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Harinama-sankirtana (the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord) dancing and chanting the maha-mantra Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama,Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare accompanied by mridangas (two headed drums) and karatalas (hand cymbals). Krishna's holy names
are endowed with all of His potencies and this sound vibration can reawaken a person to his spiritual identity and
existence. We have forgotten our real identity as spiritual beings, part and parcel of Krishna, and this
forgetfulness is the root cause of all our suffering. Harinama in
Manchester: Second Sunday of
every month 2:00pm to 4:00 pm. Preaching
Lord Krishna states in Bhagavad gita(18.69) that there is no one in this world dearer to Him than one who preaches His message.Preaching is an integral part of our temple's activities. Srila Prabhupada writes "Preaching is the easiest way to realise the Supreme Personality of Godhead" (Srimad-Bhagavatam,7.6.24 purport). ISKCON is based on the timeless teachings of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam as received in disciplic succession from Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Classes are held regularly at our Manchester temple on Friday and Sunday evenings and other locations around Manchester during the weekdays. For more information please contact temple Preaching team Spiritual Counsellor System Spiritual Counsellor System is introduced in ISKCON Manchester in 2010 with six counsellors. Counsellor system is to help congregation devotees to progress in their devotional practice; a Counsellor is a friend, Philosopher and guide in Krishna Consciousness. Counsellors are to inspire and encourage their counselees in Krishna Consciousness and monitor their progress. Counsellor system is meant to:
1. Educate and train devotees to live according to the Krishna conscious principles. 2. Provide systematic training to devotees in matters of philosophy, sadhana, Vaisnava behaviour, etiquette, lifestyle and attitudes. 3. Provide a formal framework within which personal care and attention can be extended to all devotees so as to make them feel loved and wanted and part of a wonderful spiritual family. 4. Foster warm personal relationships and a spirit of love and trust amongst devotees based on Krishna Conscious principles. 5. Provide a forum through which allocation of service, organization of major events, communication of important decisions, etc., can be facilitated. For more information please contact temple Spiritual Counsellor System team Food for Life Hare Krishna Food for All is an independent charity providing free vegetarian food and other help to the homeless and needy along the same lines as Food for Life.
Hare Krishna devotees around the world bring much-needed food relief to people suffering from wars, natural disasters, homelessness and poverty. Our founder-acharya Srila Prabhupada instructed the devotees that no one should go hungry within a ten mile radius of our temples. The food consists of pure vegetarian ingredients (grains, dairy produce, vegetables and fruit, but no meat, fish or eggs) cooked with love and offered to Krishna. This is known as Krishna-prasadam, or the mercy of Krishna. In this way, not only are peoples’ bodies nourished; prasadam also gives spiritual benefit, ultimately resulting in love of Krishna and relief from the four material miseries (birth, disease, old age and death) For more information please contact templeFood for Life team @ << Page 1 2>> |
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