By the Executive Team, RISE
Auckland’s Sri Sri Radha Giridhari temple has a new sunRISE on its beautiful horizon! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
ISKCON Auckland NZ, is pioneering the establishment of a spiritual learning centre, named Rupanuga Institute of Spiritual Education (RISE). The opening of RISE was celebrated on the 21st May, 2017 during the Sunday feast at the temple with the blessings and guidance of HH Ramai Swami Maharaj & HH Devamrita Swami Maharaj. Temple President, HG Kalasamvara das, who supported the creation of RISE wholeheartedly, spoke about the legacy left behind by Srila Prabhupada in the form of his books and the need for systematically studying them. Speaking especially on one of the books being currently studied in Bhaktisastri, “The Nectar of Instruction” he said holding the book, “If somebody reads this book given by Srila Prabhupada and follows this one book, then he can return back home, back to godhead…Just for a small price , you can attain the highest level of devotional service. He thanked devotees for starting RISE an educational Institute for spiritual education and was happy to see the congregation’s enthusiasm in enrolling for the Bhakti Sastri course.
HG Praneshwar das, a visiting preacher, who inspired the creation of RISE and is on its advisory committee, expressed – “this beautiful temple, an oasis in the desert of maya, has added another feather to its cap” by the opening of this learning centre.
Others on the Advisory Committee are the temple President, HG Kalasamvara das, erstwhile Hare Krishna school principal, HG Prana das, current Hare Krishna school principal, HG Krsnananda das and the temple head pujari, HG Govindkinkar das.
The administration and operations of the institute will be taken care of by an Executive Committee comprising of Krishnacandra Das, Parthasarathi Devi Dasi, Suhrit Krishna Das, Poshak Madhava Das & Tulasi Sevya Devi Dasi.
There are plans to have a gamut of courses under the RISE umbrella, beginning with basic Life Skill Courses (The Art of Parenting, Stress Management, Anger Management etc., building on to Self-Excellence Courses (“Living the Bhagavad Gita” – A Half Day Workshop on Bhagavad Gita & “The Journey of Self Discovery” – A Six Session Course on the essence of Bhagavad Gita) , Diploma Courses (Bhakti Sadachar), Degree Courses (Bhaktisastri) , Masters Courses (Bhaktivaibhava & Bhaktivedanta) and Doctorate Courses (Bhakti Sarvabhauma).
Courses offered in 2017 are the Self Excellence Courses & the Degree Course Bhaktisastri involving the detailed study of the essential 4 scriptures, Bhagavad Gita, Isopanisad, The Nectar of Instruction and The Nectar of Devotion. Some of the current faculty who would be teaching courses in RISE are Prananatha Das, Parthsarathi Devi Dasi, Krishnacandra Das, Arjuna Das, Vaikuntheswar Das, Suhrit Krishna Das, Poshak Madhava Das, Tulasi Sevaya Devi Dasi etc.
Lord Chaitanyas’s moon is RISING…
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
By the Executive Team, RISE.
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