What role have the books of ISKCON’s founder Srila Prabhupada played in your life?
They brought me to accept Srila Prabhupada as my guru. When I first came across his writing in 1970, I was convinced that he was a person who knew God. And throughout my life as a devotee, they have always been there to give me shelter and to take me further. Why is the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, publisher of Prabhupada’s books, important? Prabhupada created the BBT to provide ISKCON devotees with high-quality, low-cost editions of his work that they could distribute to spread Krishna consciousness. He described these books – ancient spiritual texts written by great saints, and in the case of Bhagavad-gita, Krishna himself – as the Brihad Mridanga, or big drum. If we stand on a street corner and speak, our voice will only go so far. But by using the printing press, and today the Internet, our voice can be heard all over the world. Prabhupada knew this. So he invested his personal energy in publishing and distributing the transcendental message of Krishna. And why is it important to dist
