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April ’ 19, #Issue No. 32

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PG. 2: Srila Prabhupada’s Article

PG. 3: Sadhu Bhushan Camp

2019

PG. 5: Youth Preachers' Training

Course (YPTC) - 2019

PG. 7: Sphurti

PG. 8: Magarpatta Corporate “ I F O N E I S

Youth Program
R E A D Y T O
PG. 9: Youth Meet
A C C E P T

H I S M E R C Y
HAPPY DEVOTEES U N L I M I T E D L Y ,
PG. 10: Evening Program at T H E N H E I S
GGD

PG. 10: Shreshtha of the Month P R E P A R E D T O

G I V E I T
U N L I M I T E D L Y ”
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“Where were the hunter Dharma’s piety, Dhruva’s maturity, and

Gajendra’s knowledge? Where was Kubja’s beauty? Where was
Sudama’s wealth? Where was Vidura’s noble birth? Where was
Ugrasena’s chivalrous strength? Lord Madhava is pleased only by
devotional service and not by material qualifications.”
[Sri Padyavali, Text 8]

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2 S R I L A P R A B H U PA D A’ S A R T I C L E

As a devotee hears more and more about the Supreme Lord, he becomes
enlightened. This hearing process is recommended in the Çrémad-Bhägavatam:
"The messages of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are full of potencies, and
these potencies can be realized if topics regarding the Supreme Godhead are
discussed amongst devotees." This cannot be achieved by the association of
mental speculators or academic scholars, for it is realized knowledge.

The devotees are constantly engaged in the Supreme

Lord's service. The Lord understands the mentality and
sincerity of a particular living entity who is engaged in
Kåñëa consciousness and gives him the intelligence to
understand the science of Kåñëa in the association of
devotees. Discussion of Kåñëa is very potent, and if a
fortunate person has such association and tries to
assimilate the knowledge, then he will surely make
advancement toward spiritual realization.
The words idaà jïänam ("this knowledge") refer to pure
devotional service, which consists of nine different
activities: hearing, chanting, remembering, serving,
worshiping, praying, obeying, maintaining friendship
and surrendering everything. By the practice of these
nine elements of devotional service one is elevated to
spiritual consciousness, Kåñëa consciousness. When
one's heart is thus cleared of material contamination,
one can understand this science of Kåñëa. Simply to
understand that a living entity is not material is not
sufficient. That may be the beginning of spiritual
realization, but one should recognize the difference
between activities of the body and the spiritual
activities of one who understands that he is not the
body.
The Sanskrit word anasüyave in this verse is also very significant.
Generally the commentators, even if they are highly scholarly, are
all envious of Kåñëa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Even the
most erudite scholars write on Bhagavad-gétä very inaccurately.
Because they are envious of Kåñëa, their commentaries are useless.
The commentaries given by devotees of the Lord are bona fide. No
one can explain Bhagavad-gétä or give perfect knowledge of Kåñëa
if he is envious. One who criticizes the character of Kåñëa without
knowing Him is a fool. So such commentaries should be very
carefully avoided. For one who understands that Kåñëa is the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, the pure and transcendental
Personality, these chapters will be very beneficial.
(Purport to Bhagavad Gita 9.1)
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Sadhu Bhushan Camp 2019

