ISKCON Community News 2014 January

Community NewsJanuary 2014

Community News

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare2

8. Maha Nrsimha dasaCharity Trustee

Festivals Coordinator Mentor

9. Jagannath Suta dasaRadha Krishna Records

10. Kasinatha dasaTemple Security / Commander

11. Saumya Radhika ddMentor

2. Bhava Bhakti ddMentorship System Coordinator

CounsellorCharity Trustee / Secretary

Temple AdministratorSouth Regional Secretary

Member of Management Board

1. Jai Nitai DasaTemple President Charity Chairman

MentorMember of Management Board

South Region Coordinator

3. Titiksu dasaUK Ratha Yatra Coordinator


5. Suddhatma dasaGovinda’s Restaurant ManagerMember of Management Board

4. Murli Manohara dasaCharity Trustee

Head PujariMember of Brahmacari Council Member of Management Board

7. Gaura Kishore dasaCharity Trustee

Mentor

6. Ram Charan dasaFinancial Controller

Member of Management BoardMentor

Who’s Who

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12. Jaga Mohini ddISKCON Educational Services (IES)

Tulasi pujari

13. Bhaktin SunitaChild Protection Officer

Community Care Officer (Ombudsman) for ISKCON-London

14. Vamsi Priya ddEducation and Courses

15. Bhakta NikitaSankirtan Leader

19. Acyuta Charan dasa & Krishna Kanta dd Food for Life coordinators

18. Bhakta DhavalVolunteers’ coordinator

16. Sachi Kishore dasaPreaching and Outreach

Mentor

17. Devaki dd Volunteers’ coordinator

20. Gandaki dasaRadha’s Boutique Manager


21. Bhakta ThiruKitchen Manager

22. Premarnava dasaProperties Manager

23. Bhakta RakeshCommunications Team

Who’s Who

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Courses

Vamsi Priya dd

Upcoming and Current EventsNow register for courses & seminars online!

You can now register for our courses and seminars online. We hope that this will make it easier for you to register and encourage more of you to attend the courses and seminars that we offer.

Please visit Upcoming Courses & Seminar page to view details and register for upcoming courses that may be of interest.

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Bhakta Alvin

How long have you been in the Counsellor System?

I have been part of the Counsellor System for about a year now.

What have you learnt since joining the System?

Humility. The counsellor system gives one the opportunity to learn and inculcate this most important quality as it provides a proper structure where devotee relationships, in particular between senior and junior, may be nurtured. Through the fortnightly meetings I also get to meet so many wonderful devotees and hear their many deep and amazing realisations in Krsna consciousness – No chance of becoming puffed up in such association!

How do you fit in attending regular meetings with family & work/study?

That can be quite tricky, especially in the midst of an ever-increasing pile of university work and family-related plans. Stress can get the better of you. However, there’s nothing better than the association of devotees to rejuvenate oneself. There is no loss in chanting and hearing about Krsna. On the contrary we have everything to gain.

Would you recommend the System to others?

Yes, definitely!

Bhakta Alvin is part of Jai Nitai dasa’s single men mentee group

Bhaki Priya Radhika dd

How long have you been in the Counsellor System?

2 years

What have you learnt since joining the System?

A lot! I have learnt about having loving Vaishnava relationships with friends, relatives and even strangers, and to see Krishna in all aspects of life, during happiness and distress. I have also got to learn about Deity worship by being engaged in pujari service.

How do you fit in attending regular meetings with family & work/study?

It is easy because I love going! It requires some time management that we get taught about during the meetings. We all need a break from routine daily schedules, and this is a great way to do it - by regular association with wonderful devotees..

Would you recommend the System to others?

Definitely - you don’t know what you are missing until you join in!

Bhakti Priya Radhika dd and her husband (Sacinandana Karuna dasa) are members of Gaura Kishore dasa and Saumya Radhika dd’s married couples mentee group

For more information on how to join the Spiritual Counsellor System at ISKCON-London please contact Bhava Bhakti dd on [email protected]

The Mentorship System

Bhava Bhakti dd

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Volunteers Team

Volunteering OpportunitiesPlease see below for new opportunities: Sacred Street PartiesEvery Saturday, we have a book table in various towns around London. Would you like to be part of an energetic and fun team dedicated to making the souls in London fortunate by receiving Srila Prabhupada’s books? All are welcome! Even if you have never distributed books before, no problem. We can provide full training.

