2003 || CDM Gaura-pūrṇimā Festival and Awards || Śrī Māyāpur, India #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

पाती आछे नामःत्र जीवेरो कारण, नोधी आगोत्रुमे निच्छानन्द महाजन पाती आथे नाम हर्त्र जीवेरो कारम, नोधी आगो तुरुमे निचानन्दो महाजन, पाती आथे नाम हर्त्र जीवेरो कारम, स्रत्तावान जान है स्रत्तावान जान, पाती आछे नां भट्ता जिवेरो कारां, नोदिया गोत्रुमेरित्ता नंगो महा जान, अत्ता जीवेरो कारण।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।� बलो कृष्ण भज प्रिष्ण कर प्रिष्ण चेका, नदी आगो त्रुमेनिच्छा नंगमहाजन, फची आछे नाम अच्छा जिवेरो कारण, नदी आगो त्रुमेनिछा नंगमहाजन, अपराद सुन्न होये लहो कृष्ण नाम।.

कृष्ण.

माता कृष्ण पिता कृष्ण धन प्रान। अपराजो सुन्न होये लहा कृष्ण नाम।.

कृष्ण.

माता, कृष्ण माता, कृष्ण धनो प्राज। Kṛṣṇa mātā, Kṛṣṇa pītā, Kṛṣṇa prāṇādhān, Naujīyā, Gautamē, Nityānanda mahādhan, Pāṭi āśe, nāma mātā, jīvera kāraṇ.

Kṛṣṇeṛo.

Saṃsāra karo, chāḍiyo nā cāra, kṛṣṇeṛo saṃsāra karo, chāḍiyo nā cāra, jīve dayā kṛṣṇa nāṁ sarva-dharma-sāra, jīve dayā kṛṣṇa nāṁ sarva-dharma-sāra, kṛṣṇeṛo saṃsāra karo, chāḍiyo nā cāra, प्रिष्टेरो सम्सार करो छाडियो ना चान, जीवे दया कृत्नो नाम सर्वभर्मचान, नदी आगो तुमे निच्छा नाम दमादान, पाती आछे नामे आठा जीवेरो कारण, नदी आगो तुमे निच्छा नाम दमादान, पाति आथे नाम हरत जीवेरो कारण Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Śrītā e Gaurā Haribol Haribol Haribol Haribol Daya Gaurā Nityā e Gaurā Nityā Gaurāṇī tāi, jāyā gaurāṇī tāi, jāyā gaurāṇī tāi, gaurāṇī Gaurāṇī tāi jaya gaurāṇī tāi jaya prabhupāda jaya prabhupāda jaya prabhupāda jaya prabhupāda jaya prabhupāda tāi.

Who's translating in Russian? Paravochik, Lucia. This side. And who's translating in Spanish? Over here, Marichi. Why.

Don'T you get, Ganesh, get a hand mic for the Russian translator. I want to welcome everyone to the foundational preaching night. We're going to get some wonderful points to meditate on from some of our leading Vaishnavas from the Krishna consciousness movement. अगर आपका अपर अपर अपर अपर अपर अपर अपर अपर अपर अपर अपर अपर अपर.

अपर अपर अ�.

Groups like Ram Hath groups, counselor groups and Bhakti Bhiksha groups for ongoing cultivation and engagement of the devotees. Programs from the different temples, like Sunday feasts, Sunday schools, special educational programs like Bhakti Vedanta College, NYHE, the Chaitanya College.

Bhakti.

Vidhanta College in Aradesh and many others and Madanavir Maharaj is I am not sure that is not so much for.

Congregation yet but maybe in the future. So.

Like this is many facets.

So.

We have our chairman of GBC here, Sri Bhakti Chaitanya Maharaj. And of course he can speak whatever he likes to, but it was suggested he speak on education of the congregation. I just like to point out that in where Sri Bhakti Chaitanya Maharaj is preaching in both South Africa and in the far eastern regions of Russia, Maybe many other places also, like Lithuania. I don't know all the places by heart, but I noticed like in South Africa, there's very expanded congregational preaching going on. And there's a lot of programs for education of the congregation. And I went twice to the festival in what's nearby Maul, but what is that place in Siberia? What's that place called? Altai, Altai region, almost near the northern border of Kazakhstan in the Siberian steppes. There is only one temple in that whole.