Sadhu Bhushan Camp was organized from 6th April to
19th April, which attracted a devotee audience Date: 6th – 19th April
numbering over 60, from various ISKCON centers viz. No. of Participants: 65
Noida, New Delhi, Kolkata, Sylhet, Bhubaneshwar,
Bangladesh, Juhu, Thane, Chennai, Bangalore,
Dharwad, Tirupati, Kurnool, Ujjain, Pune, etc. The
camp marked the auspicious beginning of brahmacari
training program that devotees are to undergo at their
respective temples.
Glorious Association:
HG Radheshyam Prabhu gave his enlivening
association to the devotees, prominently by lecturing on
vital topics such as – Avoiding weeds in bhakti,
Understanding various aspects of the mind, Increasing
attention in Japa, Understanding the divinity of the
Supreme Person, Avoiding materialistic outlook towards
Hari, Guru and Vaisnavas, etc. The forum witnessed
powerful Question and Answer sessions throughout the
camp. HH Bhakti Dhira Damodar Swami Maharaja also
graced the camp from 16th April to 17th April,
explaining how to develop eagerness in hearing and
also threw light on NOI verse 3 from a very practical
perspective. HG Ramananda Prabhu spoke on “How
to become liberated from Maya” based on discussions
between Nimi Maharaj and the Nava Yogendras. HG
Sundarshyam Prabhu, HG Antardvipa Prabhu, HG
Kanai Thakur Prabhu and HG Sara Siromani Prabhu
gave their valuable association to the devotees too.
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Activities:
Devotees also participated in Lohegaon Ratha yatra,
Viman Nagar Ratha Yatra and special harinam
sankirtans on the occasion of Gudi Padwa in various
locations in Pune. On the occasion of Rama Navami,
participants had the great fortune of rendering sabji
cutting seva for the pleasure of Shri Shri Sita Ram
Lakshman Hanuman and all the Vaishnavas. Thus the
camp had a wonderful combination of developing
name ruchi, vaishnava seva and jiva daya.

Revision of classes:
Team-Quiz was conducted every day by HG
Raghava Krpa Prabhu based on the lectures, which
ensured good revision.
Colorful Evening:
The ISKCON NVCC temple campus witnessed
the loud and melodious resounding of the
Harinama sankirtana in the evenings by the camp
participants. Combination of well-trained and
energetic singers, instrumentalists and dancing
devotees mesmerized the visitors and surcharged
the whole ambience of the temple.
Special gratitude to the Kitchen team, Central
VOICE team and RVC YOGA Kitchen of
ISKCON Pune who enabled the excellent
conduction of the camp.
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Youth Preachers' Training Course (YPTC) - 2019

History:
ISKCON Pune under the guidance of HG Radheshyam Prabhu has been the torch bearer in
youth preaching for past many years. Youth preachers from various parts of India and other
countries with great earnestness come to learn the spirit and the ways & means for attracting the
youths to Krishna Consciousness. For past many years, ISKCON Pune has been organizing
YPTC to facilitate the youth preachers.
YPTC 2019:
This was organized from 20th to 23rd April & was attended by 75 devotees from different parts of
India and even from Bangladesh. The devotees were divided into 3 groups, to cater to their exact
needs.
• Level 1 had topics like Art of awareness creation in a new College, Giving Powerful
Presentations, Roles of a facilitator.
• Level 2 had topics like VOICE standards, Do's and Don’ts of Counselling and Dealing with
Parents, Friends and Relatives.
• Level 3 had sessions like how to train devotees to join their respective ashrams.
Esteemed Faculty:
These sessions were given by the most experienced devotees like HG Antardvipa Prabhu, HG
Kanai Thakur Prabhu, HG Acyuta Mohan Prabhu, HG Amshu Prabhu, HG Shadbhuja
Gauranga Prabhu, HG Vraja Krishna Prabhu and HG Rasapati Prabhu who are successfully
leading youth preaching in different parts of India. HG Radheshyam Prabhu gave an entire day
to the youth preachers, giving important topics like 'Secret of Success - Vibrant Brahmacari
Ashram', Authority vs Subordinate' and 'Indirect vs Direct Preaching'. He also took note of all
the youth preachers who had come for the YPTC.

On-ground learning:
YPTC attendees went to different VOICEs and YOGAs like VIT, GGD, VIIT and Mithila to see
the practical things happening at the ground level. Both the parties were benefitted by this as
VOICE devotees in Pune were inspired to see so many devotees doing youth preaching in
different areas.

