{"id":10538,"date":"2012-05-16T08:04:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T07:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=10538"},"modified":"2012-05-16T08:05:33","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T07:05:33","slug":"2012-bhakti-sastri-course-in-vrindavan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=10538","title":{"rendered":"2012 Bhakti-sastri course in Vrindavan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Your servants at VIHE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Devotees,<br \/>\nPlease accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!<\/p>\n<p>VIHE is heartily inviting all the serious students to our transformational Bhakti-sastri course. Bhakti-sastri course is a systematic study of Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s books. Srila Prabhupada wanted all of us to deeply study his books, so that we could be better preachers, teachers and, very importantly, achieve a clear understanding and application of the beautiful science of devotional service. Sri Vrindavan Dham mercifully provides a unique environment to enhance one&#8217;s taste and appreciation of the treasures of direct bhakti.<\/p>\n<p>This year the English Bhakti-sastri course in Vrindavan is scheduled to take place from July 19 to November 12.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-DAt9Y1YFhXE\/T7Jo9pAYaGI\/AAAAAAAACsw\/cHeQTfWNrt4\/s800\/BS%2520Add%25202012.jpg\"  width=\"600\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Requirements for the course: Good sadhana, brahminical tendencies, voluntary service, proficiency in English and a recommendation\/character sketch from a senior devotee who knows you well. Assessment criteria include attendance and personal conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Assessment : Essays and closed book exams accompanied by exemplary conduct and sadhana.<\/p>\n<p>Contribution to the running costs of the course : Rs. 9,000\/-. Lunch prasadam is served in the VIHE, sponsored by the alumni students and other well-wishers. A few scholarships are available.<\/p>\n<p>Admissions close on : July 1, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Classes:<\/p>\n<p>Bhagavad-gita (all 18 chapters) \u2013 17 weeks<br \/>\nTeachers: Bhaktivinoda Swami, Laksmimoni Dasi, Sarvabhauma Dasa, Pranesvara Dasa<\/p>\n<p>Nectar of Devotion (first 19 chapters) \u2013 5 weeks<br \/>\nTeacher: \u00a0Urmila Dasi<\/p>\n<p>Isopanisad \u2013 3 weeks<br \/>\nTeacher: \u00a0Prasanta Dasi<\/p>\n<p>Nectar of Instruction \u2013 3 weeks<br \/>\nTeacher: \u00a0Vraja Lila Dasi<\/p>\n<p>An introduction to Deity Worship &#8211; 10 hours<br \/>\nTeacher: \u00a0Mukunda-datta Dasa<\/p>\n<p>Sanskrt pronunciation and meter &#8211; 6 hours<br \/>\nTeacher: \u00a0Mathura-vihari Dasa<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information please contact:<\/p>\n<p>E-mail: vihe.office@pamho.net; Web site: http:\/\/vihe.org<br \/>\nPhone: +919897528032 (Vishal Das)<\/p>\n<p>Your servants at VIHE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012-05-16-09-04.jpg\"\/><strong>By your servants at VIHE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> VIHE is heartily inviting all the serious students to our transformational Bhakti-sastri course. Bhakti-sastri course is a systematic study of Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s books. Srila Prabhupada wanted all of us to deeply study his books, so that we could be better preachers, teachers and, very importantly, achieve a clear understanding and application of the beautiful science of devotional service<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10538\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}