Srila Prabhuapda brought the L

ISKCON Padayatra Worldwide 59:16

ISKCON Padayatra Worldwide

As a part of the Prabhuapda Centennial celebrations in 1996 the ISKCON GBC decided in 1994 to start the World Padayatra program. Padayatra is a Sanskrit word meaning Walking Festival. All the great acharyas of the past went on Padayatra

Lokanatha Swami Speaks on Padayatra 24:47

Lokanatha Swami Speaks on Padayatra

Lokananta Maharaja was the devotee Srila Prabhupada instructed to perform padayatra and in this video he explains the purpose and benefits of padayatra the plans to make padayatra a worldwide festival.

Padayatra Promotional Video with Mukunda Goswami 12:35

Padayatra Promotional Video with Mukunda Goswami

Mukunda Goswami introduces Padyatra India. This is a video made in the very beginning of the Padayatra festival in 1984. This is when Pradayatra was just in India. It was planned to trace the footsteps of Lord Caitanya who also travelled al

Visnujana Swami Kirtan at Rathayatra Festival -- San Francisco 1974 -- 1080p HD 05:46

Visnujana Swami Kirtan at Rathayatra Festival -- San Francisco 1974 --

A short but amazing film of Visnujana Swami leading the kirtan party at the ISKCON 1974 San Francisco Rathayatara festival. The ecstatic kirtan is followed by a short section of Srila Prabhupada's Rathayatra address. Unfortunately there a

krishna Animation 01:33

krishna Animation

Srila Prabhupada always wanted all the best things available in the world to be engaged in the service of Krishna. This is the endeavour of the devotees of ISKCON Bangalore towards fulfilling the desire of Srila Prabhupada our Spiritual Mas

Akshaya Patra 08:05

Akshaya Patra

The worlds largest food distribution program is also an endeavour towards satisfying Srila Prabhupada's desire to distribute Krishna Prasadam to as many people as possible. Iskcon Bangalore has initiated the Akshaya Patra mid-day meal Progr

Book Distribution at O'Hare Airport 26:51

Book Distribution at O'Hare Airport

O'Hare Airport in Chicago was one of the biggest locations for distributing Srila Prabhuapda's books in the 70's. This documentary film was made in the 80's about the Hare Krishna book distribution that was going on at this airport then.

Full Set Customers Floyd (1980's) 09:40

Full Set Customers Floyd (1980's)

For a short time in the early 1980's ISKCON devotees in USA and Australia embarked on a program to sell full sets of Srila Prabhupada's books door-to-door like the encyclopaedia Britannica people do with their encyclopaedias. This shows on

Full Set Customers Marjorie Ward (1980's) 05:14

Full Set Customers Marjorie Ward (1980's)

For a short time in the early 80's devotees in ISKCON USA were selling full sets of Srila Prabhupada's books door to door. This video shows one of the customers, Marjorie Ward.

The Marriage of Bali Mardan Prabhu 08:46

The Marriage of Bali Mardan Prabhu

Srila Prabhuapda performs the marriage ceremony of Bali Mardan Prabhu and Miss Toyota. Bali Mardan was the Temple President of ISKCON New Dwarka (Los Angeles) and he met a lady who claimed to be the heiress to the fortune of the Toyota ca

Introduction to Srimad Bhagvatam -- Srila Prabhuapda 32:16

Introduction to Srimad Bhagvatam -- Srila Prabhuapda

Wonderful, first class color film of Srila Prabhupada giving and introductory class on the Srimad Bhagavatam. This was recorded in Melbourne, Australia in 1974.

ISKCON Alachua Sunday Love Feast Bhajan Vani dasi 03:19

ISKCON Alachua Sunday Love Feast Bhajan Vani dasi

Vani devi dasi (age ~13) sings a beautiful Hare Krishna Mantra tune at New Raman Reti's Sunday Love Feast. ISKCON has a free vegetarian love feast every Sunday. These were the instructions of Founder/Acharya A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Pr

Challenge My Sermon -- Umapati Das 29:23

Challenge My Sermon -- Umapati Das

From 1972 US Television show Challenge My Sermon. Umapati das presents a sermon on Krishna consciousness and it is challenged by a pannel of Christians. Umapati das was one of the first disciples of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta S

Illicit Sex and Social Work 19:03

Illicit Sex and Social Work

Srila Prabhupada speaks with the head of the Social Services department of the Australian government and tries to explain the benefits of creating first-class men, that is men who will follow the regulative principles including the principl

Part 2 -- Ritvik Debate ISKCON San Diego (early 90's) 1:48:56

Part 2 -- Ritvik Debate ISKCON San Diego (early 90's)

is video was taken at the historic official ISKCON debate on the ritvik philosophy, the idea that Srila Prabhupada established a system in ISKCON which would enable him to continue to accept disciples, even after he was no longer physically