BCEC 2016 Prospectus - Final Draft - ISKCON Durban · 2016. 2. 18. · 6. Bhakti Sastri Degree – Module 1: Bhagavad Gita As It Is - Chapters 1-6 (18 x 2 hour sessions) • The Living

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InternationalSocietyforKrishnaConsciousness

Founder-AcaryaHisDivineGraceA.C.BhaktivedantaSwamiPrabhupada

BhaktivedantaCollegeofEducationandCulture

Srila Prabhupada laughed playfully when he first coined the acronym for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, and said, “We shall call our society ‘ISKCON.’ – July 1966, New York

2016Courses

ISKCONDisciplesCourse

The ISKCONDisciples Course is a training programwhich deepens devotees’ understanding of guru tattva andgurupadasrayawithin ISKCON.Designed fornewdevoteespreparing to take initiation in ISKCON, thecourse isalsorecommendedforleaders,preachers,mentorsandteachersinISKCON.Thiscourse isamandatorypre-requisiteforalldevoteesacceptingfirstorsecondinitiationbyanISKCONguru,effectiveJanmastami, 2015. After that date, no guru may initiate a disciple who has not first completed theISKCONDisciplesCourse.The first offering of this course took place in January at the Sri Sri Radhanath Temple of Understanding inChatsworthand inFebruaryat theNewJagannathPuriTemple inPhoenix.ThiscoursewillbeofferedagainatdifferentvenuesthroughoutKwaZulu-Natal.TopicscoveredintheISKCONDisciplesCourseinclude:

- Guru-tattvaandtheGuru-paramparasystem

- SrilaPrabhupadaISKCONFounderAcaryaandpre-eminentGuru

- TypesofGurus

- Relationship between ISKCON Guru andISKCONauthorities

- GurusoutsideofISKCON

- Guru-padasraya

- SelectingaGuru

- FollowingInitiationVows

- Guru-pujaandVyasa-puja

- WorshipofISKCONGurus

- Guru-vapuandvaniseva

- Guru-tyaga

- Developing cooperative relationships in amulti-guruenvironment

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1.LivinginKrishnaConsciousness/BhaktiSadacaraCertificate(15x2hoursessions)Thiscoursecoversthebasicphilosophyandpracticesofdevotion.ItwilladequatelyequipyoutoliveandpracticeKrishnaConsciousnesswithunderstandingandintent,ratherthanonhearsayandsentiment.

• Thisisanintroductorycourseandthereforethereareno

pre-requisites.• Thiscourseisofferedin3modules(5x2hourseach).• Yourequirethebook,ScienceofSelfRealizationfor

Module1.• Itisrecommendedthatthemodulesbetakeninthe

orderprescribed.• Thiscoursewillbeofferedtwiceayearinsomeareas

basedondemand.

• ThecoursefeeisR50-00permodule,payableduringregistrationatthefirstsession.

• Completionofassignmentsandaminimumof80%attendanceisrequiredtoobtaincreditforthiscourse.

⇒ Module1:ScienceofSelfRealization⇒ Module2:Vaishnavaetiquette-Personal⇒ Module3:Vaishnavaetiquette-Japaand

Association

Area Venue DayandTime Teacher Phone(H) Phone(C)Chatsworth SriSriRadhaRadhanathTemple

