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March 2012 Highlights
C O M M U N I T Y
news Radhanath Swami visits ISKCON
Happy Birthday to Chandravali devi dasi
Book Distribution
Govindas Restaurant
Radhas Boutique
Outreach
Gaura Purnima
Devotee Care
Youth Preaching
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Gaura Purnima Gaura Purnima celebrates the auspicious occasion
of the appearance of the Lords most merciful incarnation, Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This year Gaura Purnima fell on March 8th. The
morning started with euphoric kirtan with Their Lordships dressed
in new outfits for the special occasion.
His Holiness Atmanivedana Swami, who gave an entertaining and
insightful class, joined us. We were also very fortunate to have
the association of Rupa Vilas dasa, who gave the evening
discourse.
As usual the day was filled with festivities which included a
drama, maha harinama, kirtans, abhishek of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, a
sumptuous feast and the famous late evening festival kirtans.
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Devotee CareCreating a system of care in Lisbon
We visited ISKCON-Lisbon, Portugal centre, on the request of
Rupa Vilas and Govinda Sundar Prabhus from 19 - 22 March 2012 after
they were inspired by a presentation made at the ELM about the
Counsellor System and Devotee Care.
The devotees were extremely receptive, hospitable, kind, caring
and eager to hear. There was a core group of about 4-5 who attended
our daily sessions over three days from 3:30-5:30 pm - then there
were programmes each evening nama hatta style. All of the core
group are initiated, over 30 years of age and mostly locals.
We discussed the core ethos of Devotee Care and shared the
method we have introduced (counsellor system) - explaining that
there are many different styles and methods to choose from. (We
gave them copies of the newest devotee care journals for them to
see.)
The sessions were very interactive and personal, with questions
and answers, real life experiences of successes and challenges.
They were inspired to begin the system but felt it was important
to first develop themselves by meeting as a group to hear and chant
together for their own nourishment and to also discuss how to
practically move forward.
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We have agreed to stay in touch with them via email, share any
information we have and also to follow-up at a later date to be set
in the future - which they desired.
Side point is that they seem to be running a relatively
successful lunch time restaurant programme with approximately 50-75
customers a day, many of them say Hare Krishna or Haribol, are
professionals and almost entirely locals.
Another side point - there was a lot of talk about integrating
more with the local Hindu community, this has not been done and may
require guidance.
Your servantsJai Nitai dasa and Bhava Bhakti devi dasi
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Gita Sutras
The Gita Sutras sessions continued as usual, and the main topics
discussed were Life Lessons and the Inner Voice.
Youth PreachingMarch was a very exciting month for preaching,
being the last month before the Easter break. The main highlights
are outlined below.
Mantra Jam
After considerable planning and hard work, our team at SOAS
university finally launched their Mantra Jam kirtan event in the
heart of SOAS, attracting well over 100 people throughout the
evening.
An evening of mellow and ecstatic tunes was led by Radha
Londonisvara dasa and Jahnavi devi dasi, and by the end of the
session there were crowds of students dancing wildly in the lounge
area of the university.
The event was a huge success, being the first introduction to
Krishna Consciousness for a large number of students. The event
included not only kirtan, but book stalls, merchandise and a free
feast which was a big hit with the students after an evening of
dancing and singing.
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KC Lounge
We have recently recruited new team members from the brahmacari
ashram to manage the weekly Friday Programe, in an effort to
revitalize and expand its success. It is hoped that the programe
will also now serve to attract a new generation of attendees
who
may consider joining the ashram at a later stage.
The main topics covered this month were the Inner Voice, Sense
Perception, an overview of the Bhagavad Gita and a presentation on
the WADDA farm community project in India. Another of the popular
open Q&A sessions was also held.
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Happy Birthday to Chandravali devi dasi A surprise party was
held for Chandravali devi dasi on March 3rd to celebrate her 60th
birthday. The party was held in Govindas and brought many members
of the ISKCON London community together. Mother Chandravali ki
jaya!
Radhanath Swami visits ISKCON London At the end of this month we
were very fortunate to have the association of His Holiness
Radhanath Swami. Maharaja spoke on building a community of care and
led an estatic kirtan. His Holiness Chandramuali Swami was also in
attendance and led the devotees in dancing enthusiastically.
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Name Days LakshmiBook
PointsBig
Maha Big Hard
MediumMedium
HardSet Small
Jai Nitai Dasa 1 5.00 1.25 5
Bhakta Elin 1 4.00 1.25 5
Virabhadra dasa 2 9.00 2.00 1 6
Nrsmha Vallabha das 1 8.00 2.25 1 1
Bhaktin Louise 2 17.00 3.50 1 1 10
Premarnava dasa 1 12.00 4.00 2
Govinda's smart box 1 10.00 4.00 2
Bhakta Aryan 1 10.00 4.00 2
Bhakta Ben 1 12.00 4.50 2 1
Mantra Jan 1 16.00 7.00 3 4
Bhakta Shiv 1 35.00 8.50 4 2
Vijaya Das 1 16.00 10.00 5
Gaura Kishore group-Smart Box 1 30.00 10.00 5
Bhava Bhakti Counsellee group 1 32.00 11.00 5 2
Jayananda das 5 40.00 12.75 4 2 15
Bhakta Alexey 4 43.00 13.50 4 3 16
Sachi Kumar Nimai das 2 40.00 15.75 8 47
Bhava Bhakti Counselle smart box 3 71.00 17.25 2 11 31
Yoga school 1 47.00 17.50 1 8 1
Intro to Bhagavad-Gita 1 34.00 18.00 9
Bhava Bhakti Conselle Cans 1 63.00 20.00 10
Hari Kirtan das 1 90.00 26.75 7 9 33
WW south 2 111.00 30.25 6 22 29
WW west(Ealing) 1 42.00 36.75 16 3 13
Bhakta Pasha 15 281.00 97.00 16 53 154
Bhakta Laurie 9 504.00 124.00 5 62 332
Russian Bhakti Vriksha 4 357.00 128.25 36 17 191
Sundara Nitai das 9 833.00 357.00 155 1 1 49
HDG AC Bhaktivendanta Swami Prabhupada
3 1,387.00 366.25 16 122 36 353
NPKTSP 2 1,415.00 486.50 4 27 555 604
Book DistributionDuring the month of March we collected 5,574,
distributed 3,198 books for 1,840.75 book points.
The scores were as follows:
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Govindas RestaurantGovindas collected 58,075.33 in March, of
this amount: catering 1,882.50 and books 103.50.
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takings: 56,089.33
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31 working days. Average day for the restaurant: 1,873.40.
7,890.89 more then March 2011.
Radhas Boutique Radhas Boutique collected 9,123.86 in March.
OutreachJai Nitai dasa preformed the following outreach
activities in March:
1st Held a department heads meeting. This was the first meeting
of this kind. 12 department heads attended and the temple
management plan to hold these meetings quarterly.
16th House Program with the Dattani family. There were 30
devotees in attendance.
23rd Held a program in Wimbledon with 25 guests in
attendance.
28th Jai Nitai dasa and Bhava Bhakti devi dasi attended a
Westminster Faith Exchange meeting. The topic of discussion was the
upcoming London Olympics.
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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 2.15pm
Classes7.30am Bhagavatam or Caitanya Caritamrta 1.00pm
Introductory Talk6.00pm Bhagavad Gita (except Sunday)
Sunday Programme3.30pm Bhajans4.15pm Dhoop Arati4.30pm
Introductory Talk5.30pm Sunday Feast6.00pm Questions &
Answers7.00pm Gaura Arati
Daily Programme Times