Reception:
All the YPTC devotees were pleased with the enthusiasm and hospitality of devotees in Pune.
All devotees appreciated the Prasadam & some of them even inquired about the devotee who is
leading Kitchen department. Many participants were amazed to see the temple president doing
the humble service of serving hot chapatis to the YPTC participants and Brahmacari’s.
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Mentoring:
The participants, who wanted personal guidance in their respective areas, were given
experienced facilitators from Pune. Devotees took several valuable inputs to improve their youth
preaching. In one of the classes, HG Acyuta Mohan Prabhu cited the story of the 'the penicillin
medicine', how the workers of the factory became enthusiastic to produce more medicine seeing
the people benefitting from the medicine. He brought out the lesson that that if we don’t go out
and endeavor to preach this message of KC and give youth the medicine of Holy-name and see it
working in peoples' lives then we will not come to know how fortunate we are.

Conclusion:
The entire event concluded with a common session by HG Antardvipa Prabhu and there was a
very enthusiastic dancing kirtan. There was also a common photo session for all participants and
youth preachers from Pune, in the presence of HG Radheshyam Prabhu.

It was a pleasant experience for 4 days in midst of so many wonderful Vaishnava’s. Topics like
“vibrant BC ashram”, “prayers and penances before preaching” & field visit to VOICE has inspired
me a lot to apply in my personal preaching areas. I thank all the devotees especially HG
Radheshyam Prabhu & HG Antardvipa Prabhu for enlightening me. Prasadam, accommodation &
other facilities were quite satisfying. I would like to attend all such future camps.
- Sachinandan Hari das (ISKCON Juhu)

I liked the structured methodology of youth preaching & how to shape and propagate it. And, this
YPTC program is really helpful as it teaches us, how to make KC message sink in the hearts of
modern youths. So, thank you for providing me the opportunity to attend this course. Thank you for
the nice facility of stay and Prasadam and expert management services.
-Priya Gopinath Das (ISKCON Chandigarh)

First of all please accept my heartfelt thanks for conducting such educational program for selflessly
training youth preachers across the country. I really appreciate the hard work of all the devotees
involved in making this Vaishnava sanga successful and express my gratitude to all. I wish to
appreciate:
• Clarity, confidence & chastity to Srila Prabhupad’s teachings
• Strong emphasis on Morning Program/Personal sadhana as well as Preaching
• Step By Step systematic approach for bringing a Jiva from material circle to spiritual circle
-Vaishnavapriya Gauranga Das (ISKCON Chandigarh)
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Sphurti
On 20th April, 25 students had the great fortune to be part Date: 20th - 21st April
of a 2 day Sphurti camp, at ISKCON NVCC. The camp Speaker: HG Radheshyam
started with HG Radheshyam Prabhu’s class on 3C’s Prabhu & Others
(Character, Competence & Cut-throat Competition). No. of Participants: 25
During Q&A sessions, all the participants got enlivened by (GGD, MIT, Mithila, VIT &
HG Radheshyam Prabhu’s answers. Leaders VOICE)
‘East meets West’ drama was next enacted. In the evening session, HG Radheshyam Prabhu
covered “Rekindling Wisdom”. Finally, the participants watched different videos on Srila
Prabhupada’s life. At 8:45 PM, all of them attended Shayan Arti of Sri Sri Radha
Vrindavanchandra and then concluded for the day.
Next day, students attended Mangal Arti, followed by HG Anand Balaram Prabhu’s Japa Talk,
who spoke on CATCH Formula & Scientific Benefits of Chanting. All participants got the full
spiritual experience of Morning Program including Darshan Arti and Guru Puja, where they
danced with hundreds of devotees.
At afternoon, HG Antardvipa Prabhu took a session on “God & God’s” through PPTs and solved
the corresponding booklet. In ‘God & God’s’ Quiz, 2 groups won the prizes.
Post Lunch, HG Achyut Mohan Prabhu spoke on “Reviving Love”. Everyone appreciated the
session and the speaker. At the end, Tug-of-War was hosted by HG Sanatana Dharma Prabhu,
who narrated the entire Karna Episode in a very dramatic way. There were 4 students each, in
“Favor” and “Against”. At the end, HG Sanatan Dharma Prabhu summarized the points and gave
the right understanding of Horizontal & Vertical duties of life.