CollegeRoomCommencing07March2016

Mondays18:30-20:30

JaisacinandanaDas 031-4033328 0837773328

Chatsworth SriSriRadhaRadhanathTempleCollegeRoomCommencing20July2016

Wednesdays18:30-20:30

LognathMaharaj 031-4006814 0844106769

Chatsworth SriSriRadhaRadhanathTempleSrilaPrabhupada’sRoomCommencing11March2016

Fridays16:00–18:00

RangaDeviDasi 031-4033328 0817886133

Chatsworth CrossmeadPrimary,Unit11Commencing03March2016

Thursdays18:30-20:30

RadhaVallabhaDas 031-7082714 0832782714

Estcourt MayaGayathriMandirCommencing05March2016

Saturdays15:00–17:00

ShabriDeviDasi 036-3523150 0845805139

Ladysmith SriSriRadhaShymasunderTempleCommencing02March2016


Rasa-mandalaDeviDasi

036-6332617 0832366595

Newcastle 20ToucanPlace,ISKCONNewcastleCommencing04March2016

Fridays18:00–20:00

MahasrngaDas 034-3172122 0823777013

ParkRynie 1stStreet,ParkRynieCommencing03March2016

Thursdays18:00–20:00

RameswaraDas&SmitaKrsnaDas

039-9762157 0839751780

Phoenix NewJagannathPuriTempleCommencing07March2016

Mondays18:00–20:00

Krsni-deviDasi 031-5061150 0839570528

Pietermaritz-burg

ISKCON,PMBCommencing04March2016

Fridays18:00–20:00

VaisnavaPranDas 033-3863526 0837800108

Effingham VenuetobeconfirmedCommencing05March2016


JaisacinandanaDas 031-4033328 0837773328

• Datesforthiscourseatothercentreswillbedeterminedinconjunctionwiththecongregationateachcentre.2.Introductionto‘BhagavadGitaAsItIs’(5x2hoursessions)

This scripture is the foundation of the Krishna Consciousness Movement. The themes and lessons inBhagavadGita togetherwithsaintlyguidancewillhelpyou through lifewitha strongconviction indevotion toKrishna. This is an introductory course thatwill give you the basic teachings of the BhagavadGita. Itwill alsoprepareyouforalaterintensestudyoftheBhagavadGita.

• Thisisanintroductorycourseandthereforetherearenopre-requisites.• Yourequirethebook,BhagavadGitaAsItIs.• ThecoursefeeisR70-00,payableduringregistrationatthefirstsession.• Completionofassignmentsandaminimumof80%attendanceisrequiredtoobtaincreditforthiscourse.

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CollegeRoomCommencing18July2016

Mondays19:00-21:00

JaisacinandanaDas

031-4033328 0837773328

Chatsworth SriSriRadhaRadhanathTempleCollegeRoomCommencing16July2016


RangaDeviDasi 031-4033328 0817886133

Escourt MayaGayathriMandirCommencing18July2016

Mondays18:30–20:30

ShabriDeviDasi 036-3523150 0845805139

Ladysmith SriSriRadhaShymasunderTempleCommencing20July2016


YogesvaraDas 036-6332617 0832366595

Northdene VenuetobeconfirmedCommencing19July2016

Tuesdays18:00–20:00

JaisacinandanaDas

031-4033328 0837773328

ParkRynie 1stStreet,ParkRynieCommencing16July2016


RameswaraDas/SmitaKrsnaDas

039-9762157 0839751780

Phoenix NewJagannathPuriTempleCommencing20July2016


PundarikaVidyanidhiDas

031-5082563 0837761677

Pietermaritz-burg

ISKCONTemple,PMBCommencing19July2016

Tuesdays18:00-20:00

NandaMaharajDas

033-3471080 0845817809

• Datesforthiscourseatothercentreswillbedeterminedinconjunctionwiththecongregationateachcentre.

3.Introductionto‘NectarofInstruction’(1x3hoursession)

• Therearenopre-requisitesforthiscourse.• Yourequirethebook,NectarofInstruction.• ThecoursefeeisR20-00,payableonthedayofthecourse.


CollegeRoom

Saturday16July201614:00-17:00

LognathMaharaj 031-4006814 0844106769

Phoenix NewJagannathPuriTemple

Tuesday19and26July201618:30–20:00

PundarikaVidyanidhiDas/RaghunathBhattaDas

031-5082563 0837761677

Pietermaritz-burg

ISKCONTEMPLE,PMB

Saturday16July201614:00-17:00


DurbanCentral

DurbanHinduTemple Fridays15and22July19:00–20:30

UttararaniDasi 0313687818 0845061708

Tongaat ThirupathiTemple,Belvedere Mondays19&26September18:30–20:00


031-5082563 0837761677

• Datesforthisintroductorycourseatothercentreswillbedeterminedinconjunctionwiththecongregationateachcentre.

