Bhakti-sastri Course - Men - 2011/12 Schedule
Classes will normally run from 10.30am to 12.30pm on each of the days listed below.
| Date | Unit | Section | Topic | Content | Facilitator |
| Nov 1-4 Nov 6 |
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Orientation |
Radha Krsna Dasa Caitanya Carana Dasa |
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| Nov 7 - 19 | 3 | Understanding & Application of Bhakti-sastras |
Sadhana-bhakti | Nectar of Devotion |
Kadamba Kanana Swami |
| Nov 21 –26 | 1 | Nectar of Instruction | Hanumet Preshak Swami | ||
Nov 28 -Dec 23 |
1-2 |
Understanding of Application of Bhakti-sastras |
Dharma in Bhagavad-Gita Yoga ladder & Jñana in Bhagavad-Gita |
Bhagavad-Gita Chapters 1-6 | Atul Krsna Dasa Radha Krsna Dasa |
Dec 26-30 |
4 |
Ananya-bhakti |
Bhagavad-Gita Chapters 7-12 |
BVV Narasimha Maharaja |
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Jan 9-13 |
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Sad acar / Disciples Course/ / Devotional Counciling |
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Jan 16-20 |
5 |
Elevation through Modes of Nature |
Bhagavad-Gita Chapters 13-18 |
Bhakti Brhad Bhagavata Swami |
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Jan 23-27 |
6 |
Preaching from Bhakti-çästras |
Sri Isopanisad |
Radha Krsna Dasa |
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Jan 30 Feb 3 |
7 |
Values in |
Qualities of a Bhakti-sastri |
Various Bhakti-sastri Material |
Bhakti Rasamrta Swami |
Feb 15 |
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Closing Ceremony |
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March 8 |
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Gaur Purnima |
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Bhakti-sastri Course - Women - 2011/12 Schedule
Classes will normally run from 10.30am to 12.30pm on each of the days listed below.
Date |
Time |
Section |
Topic |
Content Systematic |
Content Thematic |
Facilitator |
Nov 1- 4 Nov 6 |
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Orientation Opening Ceremony |
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Nanda dasi |
Nov 7 - 19 |
Forenoon |
Understanding & application of Bhakti-sastras |
Sadhana-bhakti |
Nectar of Devotion intro-chapter 19 |
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Nanda dasi |
Nov 7 - 19 |
Afternoon |
Same as above |
Same as above |
Nectar of Instruction |
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Anuradha dasi |
Nov 21 –29 Nov 28 & Nov30 |
Forenoon |
Understanding of Bhakti-sastras |
Dharma in Bhagavad-Gita |
Bhagavad-Gita Preface |
Varnasrama dharma |
Shyamala sakhi dasi |
Nov 30 – Dec 9 Dec 2 Dec 5 & Dec 9 |
Forenoon |
Same as above |
Yoga ladder & Jnana in Bhagavad-Gita |
Bhagavad-Gita chapters |
Guru principle
Yoga ladder
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Su-gita Vani dasi Other facilitators |
Dec 12 - 30 Dec 14 |
Forenoon |
Understanding of Bhakti-sastras |
Ananya-bhakti |
Bhagavad gita chapters |
Jnana : Its role in bhakti & levels of knowledge |
Shyamala sakhi
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Dec 19 |
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Gaudiya vaisnava understanding of suffering |
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Dec 21 |
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Gita in a nutshell |
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Dec 26 |
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Various levels of bhakti |
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Dec 28 |
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Qualities of a bhakti-sastri graduate |
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Jan 2 - 13 |
Forenoon |
Application of Bhakti-sastras |
Elevation through Modes of nature |
Bhagavad gita chapters 13 - 18 |
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Su-gita Vani dasi |
Jan 4 |
Entanglement |
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Jan 9 |
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Activities in the modes |
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Jan 11 |
Faith in the modes |
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Jan 16 - 20 |
Application of Bhakti-sastras |
Sadacar / Disciples |
Bhakti Brahad Bhagavata Swami |
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Jan 23 - 27 |
Women in spiritual culture |
Devaki dasi |
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Jan 30 - Feb 6 |
Forenoon |
Same as above |
Preaching from bhakti-sastras |
Sri Isopanisad |
Laxmimoni |
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Feb 1 |
Shortcomings |
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Feb 3 |
Defeating impersonalism |
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Feb 6 |
Balancing out spiritual and material knowledge |
N.B. additionally, every Friday ( afternoon ) there will be one session of 1.5 hr to process questions listed in the car park / do a review .