Part Two - A Y2K Report from Mayapur

[Guest guest]

Mayapur Institute of Higher Education

 

"...throughout the whole world there is no institution to impart education

in the matter of spiritual understanding. So we are going to open a big

center in Mayapur where this education will be internationally imparted.

Students from all parts of the world will go there to take education in this

important subject." Srila Prabhupada - 1971 letter

 

 

MIHE Mission Statement

 

Provide an ideal facility and atmosphere in Mayapur that will help devotees:

1) increase their abilities to associate lovingly with Vaisnavas;

2) develop a higher taste for studying Srila Prabhupada's books;

3) systematically strengthen their sadhana and sastric knowledge;

4) develop practical skills in preaching, worshiping, and living;

5) enhance their appreciation of Sri Mayapur Dhama;

6) deepen their Krishna conscious realizations; and

7) develop deeper appreciation for Srila Prabhupada's wonderful gifts.

 

 

MIHE Schedule

 

Feb. 4th MIHE starts its first week of classes

Feb. 11th Second week of classes

Feb. 17th Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance Anniversary

Feb. 18th Third week of classes

Feb. 23rd GBC meetings begin

Feb. 24th Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati's Appearance Day

Feb. 25th Fourth week of classes

Mar. 2nd GBC meetings end

Mar. 3rd Fifth week of classes & Festival seminars

Mar. 4th VTE TTC1 and Communications for Preachers Begin

Mar. 8th Gaura Mandala Parikrama Begins

Mar. 13th VTE TTC2 Begins

Mar. 14th Gaura Mandala Parikrama Ends

Mar. 15th Various Festival programs

Mar. 17th Prasadam distribution at Santipur

Mar. 20th Gaura Purnima

 

Each week of classes lasts five days, followed by a two-day break.

 

MIHE Courses

 

Bhakti Caitanya Swami

Introduction to Jiva Goswami's "Tattva-sandarbha" (third week)

 

Bhakti Caru Swami

The History of Our Vaisnava Heritage (first and second weeks)

 

Bhakti-tirtha Swami

Workshop for Strengthening Vaisnava Communities (fifth week)

 

Jayapataka Swami & Kaunteya Dasa

Bhakti-vrksa Preaching Workshop (first four weeks)

 

Jayapataka Swami

Sri Caitanya Lila (fifth week)

 

Praladananda Swami

>From Sraddha to Prema (fifth week)

 

Aghabhid Dasa

The Nectar of Devotion (Men; fifth week)

VTE (Vaisnava Training and Education) Bhakti-sastri course*

 

Anantarupa Dasa

Astrology and Varnashram Dharma (thrid & fourth weeks)

 

Anuttama Dasa & Anuradha Devi Dasi

Communications for Preachers (March 4th - 9th)

 

Deena Bandhu Dasa

Braja Lila (third and fourth weeks)

 

Felio Tsacrios

Yoga for Health and Vitality in the Iyengar Tradition

(five weeks - separate classes for men and women)

 

Gopiparandhana Dasa

Srila Sukadeva Goswami's First Instructions

The First Chapters of the Second Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam (fifth week)

 

Jananivasa Dasa, Pankajanghri Dasa, and Nrsimha Kavaca Dasa

The Pancaratrika Process of Deity Worship (third & fourth weeks)

 

Kalakantha Dasa

Writing for "Back to Godhead" (six hours on February 9th)

and

The Basics of ISKCON Fundraising (six hours on February 16th)

 

Kurma Dasa

Vedic Cooking Workshops (interactive demonstrations and hands-on practice)

(first four weeks)

and

Readings from his book "The Great Transcendental Adventure" and discussions

(first four weeks)

 

Mahamaya-Devi Dasi

Readings from her soon-to-be-published memoir, "Srila Prabhupada is Coming!"

(fourth week)

 

Manjari-Devi Dasi

Navadvipa Dhama (fifth week)

 

Narayani-Devi Dasi

Living the Bhagavad-gita - Chapters 7 and 8 (thrid and fourth weeks)

 

Prana Dasa

The Community of Inquiry (six hours on February 10th)

 

Prana Dasa

Sri Isopanisad / VTE Bhakti-sastri course* (men; first two weeks)

 

Prasanta-Devi Dasi

Sri Isopanisad / VTE Bhakti-sastri course* (women; first two weeks)

 

Rasamandala Dasa

The VTE Teacher Training Course I (March 4th-11th)

and

The VTE Teacher Training Course II (March 13th-18th)

 

Rati-Manjari-Devi Dasi

The Nectar of Devotion / VTE Bhakti-sastri course* (women; five weeks)

 

Sacidulal Dasa

The Nectar of Instruction / VTE Bhakti-sastri course* (first two weeks)

 

Vidvan Gauranga Dasa

Srila Narada's Instructions to Vyasadeva on the Srimad-Bhagavatam

(third and fourth weeks)

 

*VTE is offering courses on The Nectar of Devotion, The Nectar of

Instruction, and the Sri Isopanisad, which make up the first trimester of

the VTE Bhakti-sastri program. This means you could complete the first

trimester of the VTE Bhakti-sastri program during the MIHE 2000 semester,

take the second trimester during the MIHE 2001 semester, and take the third

trimester during the MIHE 2002 semester and then get your Bhakti-sastri

degree after passing the appropriate exams. (Please check the MIHE Web site

for more information about the VTE Bhakti-sastri program and the standards

of assessment.) The MIHE is making the Bhakti-sastri degree easily

accessible to the ISKCON world.

 

 

Applying

 

Please select the courses you wish to take by submitting an online

application form no later than January 20th at http://www.mayapur.org/mihe.

 

If you don't have internet access, please apply by sending us a letter or

writing us an e-mail message on a friend's computer.

 

Please apply as soon as possible to reserve space for yourself in the

courses of your choice.

 

MIHE Fees

 

No fees are expected from present or former gurukula students and active

teachers from any ISKCON school.

 

Rs. 6500 (US $160) for a full schedule. This covers as many classes as

desired and materials, except for the VTE Teacher Training courses taught by

Rasamandala Prabhu, which cost Rs. 2800 (US $65) each. Fees are lower for

students who take fewer classes. Thus students may remit fees for as many

courses as they take.* Fees are payable at registration.

 

Discounts may be available in special circumstances, but your temple

authority must arrange this discount in advance with the MIHE

administration, prior to your arrival in Mayapur.

 

*Fees may be remitted on a course-by-course basis:

 

Registration fee Rs. 350

One-day six-hour seminar Rs. 350

One-week courses Rs. 450

Two-week courses Rs. 750

Three-week courses Rs. 1050

Four-week courses Rs. 1350

Five-week courses Rs. 1650

VTE Teacher Training Rs. 2800

 

 

For more information, please contact:

 

MIHE

c/o ISKCON Mayapur

P.O. Box 10443, Kalighat, Calcutta 700026 W. Bengal, INDIA

Phone: (03472) 45 423

E-mail: janmastami.sdg (AT) bbt (DOT) se

Website: www.mayapur.org/mihe