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Transforming the world one heart at a time | Kirtan preaching

Taking inspiration from New York’s Bhakti Centre, Dhanajaya Prabhu, Hwee Mataji and Padma Locan Prabhu decided to setup a Friday evening program with a strong focus on Kirtan. The evenings would provide an informal setting to slowly introduce philosophy, engage in kirtan and honour prasadam.

Over the last seven months since this initiative has started the program has been growing and many devotees are now onboard providing services such as leading kirtan, welcoming guests, giving presentations, distributing books, sharing philosophy, and serving prasadam.

The goal of this program is to preach Krishna Consciousness, for now the aim is to simply plant seeds through Kirtan and sharing. The initiative is targeted to those who have an interest in spirituality, seeking a higher purpose but have no fixed practice.

Padma Locan Prabhu has been instrumental through the delivery of his very gentle and subtle talks. This style of preaching is what attracted devotees such as Hwee Mataji to join the movement “He was the one who first preached to me..so I thought it might work for some people like me who are also searching for a higher purpose.”

Through Kirtan, the team aim to form friendships with the attendees with the intention of eventually inviting them to join Bhagavad Gita classes organised by Padma Locan Prabhu, and then to have the attendees chanting rounds of Japa. This method has a light touch and brings the focus on forming meaningful relationships (association).

Harer nāma harer nāma, harer nāmaiva kevalam, kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva, nāsty eva gatir anyathā.

‘In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, the only means of deliverance is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way.’  CC Madhya 6.242