GROUP PROGRAMS AT (OR FROM) HOME
You can take part and participate in numerous varieties of programs
SANGA AT HOME
just bhajan / lecture / kirtan / prasadam!
This is a perfect program for spending Krishna conscious time with other families in a relaxed and casual way. It can be a regular event or more spontaneous, where participants sing about Krishna, talk about Krishna and take Krishna prasadam. What could be more enjoyable than this!
SASTRA GROUPS
Invite people to go deeper into the philosophy: start a reading or study group. You could create a group for reading Srila Prabhupada´s books with people who are seriously interested in Krishna conscious philosophy, or a group which studies specific books with more depth and focus.
BHAKTI VRIKSHA
ISKCON’s main program aimed at developing Krishna Homes around the world, Bhakti Vriksha is the super-proven program for creating an atmosphere where everyone feels understood – and this helps the congregation to develop amazingly ! It consists of a small number of congregational devotees who meet regularly to practice Krishna consciousness and plan preaching activities.
3 HOURS KIRTAN
An excellent program that people will love to join. A great opportunity to come together as brothers and sisters, kirtan is a very engaging activity where everyone can participate. These programs are simultaneously a meditational practice and also a big party! People love kirtan. It shows just how natural it is to come together as a community and sing. Everyone enjoys coming together and informally chanting – it’s very simple.
SANKIRTAN GROUP
You can involve people in distributing books. Invite people to join you. If you have experience as a Sankirtan Devotee, you can create a team of sankirtan devotees and teach them the art of how to distribute books. Some of them could even be new devotees! You can train them!
HARINAM PARTY
Start a Harinam Group with musicians and dancers. This is a very nice way to involve people in a happy team! Lord Caitanya, Srila Prabhupada…: they inundated the world with the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra on the streets of every town and village. You can also do it! You can even create a group of skilled musicians and dancers, go to parks with a sound system and help everybody enjoy the ecstasy!
PRISON PREACHING
You can also go to talk about Krishna in prisons, with other devotees or Krishna´s Friends who want to bring Krishna’s mercy to those who have been ostracized by society for their crimes. Some of them may never leave prison and never get a chance to visit Krishna’s temple or meet devotees. Be part writing letters to inmates… distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books … providing japa beads, assisting in securing vegetarian diets … visiting inmates in prisons …
PROFESSIONAL TOPICS
If you have expertise in any professional or cultural area, we encourage you to hold events and sets of programs at home, or on the Internet, to share with people who are attracted to these topics. They can be people with THERAPEUTIC inclinations or interested in PERSONAL LEADERSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL OR VEGAN supporters; or people with CULTURAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, SCIENTIFIC or THEOLOGICAL interests. We highly recommend that you initiate such small groups, at home or online, to give an opportunity to others who share your interests so they can be introduced to Krishna consciousness.
PRASADAM DISTRIBUTION
Increase the bonds of bhakti friendship in a super blissful program! Food For Life is a wonderful program for everybody, not only for the people who receive prasadam, but also for us who serve it. You can create your own Food For Life team and distribute prasadam from your own house, to serve those in need. You´ll be ecstatic! This is a wonderful opportunity to engage many people in devotional service according to their capacity.
CULTURAL EVENTS
Create music / drama / dancing programs at home. You could offer something more orthodox but also something more avant-garde! You can invite other devoted artists, or friends of Krishna to enjoy great moments of ecstasy! Cultural Programs are a very good tool for spreading our arts and values in a dynamic way in easy to grasp, visual images that they can understand.
DAMODARA OUTREACH
During Damodara month, let everybody worship Damodara! It is a simple program aimed at capitalizing the most auspicious month of Damodara / Kartika to introduce Lord Sri Krishna to as many individuals as possible – all participants can offer a ghee lamp to Krishna. Apart from being used by the congregation for active outreach and networking, it can also be used by families to help engage their children – kids love it.
YOGA & MEDITATION
Offer a first contact with Krishna and His devotees using INDIRECT METHODS like Yoga and Meditation, for people who like Yoga or want to de-stress. You can offer a MEDITATION AFTERNOON where participants connect with themselves and reduce stress. You can also INTRODUCE BHAKTI TO A YOGA GROUP and gradually reveal Krishna to the students.
VEG COOKING CLASSES
This approach is very successful with people interested in vegetarianism / veganism / Indian cooking
CEREMONIES
Inviting new people to observe or participate in different vedic ceremonies can be very effective for those who are interested in wellbeing, rituals, mysticism or Indian traditions. You can engage other devotee families to help in preparations and teach them the ceremonies important for grihastha life.
PROGRAMS FOR KIDS
You can create programs for children, on a regular basis, in your homes. You could do it alone for the children, or together with you, the adults. Games, theatre, music, meals, cooking, painting, etc…
PROGRAMS FOR TEENS AND YOUNG PEOPLE
The youth are always looking for something new, new experiences and new ways to have fun. If the activities with the young people are dynamic, then naturally they will be inclined to commit themselves in order to have the best experiences possible. Simply by arranging for the youth to sing kirtan together, discuss the philosophy together and take prasadam together they will be enthused and inspired to share this with others.
Our proposal is that all devotees are cared for—both the most experienced and the newcomers—by having
🏠 Group programs in homes they are part of
If this is not happening in your life, we invite you to make it happen—simply by talking with others or by using this social network. 🙏✨
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Go to the Social Network
and start inviting devotees to your house and go to theirs to share programs together!
