Dear devotees,
Welcome to Iskconeducation.org, the official website of ISKCON's Ministry of Educational Development (MED). We would like to express our gratitude to all of you who helped us create this website by contributing your valuable materials, time and resources.
Based on the request of many devotees, in July of 2010, Bhaktivedanta College will offer a summer camp for young devotees aged 14 to 21. Experienced guides will help the youth become accustomed to life in the spiritual community of Radhadesh and teach them music, art, spiritual aspects of life, and lots of recreational activities.
There will be plenty of cultural exchanges and lots of learning of new skills. Most camps offer fun, friendship, and memories, but what makes the Radhadesh Summer Camp unique is our commitment to offer children a pure devotional atmosphere, filled with opportunities to perform devotional activities. Participants will explore many aspects of spiritual life and learn how to integrate these into everyday life.
The Audio Ministry of the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education is hosting on our web site, www.vihe.org a variety of audio seminars recorded during the last 20 years.
This unique collection of well-researched and inspiring lectures, given by senior Vaisnavas, serves to infuse us with faith, conviction and shastric knowledge of devotional service, Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy, Krishna's holy name, His pastimes, His dhama and so on. Among them are the Bhaktivaibhava and Bhaktivedanta Courses, which have been hosted by the VIHE for the past ten years. They are a verse by verse study of Srila Prabhupada's Srimad Bhagavatam taught by Bhurijan Prabhu Narayani Mataji. The presentations also includes the commentaries of our previous acaryas.
Over the years our staff has worked hard to organize and record these classes. We would like to offer you this wonderful chance to enliven your devotional life by listening to these recordings and sharing your inspiration with others.
Your servants in VIHE
The course "Foundation of Bhakti-yoga" equips students with knowledge about the main themes and the general content of the Bhakti-sashtri books (Bhagavad-gita, The Nectar of Instruction, The Nectar of Devotion, and Sri Isopanisad). It establishes a foundation for the Bhakti-sashtri course.
Students live in the temple ashrama, follow the morning program, offer service, take part in community life, and enjoy the association of experienced teachers, senior devotees, and visiting preachers.
www.bhaktivedantacollege.com/index.php?p=news&id=302
The Krishna Avanti School opened its doors to the press for the first time on Friday 29th January. The School is the first Voluntary Aided Hindu faith school in Britain and is also the most eco-friendly. The School, in the London borough of Harrow also marks the country’s first vegetarian state school.
It is an I-Foundation project working since inception with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as the official Faith Partner.
Mayapur Online Education is a new initiative of ISKCON Mayapur to produce online courses on the primary books of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada–Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Srimad-Bhagavatam and Caitanya-caritamrita. This educational project is conducted under the guidance and supervision of ISKCON Mayapur’s Educational Divisional Heads HH Bhakti Purusottama Maharaja and HG Sankarsana Nitai Prabhu.
By 1 February 2010, two online courses will be launched:
1. Basic Study of Bhagavad-gita
2. Basic Study of First Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam
by Deva Gaura Hari das
SMIS requires a primary school teacher to teach in the lower primary school. The successful applicant will have either a recognised teaching qualification, or a proven track record of successfully teaching in schools.The position would be on an ongoing basis after a trial period of 3 months.
This is a unique opportuntiy to live and work in Sri Mayapur Dhama, and serve Srila Prabhupada’s movement at the headquarters of ISKCON.
Please email your resume and supporting references to principal@mayapurschool.com
by Parsada dd
A team of 7 devotee-graduates from the famous Indian Institute o Technology (IIT) will be joining the staff of Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School (Vrindavan) this coming school year. This group of creative and talented devotees is led by Dr.Lila Purusottoma dasa, presently a professor at IIT Kanpur, who will be joining full time in July as Director of the school.
Thus, for those of you keen for your child to be educated in an environment dedicated to Krishna Consciousness and academic excellence, you may want to consider BGIS, which is located right next to the vibrant Krishna Balaram Temple.
Srimad-Bhagavatam, Cantos 1–3
What is special about the Mayapur Institute Bhaktivaibhava course which may not be there in other Bhaktivaibhava courses?
Here in Mayapur, we are currently developing a standard Bhaktivaibhava curriculum.
In particular, we are preparing:
This course covers the basics of spiritual understanding, ranging from the law of action and
reaction, life after death, existence of God, purification of one’s existence, the goal of life,
spiritual practices for this age and many other topics. Perfect for newly aspiring spiritualists.
Sunday Classes
This is a 4 months course. There will only be one class weekly and students will be expected to
do most of their studying at home. The will be homework assignments and discussions during
the Sunday morning class. A tutor will also be available to answer questions via email and
telephone.
Study of Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Nectar of Devotion, Nectar of Instruction and Sri Isopanisad at the lotus feet Of Sri Sri Radha-Giridhari.
Classes’ timings are convenient for attendees who have regular jobs, professionals,businessmen, students, temple residents etc.
Class timings
There are THREE Bhakti shastri courses for 20l0. One is a 4 month course with classes held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The other one is an 11 month course with classes held once a week on Saturday afternoons from 14h00-17h00 and the third is acorrespondence course that is self-paced.
A mother recently asked me: "Can we teach children about soul, karma and dying?" Can they really understand all this? Isn't it too morbid for them?
We have many examples in our scriptures of children who have become pure devotees just by hearing transcendental knowledge. A good example is Prahlada Maharaja who received transcendental knowledge while he was in his mother's womb. Similarly Dhruva Maharaja saw Lord Narayana face to face when he was a mere child after receiving instructions from Narada Muni. Knowledge about the soul is not dependent on material factors such as intelligence, age, race or gender. We can directly experience this with our own children. They are naturally attracted to chanting and dancing and stories of Krishna if we give them the right environment. They may not yet be able to understand the complex aspects of Krishna conscious philosophy but they can understand simple concepts such as the presence of the soul in every living body.
We started an online course on Bhagavad-gita as it is. Anybody interested in studying bhagavadgita As It is online please feel free to check out this website www.bhagavadgitaonline.org
The course is complete and we have made 19 chapters with six acharyas commentary of the verses on video clips. If you are Prepare to Study....then shall sign up. These are the acharyas commentary we included on this teaching.
Fee or donation: For all materially first world country residents will pay
only $108.00
All other residents including India will pay only $31.00
For more information please check the website newly created
www.bhagavadgitaonline.org
ISKCON Ministry of Educational Development official website (iskconeducation.org) is offering a new facility - an online database of devotee educators. The data base can be searched by educational category, country and keyword. To increase the quality and quantity of information provided by the database we need to have as many entries as possible. Therefore we are requesting anyone who has professional experience and/or certification in areas pertinent to education, to send their contact information (name, address, city, country, phone, email, website) and a short description of their professional training and teaching engagements.
Your listing can be send to
Anupama devi dasi at Med.Office.Secretary@pamho.net
Thank you!
Direct web link to educators database:
iskconeducation.org/index.php?p=directory
Please click on Upcoming Courses – a new section on our website which provides comprehensive information on courses held worldwide.
We would like to encourage you to send us ads for the upcoming courses in your respective educational institutions and yatras and help us to update and expand the list.
Thank you!