Region, more or less, one or two temples. But.

Hundreds and hundreds of devotees, maybe five.

Six hundred devotees gathered together. And.

I asked, how many are members of the temple? And one lady raised her hand one year.

And nobody raised their hand the other year. But.

They'Re all very, very sincere and very fired up devotees. And.

Every city in that area, they have.

Many bhakti-bhiksha groups and ramahat groups. They have maybe ten on an average in many of the big cities like Barnaul.

Tomsk and Lomsk. I.

Can'T remember all the names. Bakhti Chaitanya Maharaj Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura.

Ṭhākura Nama Om Nisnipalaya Krishnaprasthaya Ṭhākura Bhutale Srimati Bhaktivedanta Swamini Ṭhākura ti Namane Namaste Saraswati Devi Gauravani Kricharane Nervase Shishunyavadi Paschicha Desha Thale Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gagadha Jivasuddhi Gauravabhaka Vrnda Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma.

Rāma, Hare Hare, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa.

Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare Hare Rāma, Hare.

Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Hare Rāma.

Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Hare Hare Rāma.

Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Hare Hare Rāma.

Say Hare Rāma, everyone, all of you.

Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, put your hands Hare Rā in the air. All of you, children, all of your hands. And everyone take a deep breath. And everyone say after me, very loud, Hare Krishna!

Hare Krishna! Hare.

Krishna! Hare.

Krishna!

Hare.

Krishna!

अगर.

आपने प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्चियाल.

प्रेच्चियाल प्रेच्च how to give everyone the.

Opportunity to become Krishna conscious. Back in the old days, maybe 20 or 30 years ago, there was the idea that if you wanted to be a devotee, you had to live in a temple, and if you didn't live in a temple, well, you were just some other category altogether. At best, some sort of marginal type of category, and that was at best, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इसलिए, इ� अगर आपको करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक.

करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक.

करतक करतक करतक करतक African people, Chinese people, we see that if we present Krishna consciousness nicely, and if we deal with the people nicely, then so many people come forward almost anywhere. In fact, I would say actually anywhere. This is our experience. Anyway, particularly tonight, मुझे सब्जेक्ट अपर एदुकाइशन करता हुआ, एदुकाइशन करता हुआ। यह एदुकाइशन करता हुआ। यह एदुकाइशन करता हुआ। यह एदुकाइशन करता हुआ। � several years at least and actually I was just looking today at the latest newsletter from the college and in South Africa over the last several years something like not more than 10 years a little less just within the congregation only 7,000 दववटियों आगर आगर आगर आगर आगर आगर आगर आगर आगर आगर आपको परवाहम परवहम परवहम परवहम परवहम परवहम परवहम परवहम परवहम परवहम परवहम परवहम परवहम पर अगर एक समक्षा करता है। आप करता करते हैं। आप करता करते हैं। आप करता करते हैं। आप करता करते हैं। आप करता करते हैं। आप करता करते हैं। bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana-bhakti, bhajana बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत ब who is really serious and who has a little bit of depth in their Krishna consciousness so that they can pass through the difficulties which will inevitably come as we try to become devotees advancing Krishna consciousness within the material world. So we had the experience actually in South Africa of having a congregation पर एक पर एक पर एक पर एक पर एक पर एक पर एक पर एक पर एक पर.

एक पर पर एक.

अवरने पर एक अपने परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद पर एक एक प परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवा नहीं आपको अपने अपने आपको अपने आपको अपने आपको अपने आपको अपने आपको अपने आपको अपने आपको अपने आपको आपको Actually I don't hear आपक it so much these days, but it's a traditional ISKCON term. Prabhupada said the word bloop, this is the sound that is there if you drop like a rock or something like that into a bucket of water, when the rock enters the water it goes bloop, something like that. So when a devotee, if a devotee अच्छा, कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा तो अपने कृष अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने और समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन समक्षन where they go in real detail into Bhagavad Gita and learn like 50 or 60 verses from Bhagavad Gita. How's that? I don't know how many of you know 50 or 60 verses from Bhagavad Gita. But all these congregation people, they would learn verses from Bhagavad Gita. Then they would learn Nectar of Devotion, Nectar of Instruction, Isha Panishad, बहुत सिस्टेमाटिकली, बहुत सिस्टेमाटिकली, अपने नहीं करने करते हैं, अपने नहीं करते हैं, अपने नहीं करते हैं, अपने नहीं करते हैं, अगर अवरने बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत बहुत ब� अपने नही हिन्डू बैक्क्राउंट्स। इन्स्टेड बें आप करते हैं, आप करते हैं, आप करते हैं, आप करते हैं, आप करते हैं, आप करते हैं, कृष्णा � कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा कृष्णा.

