Sunday, October 04, 2009

Bhakti Sadacara Course

Recently a seminar on Bhakti Sadacara was organised in ISKCON Delhi, Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir from 26-30 Sept 2009. It was presided by His Grace Brhada Mrdanga Prabhu.

The seminar was organised as a part of ISKCON Leads program for local leaders/preachers and members of congregation. Attendees included 120 prabhujis and around 70 matajis.

I was also fortunate to attend the course. Prabhuji very lucidly explained KC concepts which are very simple and right there before our eyes in Srila Prabhupada books, which we sometimes ignore.

Few points I could connect were.

  • Service is the constitutional position of a living entity. Service. Service. Not type of service.

  • Never take away anyone else's service just because I want to have fame n glory or the other devotee is not up to mark. Always replace, not displace. Snatching away someone's sevice always gives a reaction, by our own service being snatched away.

  • Keep on forgiving a devotee for his offences. By doing that we safeguard our position and protect ourselves from future fall down.

  • Nothing except Krishna Prasadam. Gives us determination in dire situations.

  • Amongst devotee friends.

  • Attitude towards different types of devotees. Prakrta Sahajiya, Prakrta Bhakta and Harinama Bhakta. All from Purports by Srila Prabhupada in Nectar of Instruction Verse 5.


The seminar was very interactive as there were many question answer sessions and group activities which involved a skit and a presentation.

On the last day all the attendees were awarded certificates.

Of course last but not least to say. Devotees from Gurgaon and Punjabi Bagh sponsored the wonderful feast Prasadam.

Hoping to inculcate some of the things I learnt in the seminar.

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