In Prize Distribution, HG Radheshyam Prabhu gave a final address to all the participants for 15
minutes and distributed gifts for their participation. Prabhuji then concluded with an ecstatic
dancing kirtan, where all the participants danced and sang the Holy Names with their full
enthusiasm. We also launched Mayapur Utkarsh Camp and encouraged the participants to
register. - HG Vaishnav Sharan Prabhu (PL, Servant Leaders VOICE)

“I had a wonderful experience at Spurthi Camp, Japa

2-3 4 or 4+
held at home of God. All the participants were Commit 1 Round
enchanted by the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. I Rounds Rounds
ments
learned the importance of Hare Krishna GGD 0 0 3
Mahamantra and also about the Supremacy of
MIT 0 0 1
Lord Krishna. The whole camp set-up was perfect
and Prasadam was also delighting. Learned a lot, Mithila 0 0 2
Enjoyed a lot. Thank you so much to make me a SLV 1 3 3
part of the camp. Radhey Radhey, Hari Bol.” VIT 0 2 1
– Mukul Sharma (SLV) Total 1 5 10
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Magarpatta Corporate Youth Program
13 IT Professionals from various companies attended a Date: 7th April
Corporate Youth Program at Magarpatta, hosted by HG Participants: 13 IT Professionals
Anand Balaram Prabhu, where he elaborated beautiful Topic: Corporate Lessons from
lessons from Ramayana pastimes. Few such lessons were: Ramayana
Speaker: HG Anand Balaram
1. Lessons from Hanuman bringing Sanjeevani herbs:
Prabhu
a) We should always be accountable and ready to take
initiatives.
b) We should check, which amongst below three category do we belong to:
i. Make things happen
ii. Mere observers or
iii. People who just ask questions
2. From Lord Ram's example we learn:
a) To not create trouble for others by our behaviour
b) To have a sweet & pleasing speech
c) Avoid duplicity and politics
3. Hanuman’s hard struggle to search Mother Sita teaches us:
To never lose heart and continue with fixed determination.
In the Drama, following 4 conclusive lessons were
presented:
1) Do your duties without greed for result and be satisfied
by what you get by God’s mercy. Today’s world focuses on
results and not on righteous duty.
2) For healthy relationships & good communications -
Embrace good principles & refrain from bad attitudes.
3) Be Responsible & Never be Hasty while making big
decisions in your life. Always consult.
4) Do not keep bad association as it poisons one’s good
attitude by evoking & creating insecurity, greed, lust, envy,
etc. in one’s mind. Thus it impels one to do mad things,
leading to inglorious & fatalistic results in one’s life.
The participants appreciated the program very much. It
was followed by Feast Prasadam for all. - Shishir Anand Prabhu (Mithila YOGA)