कृ�.

We have hardly lost anyone. We have hardly lost anyone from our congregation over the last 10 years or so. Whereas before that, as we said, there was some blooping going on from time to time. It wasn't that unusual at all. So, therefore, we say an educated congregation is a solid congregation, stable congregation. And we recommend these educational programs. We're not interested just in a whole lot of numbers of fallible soldiers who when some difficulty comes they just get smashed down and then there's nothing. We want real devotees. अगर आपने कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण.

कृष्.

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Well, you know he's already trained up. But no, it's very inspiring. You see, we want to see very mature devotees. In fact, I heard that there was a problem that the congregation was being so well educated that the temple resident and devotees, when they went to preach to the congregation, then they realized that they had to also study to keep up. Otherwise, their preaching was not up to the level that was They get caught making mistakes by the congregation. So, you know that Lord Chaitanya, He's taught that Krishna consciousness is for everyone. GRIHE TAKO, BONE TAKO, SADDHA HADI BOLE TAKO Whether in the renounced order or whether in the grihastha order. And so, everybody needs to study the teachings. I am very glad for these organized educational programs.

Who is the next speaker?

So His Holiness Bhakti Tirtha Maharaj, Mhati Tirtha Swami has also been someone who has been very active in the field of congregational development, community building, karing for devotees. In fact, he is still the GBC in Croatia and Slovenia as well as in Bosnia where there's many congregational devotees and they have a big annual festival with almost a thousand devotees attending. as well as in Western Africa and South Africa and many places around the world. So actually for me personally also he is a very big inspiration. His dynamic preaching mood. So very eager to hear from His Holiness Bhakti Sita Swami Maharaj.

Haribol.

विश्वारामारावाकी प्रस्तान्पाम्द चाल्ड़े सुप्राभुपार्की।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।।। अगर करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक.

करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करत�.

More.

And more of the devotees in ISKCON worldwide obviously will be there because of the congregational preaching as we extend ourselves.

More and more uh into the world to every aspect of the world we.

Realize that this is there's a bhakti latavija there's a jnana beach there's something like a congregation or a community beach there's certain things that nourishes the वर्क्ति लकत बीच, एक वर्क्ति लकत बीच, एक वर्क्ति लकत बीच, एक वर्क्ति लकत बीच, एक वर्क्ति लकत बीच, एक वर्क्ति लकत बीच, एक वर्क्ति लकत बीच, एक वर्क्त जब आप कम्यूनिती के लिए देखते हैं, कम्यूनिती करता है, करता है, करता है, करता है, करता है, करता है, करता है, करता but more there is guarantee that that association will go on and will grow. But as there's more things we can get as good or better, with or by ourselves, there's less reason to enthusiastically embrace congregation. So our congregations are as powerful as we are able to address the genuine needs helping the devotee to become Krishna conscious. Keep in mind, I said needs, not wants. Because if anything we want, it may not be essential for our spiritual acceleration. So there's like a dual track existing. Because every vana, every ashram has specific needs for that person to grow in that Krishna conscious. पर, अपने अपने अश्राम, परवाण, अपने परवाण, अपने परवाण, अपने परवाण, अपने परवाण, अपने परवाण, अपने परवाण, than a householder. A householder who has one or two children, who has certain needs that are different from a householder who doesn't have any children. We realize that someone who is more permanently inclined has something special that they need and special that they also can offer to help to create more genuine congregations. So all throughout the world and.

All throughout our projects, we want to.

Hone in more and more about what are the genuine needs that our members are having to be fulfilled, so that they will stay with us. Like R.K. Chandi Maharaj was saying how it's so phenomenal how in South Africa that the congregation is growing and so many people are leaving and many times they are even more active than the devotees in the temple and many different projects. आप अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने.

