Miscellaneous Books

Sarvabhavana Prabhu’s book “Salted Bread”, which is about the persecution of the Russian and Armenian devotees in the early days of the former USSR, is now again available for purchase after long three to four years. The Book contains a lot of information about the publication and distribution of Srila Prabhupada’s first books in the Communist country. It is more or less an autobiography of an author (Sarvabhavana das, who was jailed for two years) and the glorious departure of his good friend, Sachisuta das, in the Soviet camp. It is full of painful experiences of the first attempt to spread Krishna consciousness in that atheistic country, which was Srila Prabhupada’s desire; full of humor and devotional service in such unique conditions like in jails and psychiatric hospitals, interesting KGB stories and more, as he calls his painful but blissful past.

By Charlie Pye Smith, Pages 192, Hardboud

Description There are innumerable Vaikuntha planets, and in each planet there is a predominating deity who is an expansion of Vishnu. He has three expansions, and then there are the quadruple expansions, and then there are servants and devotees. In this way the Vaikuntha planets are full of activity. The top of Vaikuntha, before one reaches Goloka, the gateway to Goloka is Ayodhya. In Ayodhya is Lord Shri Ramacandra, and Laksmana, Bharata, Satrughna, Sumantra, Dasaratha, Kausalya, all these characters we find in Ramayana are eternal citizens of this Ayodhya. And from this planet Lord Ramacandra expands into His Rama-avatar, through milk ocean Vishnu, Ksirodakasayi Vishnu. In every Treta-yuga there is Rama-avatar. One may think, “Oh that must be boring. Every time the same activity.” But it is never boring. How many times have we heard these Ramayana stories, but still when someone is reading Ramayana, everyone comes. To hear is not boring, so to experience it can’t be boring at all. That is the proof. Ramayana has been heard generations and generations. In all countries. In Indonesia they have their Ramayana. In Malaysia they have their Ramayana. In Thailand, even in Jamaica and Africa. Just a little bit different for every culture. Indonesian Ravana is a big crocodile, and they carry him on sticks. In Bangkok, Thailand all the roads are names Rama 1, Rama 2, Rama 5 etc. So the purpose of the avatar is described in Brahma-samhita: lilayatena bhuvanani jayaty ajasram / govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami. The living entities have forgotten their relation with Krishna. And they have been conquered by maya, illusory energy. Krishna bahirmukha haya bhoga vancha kori / nikata stha maya tare japatiya dhare. The conditioned soul has been caught by maya. The Lord comes to reconquer them. That is the mission of the avatar incarnation of the Lord.

Krishna For You By Carl Woodham, Pages 406, Hardbound

By Gokula Candra Dasa, Pages 146

By Gunaraja khan, Pages 354

By V. Narasimhan, Pages 122

By Yashoda Kumar Dasa, Pages 77

Edited by Lin Yutang, Pages 376

By Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, Pages 494

25 keys to live, grow and succeed with self and others. By Venugopal Acharya, Pages 242

By Tarla Mehta, Pages 446, Hardbound

By S.V.Govindan, Pages 98, Hardbound

The glories of Ekadasi
By Srila Vyasadeva
Translated By Bhumipati Dasa
Edited By Pundarika Vidyanidhi Dasa
Pages 100

By James H.Bae, Pages 95

From The Teachings Of His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Literary background, location,historical background and photographs. Compiled By Shanti Lal Nagar, Pages 56

By Swami Rajarshi Muni, Pages 94

By James M. Robinson, Pages 192, Hardbound