The most important activity of devotional service is hearing.
In an initiation lecture, Prabhupāda stressed śravaṇam, or hearing about Kṛṣṇa:
“All these devotees present here, they are not Indians. I have not brought them from India, neither have I bribed them. But by hearing only, they are now coming to God consciousness and becoming devotees. Therefore this śravaṇam, or hearing, is very, very important. So all of you ladies and gentlemen present here, take advantage of hearing about God from this institution, and you also will become God conscious.” - Addendum to Śrīla Prabhupāda-līlāmṛta, Vol. 7, Ch. 10
To facilitate that principle, I am reading audiobooks and posting them Google Drive for free. I have read all of his books. Currently I am reading literature in pursuance of the Vedic version written by other Vaishnavas in the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya.
So far I've read the following as audio books (with purports) in alphabetical order:
PRABHUPADA'S BOOKS:
A Second Chance, Bhagavad-gītā As It Is (w. Sanskrit, synonyms, translations, & purports), Beyond Birth and Death, Chanting Hare Krishna, Chant and be Happy, Civilization and Transcendence, Dharma: The Way of Transcendence, Dialectic Spiritualism, Easy Journey To Other Planets, Elevation to Kṛṣṇa Consciousness, Kṛṣṇa Consciousness is Authorized, Kṛṣṇa Consciousness is the Genuine Vedic Way, Kṛṣṇa Consciousness: The Topmost Yoga System, Kṛṣṇa Consciousness The Matchless Gift, Kṛṣṇa, Life Comes From Life, Light of the Bhāgavata, Nectar of Devotion, Nectar of Instruction, On Chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra, On the Way to Kṛṣṇa, Perfect Questions Perfect Answers, Rāja-Vidyā: The King of Knowledge, Renunciation Through Wisdom, Search for Liberation, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (w. Bengali/Sanskrit, synonyms, translations, & purports), Śrī Īśopaniṣad, Srimad Bhāgavatam (12 cantos - w. Sanskrit, synonyms, translations, & purports), Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Teaching of Lord Kapila, Teachings of Queen Kunti, The Cause of All Causes, The Journey of Self Discovery, The Laws of Nature, The Path of Perfection, The Quest for Enlightenment, The Science of Self Realization, The Spiritual Master and the Disciple, Transcendental Teachings of Prahlāda Mahārāja, Two Essays, & The Ultimate Goal of Life
OTHER VAISNAVA BOOKS:
Baul Sangit - Songs of the Madman, Bhakti Rasāmṛta Sindhu by Bhanu Swami, Bhakti-Rasāmṛta-Sindhu-Bindu, Bhakti Tattva Viveka, Bhaktyaloka, Brahma Samhita, BTG Articles, Caitanya Mangala, Chasing Rhinos Vol. 1, Chasing Rhinos Vol. 2, Confessions of a Prasadam Addict (partial), Dana-keli-kaumudi, Darwin's Doubt, Darwin On Trial, Dasa Mula Tattva, Gayatri Mantra, Gita Govinda, Gopāla Campū, Govinda Līlāmṛta (partial), Guru Tattva, Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya, Hari-bhakti-vilasa, Hiding in Unnatural Happiness, I'll Build You a Temple, Jaiva Dharma, Journey to Unknown India, Life's Final Exam (partial), Kṛṣṇa Bhāvanāmṛta, Laghu-Vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī, Legacy of Love, Love, Medicine, and Music, Madhava Mahotsava, Mādhurya Kādambinī, Mahābhārata, Miracle on 2nd Ave., Mukunda-mālā-stotra, Mysteries of Creation, Nārada-bhakti-sūtra, Narada-pancaratra, On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service, Origins Magazine, Our Family Business, Prema-bhakti-candrikā, Ramayana, Salted Bread, Saranagati, Sārārtha-darśinī, Sri Amnaya-sutra, Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Vaibhava, Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta, Śrī Caitanya Bhagavat, Śrī Caitanya Bhagavat w. Bhaktisiddhanta commentary, Śrī Caitanya Śikṣāmṛta, Śrī Hari-nama-Cinatmani, Sri Jagannatha-vallabha, Śrīla Prabhupāda-līlāmṛta (7 volumes), Sri Mukta Carita, Sri Manah-siksa, Sri Navadvipa Dhama Mahatmya, Sri Nityananda Caritamrta, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛtam, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya, Śrī-laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta, Sri Lalita-Mādhava, Sri Vraja-vilasa-stava, Stavavali, Swami in a Strange Land, Taking Care of Krishna’s Devotees, Tattva-sandarbha, The Art of Spiritual Life (partial), The Bhagavata, The Hare Krishna Explosion, The Living Name, The Sages of Naimishiranya, Two Avatars, Uddhava-gītā, Ujjvala Nilamani, Ujjvala Nīlamaṇi Kiraṇa, Vidagdha-mādhava, Vidura’s Pilgrimage.
TOTAL SIZE/LENGTH: (over 100GB - 3 months of continuous audio)
These titles are all free for download or streaming from Google Drive.
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