And.

We have to be the most merciful, the most solemn, the most kind, the most eager to be comprehensive in our sharing. And so as we are involved in Sivaya and not moksha, we are constantly trying to find ways of how to glorify Krishna and to let as many people know that Krishna is their greatest protector, their greatest well-wisher, and ultimately their greatest lover. So we can't do that only in our temples. We can't do that only in certain parts of the world, but we have the entire world and to find so many ways to try to reach people so that they can reclaim what we all have lost. I try to keep aware of certain.

Patterns within our movement as well as in the world.

Right now, I was looking at recently a recent World Health Report. और इपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अगर आपने पर समक्षन करते हैं। अपने पर समक्षन करते हैं। आपने पर समक्षन करते.

हैं। आपने पर समक्षन करते.

हैं। आपने पर � And especially, if my right is saying, even more so in the rich countries, even though they have more material things. So that means that more and more people are really suffering. And we have to be kind, so we have to find ways how to help these people. And the way to ultimately help them is to give them something that's going to give nourishment to the soul. So through our congregational activities, we can distinctly be able to do this, because people can see that Krishna Consciousness is for everybody. They can see that Krishna Consciousness is very practical, that it addresses your educational, your political, economic, social and psychological problems. Because all these problems ultimately are coming due to spiritual bankruptcy. One or two other short things. तो आपको परवाप परवप परवप परवप.

परवप परव�.

He used so many things of modernity to be able to reach more people, to be able to help them to see how to access pure ancient Vedic culture. Many people came, many sadhus came, and they just wanted to reach many people, but they were not holding on to the effort. So in our congregations, we're not just trying to gather a lot of heads or a lot of bodies. but we want to gather a lot of people who have given their hearts, who have given themselves to the process of Krishna consciousness. So this Chiranaguti or full surrender involves giving everything back that Krishna has made available for us. और अगर हम करते हैं, करते करते, करते करते, अगर आपने करते हैं, अगर आपने करते हैं, अगर आपने करते हैं, अगर आपने करते हैं, अगर आ are simultaneously maintaining fix and keeping Kṛṣṇa in the center. So all over the world we want to become energized to be able to do our part and see that less and less people are suffering because they are not having the connection with Kṛṣṇa. We want at least to be able to give them the opportunity to say yes. How they use their free will, that's up to them. But it is our position to make available the classical message of Bhakti-rasa to as many people as we can, in the most ways that we can, in the purest form that we can. And one of the major ways we do that is that we refine and we allow our congregations to become more and more involved intricately in the essence of Krishna consciousness. इसकान पांद चाल इसे भाइंगर एसी भुक्ति विराज्ड स्वामे सिर्भाबुपार्खी। वाइश्णाव.

तकुर्खी। I want.

To thank His Holiness Bhakti Kirtaswamy Maharaj who has been groundbreaking many preaching efforts in different difficult parts for sharing his realizations about congregational preaching and his encouraging words, congregational development. Like being planting a seed of a tree and its growth and grows. Reminds us how Prabhupada said that by the Lord Chaitanya's tree as the spiritual tree and ISKCON is one of the branches and it can, one branch can cover the whole world. So now we would like to.

Request His Holiness Gopalakrishna Goswami Maharaj, who.

Has, I am very fortunate because we were together in 1968 as new devotees in the Montreal temple and since then by divine dispensation I have been fortunate to have his association. He's also been preaching right from the very beginning even in the Soviet Union when it was not before the early 70s. When the whole preaching there was all underground congregational preaching. He's been the G.B.C.

For.

The whole of India sometimes and now for Western and Northern India. यहाँ ज़्यागान्टिक कन्गृगेशन के लिए है। केन्या में कन्गृगेशन के लिए है। कन्गृगेशन के लिए है। कन्गृगेशन के लिए है। कन्गृगेशन के लिए है। कन्गृगेशन के लिए At this very special occasion, we would like to get some few.

Words ह of wisdom from him. I must say that I was very inspired अगर नहीं करते हैं, करते हैं, करते हैं, करते हैं, करते हैं, करते हैं, करते हैं, करते हैं, and करते हैं, can be exemplary to our congregation करते हैं, programs करते हैं, करते हैं, around the world. Congregation preaching is very important and the congregation can help us tremendously in spreading Krishna consciousness. In the early days of our movement, the common understanding was, if you're staying in the temple, आप नहीं करते हैं अपने आप आपने माया में आपने करते हैं.

