Training Under Direct Guidance

Training under the direct guidance of Srila Prabhupada ~

YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR TRAINING PROGRAM

The Prabhupada Sankirtan Society ,the original ISKCON, can assist you in understanding that His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is your eternal spiritual master. Training devotees to take shelter of Srila Prabhupada and serve him perpetually is our main business. Inquire how you can be trained as a bonafide disciple of Srila Prabhupada.

How to Become Purified of Material Contamination and Advance in Krishna Consciousness

1. Accept His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as your eternal spiritual master in full surrender with a formal initiation.

2. Associate only with Srila Prabhupada's disciples.

3. Read only Srila Prabhupada's books and hear only his lectures on CD.

4. Chant japa in association with other disciples of Srila Prabhupada while hearing Srila Prabhpada chanting on CD.

5. Chant kirtan with other Srila Prabhupada disciples or chant alnog with Srila Prabhupada and his disciples on CD recording.

7. Work and serve under the direction of the senior disciples of Srila Prabhupada.

8. Offer prayers authorized in Srila Prabhupada's books.

9. Read Srila Prabhupada's pastimes told by himself as well as by his bona-fide disciples.

10. Preach and distribute Srila Prabhupada's books.

11. Join the Sankirtan Party for street chanting.


WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF INITIATION? BY SRILA PRABHUPADA

1. To attempt to save men individually from the chain of victimization the ongoing trend in modern civilization operates by, in the name of ideologies of false sentiment, so that Man may again be a free soul, to act and live freely with spiritual vision. This is possible by individual spiritual initiation, Diksha, when a man can see everything in Godhead and Godhead in everything.

(Constitution of Association- Srila Prabhupada, 1966)

This relationship with Krishna is established by connecting oneself with the bona fide spiritual master who is the direct representative of Krishna in disciplic succession.The connection with the spiritual master is called initiation. From the date of initiation by the spiritual master, the connection between Krishna and a person cultivating Krishna consciousness is established. Without initiation by a bona fide spiritual master, the actual connection with Krishna consciousness is never performed.

(Nectar of Instruction, Intro)

2. To carry out all the instructions of the bona fide spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada which includes his final instruction to initiate disciples on his behalf (officiating acharya).

3. To learn and teach the art of associating with and becoming attached to the pure devotee, Srila Prabhupada.

4. To realize the miraculous effects of associating with Srila Prabhupada, the Mahabhagavat by carrying out his instructions exclusively.

5. To spread the unlimited glories of Srila Prabhupada's qualities, activities, and mercy to everyone and everywhere. "If you love someone you'll spread his glories all over the world." Srila Prabhupada lecture

6. To develop one's own loving relationship with, Srila Prabhupada and assist others in developing their loving relationship with him as our primary instructing guru (siksha) and initiating Guru (diksha).

7. To educate the general populace on the unique position of the acarya, Srila Prabhupada as saktyavesa-avatara, the empowered representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna. Lord Sri Krishna sent Srila Prabhupada to the material world to deliver all the suffering living beings back home, back to Godhead.

8. To continue strictly following the routine daily devotional practices as originally taught by Srila Prabhupada and maintain his standards (saddhana bhakti).

9. To follow in the footsteps of our spiritual master Srila Prabhupada. "Do as I do." Follow my example.

10. To hear daily Srimad-Bhagavatam from the realized soul-Srila Prabhupada nityam bhagavata sevaya, The Guru.

11. To always hear about, remember and discuss the transcendental activities of the Lord's representative, Srila Prabhupada.

12. To regularly read only the original unedited books written by Srila Prabhupada.

13. To execute the will of Srila Prabhupada and never stop pushing on his movement.