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4.Introductionto‘SriIsopanisad’(2x2hoursessions)• Therearenopre-requisitesforthiscourse.

• Yourequirethebook,Sri-Isopanisad.

• ThecoursefeeisR30-00payableduringregistrationatthefirstsession.


CollegeRoom

Tuesdays06&13September18:00–20:00

JaisacinandanaDas

031-4033328 0837773328



MadhumangalDas

031-5057012

Pietermaritz-burg

ISKCONTEMPLE-Pietermaritzburg


NityanandaPranDas

0845246475

DurbanCentral

DurbanHinduTemple Fridays09,16&23September19:00–20:30

YamunaDeviDasi

031-5630486 0824094148

Verulam Venuetobeconfirmed Wednesdays14,21&28September18:30–20:30


031-5082563 0837761677

Tongaat ThirupathiTemple,Belvedere Saturdays10,17&24September16:00–18:00


031-5082563 0837761677

• Datesforthisintroductorycourseatothercentreswillbedeterminedinconjunctionwiththecongregationateachcentre.5.Introductionto‘NectarofDevotion’(3x2hoursessions)

• Therearenopre-requisitesforthiscourse.

• Yourequirethebook,NectarofDevotion.

• ThecoursefeeisR50-00payableduringregistrationatthefirstsession.

Area Venue Dayandtime Teacher Phone(H) Phone(C)Chatsworth SriSriRadhaRadhanathTemple

CollegeRoom

Saturdays10,17&24September14:00–16:00

RoshneeChandanram

031-4006935031-4033328


Saturdays01,08&15October14:00–16:00


031-5082563 0837761677

Pietermaritz-burg

ISKCON,PMB

Wednesdays14,21&28September18:00–20:00


• Datesforthisintroductorycourseatothercentreswillbedeterminedinconjunctionwiththecongregationateachcentre.

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6.BhaktiSastriDegree–Module1:BhagavadGitaAsItIs-Chapters1-6(18x2hoursessions)

• TheLivinginKrishnaConsciousness/BhaktiSadacaraCertificateisapre-requisitefortheBhaktiSastridegree.• The Introduction to Bhagavad Gita course is recommended but is not a compulsory pre-requisite for theBhakti Sastri

degree.• TheBhaktiSastridegreeiscomposedof5moduleswhichareasfollows:

ModuleNo. NameofModule NumberofSessions1 Bhagavad-gitaAsItIs:Chapters1-6 18x2hours2 Bhagavad-gitaAsItIs:Chapters7-12 14x2hours3 Bhagavad-gitaAsItIs:Chapters13-18 12x2hours4 NectarofDevotion 14x2hours5 SriIsopanisad&NectarofInstruction 16x2hours

• Asyouundertakeeachmoduleandfulfiltheassessmentrequirements,youwillreceivecreditforthatmodule.• Youmaythenpursueeachoftheothermodulesastheyareoffered.• WhenyouhavefulfilledtherequirementsofallFIVEmodules,youwillbeawardedtheBhaktiSastridegree.

• Thisyear,Module1(Bhagavad-gitaAsItIs:Chapters1-6)willbeoffered.• ThecoursefeeforModule1isR100-00,payableduringregistrationatthefirstsession.• Yourequirethebook,BhagavadGitaAsItIsforModules1,2and3.• Variouscriteriamustbefulfilledtoobtaincreditforeachmodule.Amongstothers,itincludesopenbookandclosedbook

assessmentsaswellasaminimumof80%attendance.