अपने आपने माया में आपने आपने आपने आप�.

At various levels. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's tour of South India is very nicely described by Krishna's Kaviraj in the Chaitanya Chathamrita. And when Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was traveling, he would stay in different householder homes. So he went to South India and he would see by this Brahmin, Kurma, The Karma Brahman was a householder and he told Chaitanya Mahaprabhu that I am tired of rehasta life. I want to travel with you on your tour of Southern India and then back to Jagannath Puri. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu told, Karma Brahman, don't travel with me. Stay where you are and do the following. एक वो हरे कृष्णा करता था, देखना था भाग्वतर्म श्रीवन भाग्वत जीतर। तरहाँ पास, तरहाँ पास, तरहाँ पास, तरहाँ तरहाँ पास, तरहाँ पास, तरहाँ पास, तरहाँ पास, तरहाँ पास, � आप करते हैं और अपने करते करते करते करते करते करते करते करते करते करते अगर आपको कल्टिवेशन करता है, अगर आपको कल्टिवेशन करता है, अगर आपको कल्टिवेशन करता है, अगर आपको कल्टिवेशन.

करता है, अगर आपको they.

Have the mood of service. And as devotees, of course, our goal should be to bring everyone to the highest level of perfection. But at the same time, we realize that there will be some who may not come to the highest level, but still want to indeed be in service. And our ultimate goal is to take Krishna consciousness to every town and village to every individual. This is what Tepe Dev Mahaprabhu instructed us. But if that is our goal, to take Krishna consciousness to every individual, to every town and village, then obviously we need a big army. If we think that preaching can take place with the help of a few brahmacharis or some places have big brahmachari ashrams, अगर आपने करतक.

करतक करतक करतक.

करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक Our goal should be to encourage these individuals also. And if we encourage these individuals and keep them in service, it is quite natural that they will also take more and more interest in the process of Sharanam Kirtanam and make spiritual advancement. We have seen all over the world congregations playing a big role in spreading Krishna Consciousness. I just heard from either Bhakti Chitra Head Swami or Bhakti Chitra Swami how in some places congregation is putting on big festivals. I can speak from our experience in India. At one time in Bombay, Hare Krishna land, the Janmashtami celebration was being organized only by the temple devotees. Then about seven years ago, we decided to engage the congregation. As many of you may know, Prabhupada gave us many wonderful gifts and many programs for engaging people in devotional service. And one of the programs he gave us was a program of life membership. Many people think life membership means you just go and get their money and then say bye bye and when you need some donation again go back to them. But that was not what was Prabhupada's original intention. Prophet's original intention was to make people life members, give them books, give them association and inspire them to become devotees. I personally view the life mentorship program which Prophet started also as a congregational program which would serve two folks. एक वरत अपने अपने अपने अपने � अगर अवरने देवोडियों करते हैं, अवरने करते हैं, अगर अवरने देवोडियों करते हैं, अगर अवरने देवोडियों करते हैं, अगर अवरने देवोडियों करते हैं, अगर अवरने नहीं देवोडियों करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक क करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करत� और मदवन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन कलगगेशन क So the congregation is playing a very important role today in spreading Krishna consciousness. The congregational development program should be one of the top priorities in every temple. And if we as leaders realize the importance of congregational preaching and try to engage people in service, then we will see that Krishna consciousness will spread very, very fast. to the congregation is helpful in rakyat, book distribution, organizing festival. They have the mood to serve and our business as sadhus is to encourage people at all levels. Prabhupada used to give the example of the blind and the lame. Of course, he used the example initially to show how western wealth and Indian culture could work together to save the world. आपको करतकल करतकल करतकल करतकल करतकल करतकल करतकल करतकल करतकल करतकल And I think it would be very wonderful if we can all endeavor to follow in the footsteps of South Africa, and also endeavor to educate our congregation in proper books, because as they develop spiritually, they'll get more and more committed to Krishna consciousness. And as we heard from Maharaj, you don't even hear, you don't see any of them glooping. So, as they understand the philosophy, they'll get more and more glued to the Krishna consciousness movement. and become instruments for spreading Krishna consciousness as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu wanted all of us to do.

