Education

We are committed to preservation and spreading the ideals outlined in the ancient Indian scriptures. In this context, a training course on "Srimad Bhagavatam" is being offered to interested devotees as a service - Bhagavatam 101.

With the tremendous response for the first Bhagavatam Course that was conducted in Oct-Nov 08, GOD introduces a repeat of the course for the benefit of a larger group of people.

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SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM

Srimad Bhagavatam is the Supreme among the 18 Puranas. Containing 18000 verses, this great masterpiece is an essence of pure devotion from the lips of Sage Suka. King Parikshit is said to have attained Moksha after having listened Srimad Bhagavatam when he was cursed to death.

If there is one Scripture that can grant you liberation by mere reading or listening, it is verily Srimad Bhagavatam!

Veda Vyasa is the authority of the Vedas and Narada is considered the foremost in Bhakti. Written by Veda Vyasa on the advice of Sage Narada, Srimad Bhagavatam is, no doubt, the essence of the Vedas and Bhakti

Sage Vyasa had eighteen daughters each one with varied character and personality. Amongst them was one, who was graceful, beautiful, 'saatvic' and lovable. As a gift for anyone who wins the hand of this beautiful maiden of his, three great jewels were promised - Bhakti (devotion), Jnana (knowledge) and Vairagya (dispassion) It is only when the groom had 'Guru Paarvai' (the favorable positioning of planet Jupiter in the horoscope, also interpreted as Guru's grace) can he marry this beautiful maiden called Bhagavatam.

Read more about the glory of Srimad Bhagavatam here.

Bhagavatam 101

Poojya Poornima Kumarasamiji, a learned scholar and divine soul from India, disciple of His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji and an expert in Srimad Bhagavatam will be teaching this great Purana over 20 hours.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

The course will be conducted on telephone by Poojya Poornimaji. All the enrolled members will be given a phone number to dial in and a passcode to authenticate themselves.
The course will be conducted for a period of 5 weeks from Dec 8th 2008- Jan 8th 2009. One hour a day and for 4 days a week (Monday-Thursday), the total duration being 20 hours.
Time: 8:30 - 9:30 pm Central (9:30 ET / 6:30 PT)
The course is open to residents of the United States only. Devotion and sincerity are the only prerequisites for the course. Admission is strictly by registration. There are limited seats and will be allotted on a first-come basis.
The medium of instruction will be English
The course will consist of talks, reading ('Parayana') exercises, explanation of meanings of the verses and discussions in addition to homework. The complete course details will be updated shortly.
All the enrolled members will be provided with study material (in Sanskrit and English), which can be downloaded from our website in a secure manner.
Regular attendance to the classes is a mandatory requirement. In the event of continued absence from classes, the candidate faces the risk of being disqualified from further classes.
The candidates who successfully complete the 101 course will be provided completion certificates and will be eligible to enroll in the advanced course that is scheduled in Spring 2009.

What do our first batch students have to say about the classes?

You are required to register for the course. There are limited open seats.

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