Re: How to Join The Hare krishna (how to become a gaudiya vaishnava)
Hare KRshNa
I am not a member of ISKCON, but here is all I can suggest:
-- You are very young, and it is wonderful that you are so interested in serving Radha-KRshNa. Have you talked to your parents about this? About joining ISKCON ?
-- Keep going to the temple, but don't neglect school, and continue to study the shAstra on the side.
-- Go to your temple and talk to one of the bramhacharis / sanyasis or mAtAjis if you are a girl. They may direct you to an appropriate councellor. For your age, it would be the youth councellor.
-- Alternatively, ask in the temple office for contact information of councellors, youth programs, youth summer programs. The Temple president's phone number is usually on flyers, boards and such material. Involve your parents in this.
-- Look around on the billboards for any announcements posted.
-- If the Temple is accessible, try to attend Sunday BhAgvatam classes, and stick around for kirtan and get some prasad too.
-- Attend the Bhagvad Gita classes, find out the schedule.
-- Find devotee home programs near your house, this is better in the beginning.
--- By the way you CAN go to the temple and shout "I want to be a Hare KRshNa" Just go and stand in front of Radha KRshNa, Gaura-Nitai and tell them.
-- Your parents may know some older devotees who may guide you.
May Radha-KRshNa bless you!
he KRshNA karuNA-sindho, dIna-bandho, jagat-pate
gopesha gopikA-kAnta, rAdhA-kAnta namostute ||
Last edited by smaranam; 10 September 2013 at 04:40 AM.
|| Shri KRshNArpaNamastu ||
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