3 minute read
Temple President’s Activities
Highlights from Jai Nitai dasa’s activities from September to December
During September to December, with the lockdown still in place, Jai Nitai dasa engaged in the below activities.
Advertisement
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 1st Hosted an online grihasta mentorship meeting with Bhava Bhakti devi dasi.
Thursday 3rd Conducted Ethos training for teachers at the Krishna Avanti Primary School, Croydon.
Friday 4th Led the morning assembly for students and staff at the Avanti Court Primary School, Barkingside.
Saturday 5th Led an online community ishta goshti (discussion) with the ISKCON South London community. Sunday 6th Chaired the ISKCON South London Trustees meeting online. Taught the ‘Overview of BhagavadGita’ online course arranged by the London College of Vedic Studies (LCVS).
Saturday 12th Facilitated the Sankirtan Calling Party at the Temple.
Sunday 20th Chaired the online ISKCON South London Trustees meeting.
Saturday 26th Performed a wedding at Bhaktivedanta Manor for community members.
Sunday 27th Started teaching Unit One of the new Bhakti Sastri online course organised by LCVS. This unit covers chapters one to six of the Bhagavad-Gita in ten interactive sessions.
Monday 28th Attended the online Euro Regional GBC meetings.
Friday 2nd Started teaching the first session of ’Five Topics of the Bhagavad-Gita’ online course for LCVS. This interactive course, over four sessions, is for
newcomers.
Saturday 3rd Conducted online mentorship training for ISKCON South London.
Sunday 4th Taught Unit One of the Bhakti Sastri course.
Friday 9th Taught the ‘Five Topics of the Bhagavad-Gita’ course.
Saturday 10th Facilitated the Sankirtan Calling Party.
Sunday 11th Taught Unit One of the Bhakti Sastri course.
Thursday 15th Hosted an online grihasta mentorship meeting with Bhava Bhakti devi dasi.
Friday 16th Taught the ‘Five Topics of the Bhagavad-Gita’ course.
Saturday 17th Facilitated the Sankirtan Calling Party.
Sunday 18th Taught Unit One of Bhakti Sastri course. Wednesday 21st Facilitated the ISKCON South London Trustees meeting online.
Thursday 22nd Met students on the current GBC College online course. One of the modules for this course is entitled ‘Principles of Temple Administration’ and was prepared by Jai Nitai dasa.
Friday 23rd Taught the ‘Five Topics of the Bhagavad-Gita’ course.
Saturday 24th Facilitated the Sankirtan Calling Party.
Sunday 25th Taught Unit One of the Bhakti Sastri course.
Tuesday 27th Facilitated the online ISKCON South London Trustees meeting.
Thursday 29th Hosted an online grihasta mentorship meeting with Bhava Bhakti devi dasi.
During the lockdown, Jai Nitai dasa and Bhava Bhakti devi dasi undertook a reading vow to read Srimad-Bhagavatam three times a week, at least for 30 minutes, from Cantos 1 to 12. These readings are shared live on the ISKCON-London Facebook page on Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week at 4.00pm.
Recently one young man who watched one of the readings on Facebook, left a comment saying he was very inspired and ordered 28 Srimad-Bhagavatam Canto Two books for his business clients. The books he was sent were the special edition copies with Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara on the front cover.
Jai Nitai dasa and Bhava Bhakti devi dasi were featured in the ‘Someone of Soho’ art exhibition, by artist Richard Piercy, which focuses on people who live and work in Soho. The portraits of Jai Nitai dasa and Bhava Bhakti devi dasi were displayed on a series of digital light boxes in December on the side of the Flannels building on Oxford Street, one of Europe’s busiest shopping streets. Shoppers not only got to see the two devotee photos but also got to read ‘Hare Krishna’ written under their photos. The exhibition ran from the 5th to 13th December.