• YouarerequiredtomeettheBhaktiSastriteacher/satoneofthefollowingvenuesonthedateindicated.Atthismeetingfurtherdetailswillbeelaborated.

Area Venue DayandtimeChatsworth SriSriRadhaRadhanathTemple

CollegeRoomSaturday27February201615:00–17:00

Phoenix NewJagannathPuriTemple Saturday27February201615:00–17:00

Pietermaritzburg ISKCON,PMB

Saturday27February201615:00–17:00

• FormoreinformationyoumaycontactanyoneofthefollowingBhaktiSastriteachers:

Teacher ContactdetailsCaitanya-charanDas 0836745393JaisacinandanaDas 0837773328LognathMaharaj 0844106769MadhumangalDas 031-5057012Pundarika-vidhyanidhiDas 0837761677Radha-giridhariDas 0761908485Radha-vallabhaDas 0832782714RangaDeviDasi 0817886133RoshneeChandanram 031-4006935,031-4033328SmtaKrsnaDas 0844020251

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7.BhaktiVaibhavaDegree• TheBhaktiSastriDegreemusthavebeenobtainedtoregisterfortheBhaktiVaibhavaDegree.

• ThedegreecourseconsistsofanextensivestudyofSrimadBhagavatamCantos1-6.

• AstudyofCanto1willbeofferedthisyear.

• Coursefee:R180peryear.

• Forfurtherdetailspleasecontacttheteacher/slistedbelow:

Area Venue DayandTime Teacher Phone(H) Phone(C)Chatsworth CrossmeadPrimary

Commencing:05March2016


RadhaVallabhaDas

031-7082714 0832782714

Chatsworth SSRRTCommencing:04March2016

Fridays18:30–20:30

LognathMaharaj

031-4006814 0844106769

8.ISKCONDisciplesCourse• TheISKCONDisciplesCourseisatrainingprogramwhichdeepensdevotees’understandingofgurutattvaandguru

padasrayawithinISKCON.

• DesignedfornewdevoteespreparingtotakeinitiationinISKCON,thecourseisalsorecommendedforleaders,preachers,

mentorsandteachersinISKCON.

• Thiscourseisamandatorypre-requisiteforalldevoteesacceptingfirstorsecondinitiationbyanISKCONguru,

effectiveJanmastami,2015.Afterthatdate,nogurumayinitiateadisciplewhohasnotfirstcompletedtheISKCON

DisciplesCourse.

• ThecoursefeeisR200-00.

• Detailsofthiscourseofferingindifferentregionswillbecommunicatedastheybecomeavailable.

9.Introductionto‘Caitanyacaritamrta’(12x1½hoursessions) • Thecoursefocusesonthethein-depthstudyoftheCC-AdiLilafocusingontheprominentpersonalitiesandanoverviewof

theMadhyaandAntyaLila.

• ThecoursefeeisR100,payableatthestartofthefirstsession.


CollegeRoomCommencing12April2016

Tuesdays18:30-20:00

VibhuCaitanyaDas 031-4033328

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10.Children’sCourses

• Coursesareofferedaccordingtoagegroups.• Thecoursedurationisoneyearconsistingof3modules(eachmoduleisapproximately12weeksi.e.

12x1hourlessons).• CostpermoduleisR50-00(i.e.R150-00peryearforallthreemodules).• Aminimumof80%attendanceisrequiredtoobtaincreditforthiscourse.• Parentsarerequestedtoregistertheirchildrenonthefirstday.

