Sastra Dana Team: You are invited!

The weekend of Sep 12, 2008

Join us for an

S.O.S.

Sankirtana Orientation Session.

You will learn:

• Why the great Acaryas have emphasized book distribution.
• How you and your whole family will gain enormous benefit from the service of book distribution.
• Easy methods for distributing books that anyone can employ.
• The secrets of highly effective book distributors.
• How you too can join our Sastra Dana Boston team, the Sankirtan juggernaut that is sweeping the New England Area.

And much, much more . . .

You will get valuable knowledge and gain confidence.

Everyone is welcome. Please bring friends and family who are interested in learning the great art of book distribution.

Most of us are familiar with Prabhupada’s statements about the importance of book distribution: It is my formost desire.” “It is your duty; try your best.” “It is pleasing and inspiring to me.” The program will be conducted by HG Vaisesika Prabhu from San Jose. Eager to serve Prabhupada’s foremost desire, Vaisesika Prabhu, North American Book Distribution Coordinator, has set up a model book distribution community in San Jose, California. Vaisesika Prabhu co-ordinates the Monthly Sankirtan Festival in San Jose, which is a fun way to distribute books that gets everyone, including the congregation, involved. Each monthly festival distributes more than 4500 books and collects over $7500.

Vaisesika Prabhu will be here with us on the weekend of Sep 12 to share his experiences with us and guide us on how to enhance our Sastra Dana program.

Detailed Schedule of the program:

Friday (Sep 12):
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Book table at Harvard Square.

Saturday (Sep 13):
5:00 am – 7:45 am Regular morning program at our temple
7:45 am – 8:30 am Class on Srimad Bhagavatam
8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast prasadam
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Sankirtana Orientation Session (S.O.S.):
· Increasing your Sankirtana Team using the NETD method
o Nurture
o Enlist
o Tutor
o Deploy
· New tools for leaders
· Identifying and training new leaders
· Group hearing and chanting: the soul of the Sankirtana Team
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch prasadam
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Topic: “How to sell a book to anyone, anywhere.”
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Deployment for Sankirtana
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Home Program at Nitin Prabhu’s residence

Saturday (Sep 14):
5:00 am – 7:45 am Regular morning program at our temple
7:45 am – 8:30 am Class on Srimad Bhagavatam
8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast prasadam
12:30 pm – 3:00 pm “How to distribute books door to door.” On the job training (OJT)
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Bhajans
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Topic: “How keeping Srimad Bhagavatam in your home will bring you and your family happiness, good fortune & freedom from all misery.”
6:00 pm onwards Continuation of Sunday feast program.

We will be happy to arrange for a comfortable stay for you in Boston. Please email us at sd@iskconboston.org.

In service,
Sastra Dana Team – Iskcon Boston