A New Vehicle for Spiritual Awareness in Canada

Short Summary

My name is Prana, and I've been a monk practicing in the ancient and dynamic tradition of bhakti-yoga for the last 10 years. As a student then, I got to find out about the unequaled teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita As it Is, a sacred text of knowledge which gives true guidance in life on how to be relieved of distress, and find permanent joy. From that point, I have dedicated my life to distribute the same knowledge I had received, as widely as I can, just as many had done before me.

In more recent times, our team of book distributors based out of Montreal (Canada) has increased significantly, and this has called for us to "up our game" in the field of book distribution, as our somewhat extensive travels sometimes lead us to unexpected and forlorn places, without really any place to stay at night. We also typically run out of space for the quantity of boxes we are able to carry.

By moving forward with acquiring a commercial-sized cargo van for our team we are looking at increasing significantly the impact we will have for years to come, and allowing ourselves to reach out to regions of our country we never thought were possible to visit - precisely to give this most precious of all gifts: the gift of true self-awareness, and of an eternal loving connection.

What We Need

Currently we are operating from a family-size Dodge Caravan (as you can see from the pictures); this has proven to be a little tiny, when it came to travel long distances, with four or five of us with luggage and a stock of books...

We are looking at raising funds for:

1) Purchasing a van (probably RAM Promaster 3500 - or maybe a vehicle of the same category, such as the Ford Transit 250) that is second-hand, which will come much more affordable. That may be found at around 55k$ - if we include the taxes.

2) Converting the van into a living space, with commodities inside such as : water tank, lights, heater, fans, etc. We can expect this step to cost just around 5k$, and up to 10k$.

Total of: 60k$ (give or take).

Based on the funds we were already able to collect through our book sales, we concluded that by setting a (flexible) goal of 45 000$, we would be able to complete our project without difficulty.

Of course we are maintaining a flexible goal, which means that, had we not reached our target at the end, the accumulated funds will be transferred nonetheless to the account of our non-profit organization, to be used towards the same project, probably at a later time, when we would have collected enough.

The Impact

By contributing to this noble cause, you are becoming an instrument of compassion, which will allow for many people's lives to be changed forever, in a way they could have never thought. It will pave the way for many sincere individuals to come in contact with the true perspective of life, which some may have been seeking all their life. - It will allow us to do the ground-work for creating a healthier, wiser and more spiritually-minded society.

Back in 2019, we had conducted as similar campaign, although on much smaller scale, and we were able to secure the funds for acquiring our current 2012 Dodge Caravan, which since we have driven for about 80 000km to all different places in Canada, sharing wisdom, music, and books. It has since become an important tool of our mission.

Other Ways You Can Help

Make sure you can support our project by distributing it far and wide! Over the next couple of weeks, we hope as big of a community as possible can hear of our efforts, and become aware of our project and activities.

Hare Krishna!...