Haribol.

Let's give a big hand that we've.

Been listening to His Holy Name, Gopalakrishna Goswami Maharaj.

In.

His grace and divine grace, Prabhupāda Sarupa Prabhu, Ṣarūpa Prabhu, Ṣarūpa Prabhu, Ṣarūpa Prabhu, Ṣarūpa Prabhu, Ṣarūpa Prabhu, Ṣarūpa Prabhu, Ṣarūpa Prabhu, Ṣarūpa Prabhu, Ṣarūpa Actually, we have Rihastha, Prabhu, BBC member, Rihastha, spiritual master. He has special qualification to speak about foundational development.

And actually, one of his temples in his song this time is giving a special award.

I don't know if he knows about it yet. Because of the wonderful things they've been.

Doing in Krishna consciousness, stay tuned and.

You'Ll hear about it. We have to move fairly quickly because the actors are ready to perform the Gods and Demons drama. We said we'd finish by 8.30. So just to अगर नहीं करता करता करता करता करता करता करता करता करता करता करता क� Āṁcārya Pratibhyaścākīva-sindhu-bhīva-japa-tītanam bhāvanedhiyo reśinvedhiyo namo namah. I've been given an assigned topic by Kuntē Prabhu, the dangers of sacerdotalism, which is a word I haven't heard in about 40 years. I'll give you the definition from the Oxford English Dictionary. Same as you. Well, anyway, I know this word. Here's the dictionary definition. Pursuit.

Of the interests of the priestly order.

In opposition to those of the laity. Undue assumption of authority on the part of the priesthood.

I.

Hear the quotation from 1860. A self-satisfied sacerdotalism might succeed in keeping peace within the walls of emptied churches. This word comes into usage in English, especially in reference to the Protestant Reformation. Slogan-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protestant-e-Kristian-e-Protest Lekin, hiru-hiru, hiru-hiru, hiru-hiru, hiru-hiru, hiru-hiru, hiru-hiru.

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Bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, bahawa, Bahawa, bahawa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, bahwa, and the place where God is served. Prophet said, this is the meaning of Grahasta Ashram. It's an ashram. It's a place of spiritual development. Husband and wife live together. They have children. This children is simply a long-term bhakti program. That's all it is. आप अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने अपने Prabhupāda Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura.

Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura �.

Utility is the principle and purity is the force. So wherever there is purity, there will be spiritual force. We have seen that people are able to live in temples and somehow or other stay in maya quite successfully. And we have also seen that people are able to live at home outside temples and be completely Krishna conscious. तो अपने परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवाद परवा� अगर आपको अवने पतनसी करता है, आपको अपने पतनसी करता है, आपको अपने पतनसी करता है, अपने तो मुझे प्राक्तिस किर्ष्ण कौन्चिस्नस करते हैं और किर्ष्ण कौन्चिस्नस करते हैं जरत करते हैं जरत करते हैं जरत करता पतनसी है, करते हैं जरत करते हैं जरत कर� Thank you very much, Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!

Hare.

Krishna! I want to thank His Grace Ravindra Surya Prabhu, who has always given us a very illuminating and dynamic and concise explanation of the mission of our Congregational Development Ministry. So I'll just say a few words to offer my respectful obeisances to Srila Prabhupada, Susheela Thakur, all the assembled Vaishnavas.

Spiritual masters on the stage, and all.

My God-brothers and God-sisters, nephews, spiritual nephews, nieces, children and devotees and Vaishnavas who are present on this occasion. Maha Saruddhi Vachalo Bhangurangaya Thegini Ati Pasa Mahamanday Sivarul Vinachari Nampadumana Namana Om Sri Chaitanya Swaroop.

If anybody needs translation, I hope that.

