Leaders help and facilitate the devotees’ becoming Krishna conscious. A real leader is a servant leader. He respects the individuality of others. A real leader listens to hear what the other person needs, so that he can actually help him. Leaders lose their authority the moment they say’ “I am your authority,” or “you have read more>>
You have to respect the individuality of each person. This is a leader, a real leader, a servant leader. You have to respect the individuality of each person Not that you have to do what I say, because I am the president. Guru can say, “I am your guru, you have to do this!” However, read more>>
The best structure that I have seen is the bhakti-vriksa structure. This structure means that you meet and sit in a circle and look at each other. This helps in developing mutual relationships. The first thing that you do is something what we call “ice-breaking”. This means that everybody says something light, so that the read more>>
I see my position as a facilitator, someone who helps the devotees to help themselves. This is what a facilitator does. My function is to help the devotees. Prabhupada said that the function of a GBC is to help the devotees. Outside preaching can be done by others. Prabhupada said that the business of a read more>>
My specialty is developing Vaisnava communities. I am trying to form communities based on the example of community that we have in Fiji. Devotees form extended families. All the devotees are like a family. If someone needs help, the devotees go to help; maybe financially, or if someone is building the house . . . read more>>
Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obiesances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. namah om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale srimate bir krishna das goswamin iti namine namo hamsa nikasaya prabhupada priyayate sudridha suddhi nistabyam tasya vakyanuvadine brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija (C.C Madhya 19.151) “According to the thread of their karma, the read more>>
This is an offering by H.H Bhakti Charu Swami: Dear Bir Krishna Maharaj, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please forgive me for my inability to attend your Vyasa Puja. Even though I am not fortunate enough to be present personally, in spirit I jubilantly join your disciples and admirers today read more>>
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Acknowledgement I would like to thank my father, Edward Jacobs, for his help and encouragement, without which the publication of this book would not be possible. Readers interested in the subject matter of this book are invited by ISKCON of North Carolina to visit or cor respond with its secretary. Iskcon of N.C. Rt. 6 read more>>
