Bhakti-pravesa Course: Training Program for Ladies, Launches in Mayapur

By Janmastami Dasa

Laxmimoni Devi Dasi, Nanda Devi Dasi, and Devaki Devi Dasi are teaming up, along with other senior Vaisnavis, to facilitate a new training program for ladies in ISKCON, the Bhakti-pravesa Course. The course, (November 3, 2011 to February 3, 2012), will provide Vaisnavis with foundational Krishna consciousness training and prepare them for future Bhakti-sastri studies.

Bhakti-pravesa Course Overview

Spearheading the Mayapur Institute's revolutionary approach to our women's introductory sastric training, Su-gita Vani Devi Dasi and Shyamala Sakhi Devi Dasi have expertly entered into an in-depth understanding of the educational needs of ISKCON Vaisnavis by teaching and taking feedback from our students and teachers over the last six years. Then, after consulting with senior preachers and educators, such as Mahatma Dasa, Laxmimoni Devi Dasi and Devaki Devi Dasi, they have coordinated the development of this new course.

The course includes overviews of:

  • Bhagavad-Gita
  • Nectar of Instruction
  • Srila Prabhupada-lilamrita

Practical training sessions in:

  • Basic deity worship,
  • Vaisnavi etiquette
  • Preaching skills and effective preaching strategies
  • Srila Prabhupada's mood and mission
  • ISKCON Disciples Training Course
  • Holy name seminar

Women in Spiritual Culture

This section of the course, facilitated by Devaki Devi Dasi, introduces Vaisnavis to the foundational principles enabling one to function within spiritual culture in contrast to materialistic culture, and, once understood, students can easily  utilize these principles in their day-to-day living, thus deriving immense support in their devotional practices and development. Students will enter into an understanding of:

  • the art of giving and accepting shelter, which provides a strong foundation for relationships and focuses on revealing one’s mind in confidence and inquiring confidentially.
  • how to make a marriage in Krsna consciousness successful
  • the subtle secrets of becoming an all auspicious source of energy within our families, our communities and within our society at large.
  • a deeper understanding of chanting the holy name, enabling students to enter into a deeper level of chanting in both japa and kirtan.

Additional new courses for the Mayapur Institute’s  upcoming semester:

  • Revised Bhakti-sastri ladies and mens and course
  • Gender Separate Bhaktivaibhava Course
  • Portuguese Bhaktivaibhava Course
  • Caitanya Caritamrta workshops with Kadamba Kanana Swami

Please go to www.mayapurinstitute.org for more details on this course and to register for it and the other Gaura-purnima Courses.  Contact  us at:  E-mail: mayapur.institute@pamho.net