AgeGroup Venue Dayandtime Teacher PhoneMadhava(7-8years)

SriSriRadhaRadhanathTempleCollegeRoomISKCON,PMBPietermaritzburgNewJagannathPuriTemple

Sundaysat15:30Commencing06March2016Sundaysat11.00Commencing06March2016Sundaysat11.00Commencing06March2016

NarmadaDasiNandapriyaGopikaDeviDasiKrsniDeviDasi/JalangiDeviDasi

0314001370/0725550306033-38635260825084705031-50611500839570528

Damodara(9-10years)

SriSriRadhaRadhanathTempleCollegeRoomISKCON,PMBPietermaritzburgNewJagannathPuriTemple


TriveniDasiNandapriyaGopikaDeviDasiKrsniDeviDasi/JalangiDeviDasi

031-4001370/0825684351033-38635260825084705031-50611500839570528

MadanMohan(11-12years)

SriSriRadhaRadhanathTempleSrilaPrabhupada’sRoomISKCON,PMBPietermaritzburgNewJagannathPuriTemple


TungavidhiyaDeviDasiNandapriyaGopikaDeviDasiKrsniDeviDasi/JalangiDeviDasi

031-4033328033-38635260825084705031-50611500839570528

2016Graduates

DamodarClassAnuradhaGungaramBreytonJensenDivyaVenketsamyPriyalGopalRadhePandayRadhikaNarseeRavjeeShradhaJugooSitaChowthee

MadhavaClassDiyanBissoonHenaSeetharamaramKiaraBhimNateGoundenNrsingaGovenderRaheelGopalSaienVenketsamyTaksheelGopalTalinVenketsamyTanvirGopalVarshanaSewpersadh

MadanMohanClassDiyajalKishoreJennyJansenKarttikBudhramKiaraHarilalMikhileBissoonNavendranNaidooRadharaniRampersadYudhistiraRamanand

LivinginKrishnaConsciousness/BhaktiSadacaraCertificateAlisonReddyAvinashArejuneBimalMaharajBimlaHaricharanCunerlNepaulDannyNaickerHeshanRamghulamIshwarMuttooJayandraJudapersadKamleshRamsahai

FormoreinformationpleasecontactPreishaSinghEmail:[email protected]•Phone:031-4033328(o/h9am-5pm)•Fax:0865461753•www.iskcondurban.net

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VasanthanNaidooVinaySurajpaulVineshMahadeoVineshSinghYuganNaidoo

IntroductiontotheBhagavadGitaAshveerMaghrajhAshviraMaharajh

BhavnaGuptarDakshaKrishnanDineshanGovenderHariPriyadevidasi

HariVallabhaDeviDasiHergasanNaickerJaivantheeRamsamoochJayshreeChettyKarishmaRamjithKarushaPillayKaveshBansiparsadhKosillaRamjithKoushikaRoychandRaghunananKrishnaCaitanyaDasLakashSinghLallieMaharajLeelaNandiniDeviDasiLeshnaBunsee

LillyGoordeenMaliniRughunununanMalthieSooknandanMduduziMbathaMohiniRoychandRagunananNikitaBalram

NirmalGangaDeviDasiPadyavaliDeviDasiPatitaPavanaNitaiDasPoobalanPillayRaamleelaDeviDasiRadhapriyaGungaramRadhikaRamsurranRajeshLallRamesar

ReethaDeviChurranRenukaDwarika

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SanveerMaghrajhSanvirJugmohanSarasGirdharyShaktiKrishnan

ShamillaMaghrajhSharleneNaidoo

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BhaktiSastri

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Modules1and2

PixieRampersaadPravinMoodleyRishanBipathSukhsagarDasVairagyaMurtiDasVimiSathanundh

Modules2and4AnnikaPrahaladh

Modules1,2and5MaheshLokchundarMerumalaDeviDasiNickleshreeGovenderRadhadyutiDeviDasiTamoharaDasa

Modules1,2,4and5MadhyanaLilaDasiMahaluxmiDeviDasiPremaKisoriDasiRoshniSinghSarvangaSundariDDShakilaPandayUjjvalaRasaDasi

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Documents

BCEC 2016 Prospectus - Final Draft - ISKCON Durban · 2016. 2. 18. · 6. Bhakti Sastri Degree – Module 1: Bhagavad Gita As It Is - Chapters 1-6 (18 x 2 hour sessions) • The Living