You know how to speak a language. Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l-Baha'u'l- and to give them up for Godhead. And he said he wanted to see that the whole world was free from suffering, that everyone was filled with love of Kṛṣṇa. I remember Śrīla Prabhupāda once told us that most of Chaitanya's devotees were all gṛhasthas. Most of them were practicing from their homes. In those days, There were very few people living in temple communities even Lord Sri Karnada didn't build any temple. Temples were built by the 6th row swamis and the next generation. So, when we have areas in the world where we are banned or we are not allowed to preach openly because of the repression of the government, then congregational movements can still go on and it's going on. अगर आश्राम में प्राक्तिस करते हैं, अगर आश्राम में प्राक्तिस करते हैं, अगर आश्राम में प्राक्तिस करते हैं, अगर आश्राम में प्राक्तिस करते हैं, अगर आश्राम में प्राक्तिस करते हैं going forward in the right track. Similarly, everybody needs encouragement and needs some guidance, shelter. So that's, we found that the most effective way of providing that to the congregation, and it's largest once it gets expanded, is by having units, congregational units, groups, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, karena, Actually, we are here also, we have another illustrious guest here, but he is preparing for the drama that his holiness Bhakti Maharshi Swami Maharaj.

Who else?

Hari Chandra Maharaj is somewhere, somewhere, oh there. We have Hari Suri Prabhu here also. many others. So we have seen how from large Sunday peace programs and then having congregation in the small groups, this way you can get a better care for the devotees. Otherwise in South Africa they have both Anahata as well as they have this training program, education. Through the education that's probably also does much that a group would do, at least for their philosophical and practical trainings. What we want to empower is the bhakti teachers will empower their congregation that they also help to spread Krishna consciousness. Bhaktivinoda Thakur is, and even Srila Prabhupada, they both were very exemplary as re-actors, how they could preach. Prabhupada was distributing books, publishing books, Bhaktivinoda Thakura dari Manchester, he organizes the Navahata and hundreds and hundreds of Navahata groups. So it's possible for people to perform wonderful spiritual activities even while they're working. And we hope that all the devotees who are doing different services in the temple, it's a great opportunity for them. Preaching is the essence. तो यह नहीं करतक करतक करतक करतक.

करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक करतक.

करतक करतक करतक करत Bhaumachari, everyone can sometime, give a little time to go out and help in preaching. We think that Lord Chaitanya wants to spread this movement so the whole world is no more suffering, no more misery for the people. Everyone's flooded with Krishna consciousness and he said that to make a Krishna conscious centered world. To achieve that, obviously, we need the help of everybody. Just like God should come and say, I order all human beings that whoever they need, they should tell them the message of Krishna. So our congregational development is also to engage everyone in this effort. Nobody that cannot help someone else to be Krishna conscious. Tumhari naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam naam na Mere people are going to go back to God here by helping other people being Krishna conscious. If we are not helping other people, all of us are being violent on them. If we have the medicine and we don't give it to people who are suffering, then that will be very unfortunate for us and of course for them. So there is not much to be said, but what we want to do is just go back to the awards show where we started a little late because the devotees were so ecstatic in the temple peer time. I took them about half an hour.

To get over here.

But we're very, very grateful. I don't know if Bhakti Maharaj wants to say something else. Okay, Bhakti Maharaj said he wants to give his message to you in the form of a plate. So I'm going to hand over now this ceremony to our Congregational Preaching Development Ministry Secretary, His Grace Kunti Adas. And then we're going to request to visit the special guest we have here on the stage to help us to give out the certificates to the winners of this year's awards. We'd like to also thank Prema Padmini, Devi Bansi, and Haridwajayi Venugopal, who are working for our Congregational Teaching Newsletter, which comes out about four times a year. In there we measure the temple's Congregational Teaching development, in terms of how many kinds of group programs and different kinds of outreach programs they have, house programs and so on. We measure about their temple programs, how many people come to their Sunday feast, whether they have children's programs, whether they're sending out mail outs and making home visits. Then we have this cultivation, how the members are being cultivated. And then finally we have.

What's the final thing that you want?

Oh, the individual development of the congregation. We have a G.B.C. authorized.

In.

