WVA Symposium

[Guest guest]

Vanshivat, Sri Vrindavan Dham,

 

It is with great pleasure that we announce to all the Vaisnavas the First Gaudiya Vedanta Symposium of the World Vaishnava Association which will be held in Karttik 1999 at the Munger Raj Temple opposite the WWF on the Mathura Road, Vrindavan. Acharyas, sannyasis and other qualified preachers will alternate in an international festival of krishna- katha. Here is the list of the lecturers and the Vaishnava mission to whom they belong.

 

WORLD VAISHNAVA ASSOCIATION (VVRS-WVA)

Founder-President: Srila Bhakti Promode Puri Goswami Maharaja

Secretary: Acharya Das GAUDIYA VEDANTA SYMPOSIUM

Co-ordinators: Swami BV Sadhu & Swami BV Parivrajak Shripad Bhakti Vijnan Bharati Maharaj - Shri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math - The worship of Shri Vigraha versus idol worship.

 

Shripad Gopanananda Ban Maharaj - Radha Govinda Trust - The glories of the Holy Name.

 

Shripad Bhaktivedanta Tripurari Maharaj - Gaudiya Vaishnava Society - Bhakti in the Bhagavad-gita.

 

Shripad Bhakti Aloka Paramadvaiti Maharaj - VRINDA Mission - The responsability of spiritual leadership.

 

Shripad Bhakti Prabhav Mahavir Maharaj - Haribol Mission - Shrimad Bhagavatam.

 

Shripad Bhakti Vichar Vishnu Maharaj - Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mission - Lord Jagannath and Sri Caitanya in Puri.

 

Shripad Bhaktibhavana Vishnu Maharaj - Guardian of Devotion Mission - Sharanagati. Divine slavery.

 

Shripad Bhakti Bibuddha Bodhayan Maharaj - Shri Gopinath Gaudiya Math - Guru Tattva.

 

Shripad Bhaktivedanta Bhagavat Maharaj - WVA Member - Chanda. Classical Sanskrit with proper intonation.

 

Shripad Bhaktivedanta Sadhu Maharaj - WVA Member - The zig-zag line of the truth.

 

Shripad Bhaktivedanta Kshirodakashayi Vishnu Maharaj - Bhaktivedanta Ashram - The ultimate goal of bhakti.

 

Shripad Bhakti Prasad Padmanabh Maharaj - Shri Krishna Chaitanya Sankirtan Yajna Trust - East meets West with Krishna consciousness.

 

Shripad Bhaktivedanta Parivrajak Maharaj - Acintya Mission - A glimpse into the teachings of Srila B.R. Sridhar Maharaj.

 

Shri Atulananda Das - Chilean Institute for Self-realization - Qualities of a Vaishnava.

 

Shri Bhaktisiddhanta Das - Prabhupada Institute of Culture - Vedic Art.

 

Shri Tushta Krishna Das - Chaitanya Mission - Defeating Mayavada.

 

Shri Ishwar Das - ISKCON - Prarthana. Songs of Shrila Narottam Das Thakur.

 

Madhavananda Das - ISKCON Bhubaneshwar - The descent of bhakti.

 

The classes will be given in English and last two hours each. It has been established that if the lecturer does not know English, he shall bring his own translator with him. Information in regard to the number of the classes will be provided later on.

 

Please, note that in order to finance the organization of the Symposyum, voluntary donations are greatly appreciated. Contact for this matter the co-ordinators of the Symposium. Changes in the program will be communicated through the Internet.

 

Swami BV Parivrajak

WVA Co-ordinator of Unification

and Symposium Committees