Curriculum
Iternary
The lectures are held on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of every week. The Sundays are reserved for any guest lectures or isthagoshtis whenever required. Some of the topics which are covered during the VTA tenure are as follows:
Shastra
SrimadBhagavatam
- Teachings of Lord Shiva
- Lessons from Krishna Leela
- Lessons from Ajamila
- How to prevent falldown – Lessons from Bharat Maharaja
Ramayana
Developing tolerance, humility and service attitude – Lessons from Bharat, Shatrujna and Lakshmana
Gaur Lila
- Obstacles in surrender – Lessons from Rupa, Sanatana and Kaviraj Goswamis
- Determination of King Prataparudra
- Lessons from Raghunath das Goswami’s renunciation
26 qualities of a devotee
Choosing Asrama
Sadacar
- Responsibilities of an ideal grihastha
- Vedic conflict resolution
- Qualities of a team player
- Power of repentance
- Overcoming envy
- Overcoming fault finding
- Taking Care of Krishna’s devotees
- Mundane morality vs. Vaishnava morality
Skills
- Lifestyle and health management for devotees
- Eco-living – Simple living and high thinking
- Art of public speaking
- Art of book distribution
- Answering challenges regarding Krishna’s form, pastimes and qualities
Sadhana
- Japa – 9 Keys based on verses of Shikshaastakam
- Vandanam – Science of prayers
- Science of hearing
- How to study Srimad Bhagavatam
- Curing the cancer of the mind – For improving chanting
- Qualities of a saadhaka
- Shraddha to Nistha – Madhurya Kadambini
- Overcoming 10 offences