1992, a six-year program. So how many people are chanting? One round, four rounds, eight rounds, sixteen rounds, at different levels of spiritual commitment. Mereprastha, kailas kailas, kailas kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, kailas, individuals who have done some special service. He said, there may be many temples here who deserve an award, but they hadn't sent their scores in, their reports in on what they're doing. Bhaktivinoda Thakura requested anybody who wants to be recognized by the Parampara for their congregational preaching, they need to send in a score to the head office. So we hope that everybody, all the temples will send in their reports on what they're doing so we can have up-to-date records. And that will be also inspirational for other devotees to know that this is how the teaching is developing. For those who have sent their reports in and for those who are helping in coordinating all this reporting and so giving you all the information, we want to give them a big hand also. Thank you. Hi Krishna, so for the small temples category, I read the 3rd place, 2nd place and 1st place, so if anybody is here from that place, please come and take the certificate for your temple. So small tempo category, third place in the world is Budapest, Hungary. Anybody from.

Budapest? Second place, Mexico City. First place.

And this is an extraordinary phenomenon because They are up to 40 groups in a couple of years. This is.

Penang, Malaysia. Anybody.

From Penang? Now, for the medium tempo category.

Meksiko Meksiko.

Meksiko Kena sa ki de Mexico por.

Favor, venga! Aribu!

Penang, Malaysia. Okay, now, medium tempo. Third place in the world, Tirupati, India.

In the.

Second place for this year in the medium tempo category, Pune, India. Pune Maharashtra. Anybody from Maharashtra? Yeah, we have Gopal Vishnubaraj. Anybody else here from Pune? Pune? He's the GVC at least. वह तरवाजन.

करता है? करता करता.

करता करता करता करता करता करता करता करता करता करता करता करता .

Again.

From Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Who's.

Here from Kuala Lumpur? Anybody.

Here from Malaysia? First.

Place. Thank.

You. Now.

For the large fan post category, third place in the world, Durban, South Africa.

Who's here from Durban? We'll.

Give on behalf of Durban to the GBC, Bhakti Chaitanya.

Second.

Place.

Shri Shri.

Radha Gopinath Nandiv, Mumbai, India second place in the large temples category for congregational scores. Who's here from Chowpatty? Radha Krishna is not here? Somewhere might be. Anybody here from Chowpatty? So first place in the world and this is as a congregational directorate, means the center which supervise different areas. Mayapur.

India. Gauranga.

Prem Maharaj here. Harbhane.

Chowdhury. Naam.

Aati ki ke aachi? Otherwise, Bhakti Puri Shukla Maharaj. So, I will be happy.

Now.

In terms of scores, We have a category, it's called congregation, it's places where there is no temple, but still the community there is actively preaching and developing the mission. So in the congregation category, the third place is Chittagong, Bangladesh. Chittagong.

Chittagong, Chittagong.

Second place. The demons are getting really angry here. We.

Got to hurry up. Second.

Place for the congregational category is a place in the Middle East. It's a country we don't name. We have a code name for it because there is some security issues there. Shyamdesh. Shyamdesh.

In the Middle East. Anybody.

Here from Siam, guys? And the first place, another country in the Middle East, Mathuradesh. Another.

Proud name. And.

Now the last category we'll address tonight. We have four awards in recognition of special achievements, special efforts. We would like to start with the Neemay Pandit Award. Neemay Pandit goes for education and goes to the Bhaktivedanta College of Education and Culture of East and South Africa.

Bhakti.

Chaitanya Maharaj is a Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Next.

We want to recognize after many many years of service, a devotee who 17 taas naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat naqabat Ministries naqabat to ISKCON Prison naqabat Ministries naqabat na Last year joined forces with the Congregational Development Ministries We are talking about the Haridas Thakur Award As Haridas Thakur also preached in jail.

It goes to Sriman Chandrashekhar Prabhu Who.

Is based in Toledo, Ohio Then we have a special award called Janava Nithai for a distinguished Girata Kapoor. We are talking about Sriman Vijaya Venugopal Prabhu and she must be famous for being a Mataji who was the Congregational Director for Mathuradesh in the Middle East. She is also the author of the book Kritu Preach. nābhātā Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura.

Ṭhākura Ṭhākura Ṭhākura.

Ṭhākura Ṭhākura जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा गोस्वामी जीवा I गोस्वामी would like to introduce the other members of the ministry. Yes, we have our Aditya Chandra Prabhu here. Bhakti Sharmaji disciple is really the factotum in the office and in the management. He prints the magazines, he prints the books. Then we have his good wife Hema Gopi, Mataji. Hare Krishna, Advaita Sharmaji. Hema Gopi, are you there?

Thank.

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