Visitor CareVolunteers who have been practicing Krishna Consciousness for some time, conversant with the Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy by regularly reading Srila Prabhupada’s books and enthusiastic about providing care to Temple visitors. In particular, we need the following volunteers:

- Guest Greeting

- Follow up callers

Ad-hoc servicesFrom time-to-time, we require volunteers for short-term projects.

- Copywriters

- Email developers

- Graphic designers

- Prezi specialists

- Researchers - Carrying out various online research

e.g. event venues, products, etc.

Bhakta DhavalDevaki dd

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Sankirtan ReportTranscendental book distribution

Bhakta Nikita

Sankirtan SprintsEach and every month, as well as our weekly Sacred Street Parties in various towns around London on Saturdays, we will be having a special weekend dedicated to sankirtan for the community! Be part of an energetic and fun team dedicated to making the souls in London fortunate by receiving Srila Prabhupada’s books. All are welcome! Even if you have never distributed books before, no problem. We can provide full training. For any queries, please email [email protected].

Here are the dates and themes (where confirmed) for your diaries.

8th to 11th February 2014: Nityananda Appearance 12th to 19th February 2014: Theme TBC8th to 15th March 2014: Gaura Purnima Marathon 18th to 21st April 2014: Easter Marathon10th to 12th May 2014: Nrsimha Dev Appearance24th to 26th May 2014: National Vegetarian WeekJune 2014 (dates TBC): Ratha YatraJuly 2014 (dates TBC): theme TBC7th to 16th August 2014: theme TBC5th to 9th September 2014: Haridas Thakur3rd to 7th October 2014: DussheraNovember 2014 (dates TBC): theme TBCDecember 2014: Srila Prabhupada Book Marathon

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Srila Prabhupada’s Dream for London

Petition

We are petitioning to the empowered leaders of the United Kingdom to donate five acres of land in Regent’s Park in Central London in order to build a temple for Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara.

For more details and to sign the petition please visit

www.londontemple.co.uk

Prayer

In addition to signing the petition, we request that you please make this following prayer your daily meditation:


Hare Krishna Hare KrishnaKrishna Krishna

Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare RamaRama RamaHare Hare

T: 020 7437 3662E: [email protected]

W: www.iskcon-london.org

Radha-Krishna Temple10 Soho StreetLondon W1D 3DL

International Society for Krishna ConciousnessFounder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

ARATI TIMeS4.30am - Mangala Arati5.00am - Tulasi Arati7.00am - Deity Greeting8.00am - Dhoop Arati12.30pm - Raj Bhoga Arati4.15pm - Dhoop Arati7.00pm - Sundara Arati 9.00pm - Dhoop Arati

DARSHAN TIMeS4.30am to 5.00am7.00am to 7.30am8.00am to 11.45am12.30pm to 1.00pm4.15pm to 6.30pm7.00pm to 7.30pm9.00pm to 9.30pm

LUNCH PROGRAMMeMonday to Saturday1.00pm to 2.00pm

CLASSeS7.30am - Bhagavatam or Caitanya Caritamrta 1.00pm - Introductory Talk (except Sunday)6.00pm - Bhagavad Gita (except Sunday)

SUNDAy PROGRAMMe3.30pm - Bhajans4.15pm - Dhoop Arati4.30pm - Introductory Talk5.30pm - Feast6.00pm - Q & A7.00pm - Gaura Arati

Daily Programme Times

“We should be very cautious not to waste a single moment without Krishna consciousness. So we have got so many activities. If we have no activities, then we can polish the floor of the Temple. That is not very difficult. If I am illiterate, I have no interest in reading books, I have no interest in chanting or I cannot do it constantly, then take something and mop over the temple and cleanse the temple. That is also service. It is not that one who is engaged in the Deity worship, he is better engaged, and one who is polishing the

floor, he is less engaged. No. Both of them will get equal benefit. Krishna consciousness is so nice. So find out some business for Krishna. Don’t waste time. That is the perfection of Krishna consciousness..”

(Srila Prabhupada Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.6, Los Angeles, January 3rd 1974 )

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