"Such programs are very good for corporate youths who are facing constant changing features of this
world. They come across many good and bad situations in their lives and they forget to put duties or
dharma over immediate promises of temptations. Thus they are misled and cheated.“
- Yogesh Dhotre, Capsilon
"Mr. Anand Patil Sir’s talk & PPT were very good. It was relevant and thought provoking. He was
convincing in his points. He explained many practical lessons from Ramayana for our lives. He made us
feel that this epic is still useful in today’s time.“ - Shiv Jaiswal, Amdocs
"I liked the point in drama about not keeping bad association.“ - Ganesh Huble, Red Hat
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Youth Meet
On 27th April, devotees were blessed by the inspiring Date: 27th April
association of HG Sankarshan Das Adhikari Prabhu. Topic: Become dear to Lord by
Prabhuji spoke on the Bhagavad Gita verse 18.69, which says dedicating heart to His Service
that the devotee who preaches the message of the Lord is Speaker: HG Sankarshan Das
dear most to Him. Prabhuji mentioned that this Krishna Adhikari Prabhu
Consciousness movement will continue for the next 10,000 No of Participants: 100
years and after that, the horror movie of Kali Yuga will
begin. Therefore, devotees have this wonderful opportunity
to preach the message of Bhagavad Gita and Srimad
Bhagavatam. When we preach with sincerity, we become
dear to Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Prabhupada and
the entire Guru Parampara. Thus, the more we dedicate our
hearts to Krishna’s service, the more we confirm our ticket
to go back home, back to Godhead.
Prabhuji also emphasised that one should preach with
maturity. Maturity means preaching in a way that people
can appreciate this movement. Two powerful weapons to - Sudhanshu Prabhu (SRKD
preach Krishna Consciousness are Krishna Prasadam and VOICE) & HG Shridhar Prabhu
the Holy name.

VIIT receives association of HG Kamal Lochan Prabhu

On 5th March, the auspicious day of Maha-Shivaratri, devotees of VIIT VIOCE had the
great fortune to have the association of HG Kamal Lochan Prabhu. It was a blessing to hear
from Prabhuji about the transcendental glories of the greatest of all Vaishnavas, Lord Shiva.
Prabhuji explained, how Lord Shiva is absorbed in the service of
Lord Rama and can easily bestow boons to those who try to please
him. He also explained that Lord Shiva is compassionate to such
an extent that he stays in the association of ghosts and goblins,
just to deliver them. He then described the qualities and
description of different Shiva avataras: Sambhu, Sadashiv and
Shiva. He also told that Lord Shiva provides facilities to devotees,
who wish to engage themselves in the service of Lord Hari.
- HG Ramsundar Prabhu (VIIT VOICE)
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Evening Program at GGD
On 5th April, an Evening Program was arranged in Date: 5th April
GGD, for students of both Sinhgad College and SKN No. of Participants: 18
College of Engineering. Speaker: HG Sanatan Dharma Prabhu
18 students attended this wonderful program where HG Sanatana Dharma Prabhu started with
an ecstatic Kirtan, which mesmerized all. Then, he expertly explained the story of Prahlad
Maharaj, his unalloyed devotion to Lord and his Vaishnava qualities.
Many students stayed back in VOICE to experience the joy of Jet Age Gurukul. Next morning,
the students attended Morning Program. Some students also stayed back after morning program
for studying in VOICE. The overall experience of the students was very invigorating.
- Shishir Anand Prabhu (Mithila YOGA)

"The speaker was very impressive in

Kirtan and Presentation. Content of the
lecture was very nice. We got a clear
understanding of the session topics!"
- Rawal Krishna

Services Introduction:
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 Inspirations
HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj’s determination to serve  What is your message
the society selflessly, for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada and to VOICE devotees?
my superior’s commitment towards preaching, for the welfare of
conditioned souls. Please utilize each
and every moment
 What difference VOICE training has brought in your life? of VOICE life in a
Krishna Conscious
1. VOICE Training has changed my Perceptions towards the world,
way, to bring out
especially on how to be Positive in every aspect of life.
the best in you, in
2. Most importantly, introduction of Krishna factor has changed my life
order to make the
completely.
best use of this
3. I was unable to speak anything before a group of people, but now I’m
human form of life.
able to give sessions with full confidence. I could learn this art of
preaching through MMC lectures.
 State one of the distractions a VOICE devotee may face. Explain how to safeguard
oneself from it.
One of the dangerous distractions a devotee may face is Resurfacing of previous anarthas,
developed due to bad association. But one can easily guard from it by taking firm shelter
of a Guru and taking practical guidance from superiors.