Thursday 22 November 2012

How to make a bona-fide PRABHUPADANUGA Temple

1. Morning Program –
2. Evening Program
3. Srila Prabhupada’s Kirtan style
4. Include Hearing all lectures of Srila Prabhupada in the classes
5. Srila Prabhupada’s Deity worship method
6. Only books of Srila Prabhupada to be used for studies.
7. Only Original Books of Srila Prabhupada used and distributed
8. Daily reading/studies of Srila Prabhupada books by devotees ideally to prepare for Bhakti Sastri degree etc.(Prepare course material and Q papers)
9. Daily Sankirtan Party; Perform sankirtan in streets, parks, schools, TV, homes, etc.
10. Regular Istagoshtis in the temple and among the congregation
11. Weekly Feasts(like Sunday feasts)
12. Strict with 4 regs, 16 rounds, mangala arati, scheduled programs for temple devotees
13. Vaisnava Dress for inmates. Grahathas working outside normal dress and hair. Brahmacaris for official purposes can wear American gentleman’s dress with shaven head, shikha and tilak.
14. Temple to have many many pictures of Krishna and Srila Prabhupada Std pictures at least in the temple room
15. Temple to have 24 hour kirtan, live or recorded(Srila Prabhupada or disciples with his mood)
16. Regular viewing of Srila Prabhupada’s videos in the temple and among the congregation(possibly while taking prasadam)
17. Brahminical standards of cleanliness in the temple.
18. Vaisnava etiquettes among the temple devotees and the congregation

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