Temple President’s Activities

Highlights from Jai Nitai Dasa’s activities in July and August

During July and August, with the lockdown still in place, Jai Nitai dasa engaged in the below activities.

JULY

Thursday 2nd Attended an online Westminster Interfaith meeting with local leaders from different faiths with Bhava Bhakti devi dasi.

Saturday 4th Took part in the Sankirtan Calling Party at ISKCONLondon, which involves distributing books by phoning people and organisations.

Sunday 5th Welcomed visitors and helped with ushering devotees during the Temple reopening for darshan on Sundays. Gave a Bhagavad-Gita online talk arranged by the School of Bhakti.

Tuesday 7th Facilitated a reading sanga with the Ladies Ashram in the morning and in the evening hosted an online grihasta (couples) mentorship meeting with Bhava Bhakti devi dasi.

Saturday 11th Took part in the Sankirtan Calling Party. Sunday 12th Facilitated darshan for the virtual Rathayatra event.

Tuesday 14th Facilitated a reading sanga with the Ladies Ashram. Attended the UK Management Council online meeting chaired by UK GBC Praghosa dasa.

Thursday 16th Attended the ISKCON South London Trustees online meeting.

Saturday 18th As part of the ‘Spirit of Rathayatra’ online festival, which involved collaborating with three other European ISKCON Temples, in the London section of this festival Jai Nitai dasa took part with the Temple residents to do kirtan in the Temple Room which was streamed live. Also took part in the Sankirtan Calling Party.

Sunday 19th Attended the ISKCON South London Trustees online meeting. In the evening, he gave an online talk on ‘The Significance of Gundica Marjana pastime’ for the Bhakti Yoga Centre in Crawley.

Tuesday 21st Facilitated a reading sanga with the Ladies Ashram. Hosted an online grihasta mentorship meeting with Bhava Bhakti devi dasi.

Friday 24th Facilitated a reading sanga with the Ladies Ashram.

Saturday 25th Took part in the Sankirtan Calling Party.

Tuesday 28th Facilitated a Festivals Team online meeting.

Saturday 1st Took part in the Sankirtan Calling Party.

Sunday 2nd Attended the ISKCON South London Trustees meeting online. Taught the first in a series of twohour online sessions for the course ‘Overview of Bhagavad-Gita’ arranged by the London College of Vedic Studies (LCVS). This course covers all eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad-Gita in six interactive sessions.

Tuesday 4th Facilitated a reading sanga with the Ladies Ashram. Hosted an online grihasta mentorship meeting with Bhava Bhakti devi dasi.

Friday 7th Facilitated a reading sanga with the Ladies Ashram.

Sunday 9th Attended the ISKCON South London Trustees meeting online. Taught the second session of the course ‘Overview of Bhagavad-Gita’ for the LCVS.

Tuesday 11th Facilitated a reading sanga with the Ladies Ashram.

Friday 14th Facilitated a reading sanga with the Ladies Ashram. Sunday 16th Attended the ISKCON South London Trustees meeting online. Taught the third session of the course ‘Overview of Bhagavad-Gita’ for the LCVS.

Tuesday 18th Facilitated a reading sanga with the Ladies Ashram. Hosted an online grihasta mentorship meeting with Bhava Bhakti devi dasi.

Wednesday 19th Hosted an online mentorship meeting with his men’s group. (Pictured below)

Friday 21st Facilitated a reading sanga with the Ladies Sanga.

Sunday 23rd Attended the ISKCON South London Trustees meeting online. Taught the fourth session of the course ‘Overview of Bhagavad-Gita’ for the LCVS.

Saturday 29th Introduced the ISKCON-London Virtual Retreat Weekend called ‘Krishna in Vrindavana’.

Sunday 30th Taught the fifth session of the course ‘Overview of Bhagavad-Gita’ for the LCVS.