Background 7 PURPOSES OF ISKCON

Namahatta is a wing of the Hare Krishna Movement aimed at preserving and promoting the Vedic culture.  Namahatta provides practical training and support for people desiring to develop spirituality in everyday life.

Background

Namahatta Auckland in its current form began at the beginning of 1997 with a few devotees getting together to practice bhajans.  From there it grew rapidly with numbers reaching close to 100 for some house programs.  As the attendance grew the variety of programs also grew. Namahatta runs along two main tracks: Educational and Social/Cultural.

Mission

To preach Krishna Consciousness in accordance with Srila Prabhupada's Teachings

Objectives

Preaching and Making Devotees

Strategies

1. To meet every Saturday in Devotees house to chant and worship.

2. To hold house programs - on invitation basis.

3. To attend Mangla Aratika every Saturday

Educating Members in Sastra

1. Bhakti Sastri Course every Thursday

2. Bhagavad Gita discussion group every Tuesday.

3. Young Vaisnava course every Sunday

Even a moment's association with a pure Devotee cannot be compared to being transferred to heavenly planets or even merging into the Brahman effulgence in complete liberation. For living entities who are destined to give up the body and die , association with pure devotees is the highest Benediction.

-: Srimad Bhagavattam , Canto 4 Chapter 30 Text 34 .

7 PURPOSES OF ISKCON

When Prabhupada began the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (in New York City in 1966), he put into writing the PURPOSES he wanted to achieve.  They are as follows:

1. To systematically PROPAGATE spiritual knowledge to society at large and to EDUCATE all people in the techniques of spiritual life in order to CHECK the imbalance of values in life and to ACHIEVE real unity and peace in the world.

2. To PROPAGATE a consciousness of Krsna as it is revealed in Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.

3. To BRING the members of society TOGETHER with each other and NEARER to Krsna, the prime entity, thus developing the idea within the members and humanity at large, that each one is PART AND PARCEL of the quality of Godhead (Krsna).

4. To TEACH and ENCOURAGE the SANKIRTAN movement, congregational chanting of the Holy Names of God, as revealed in the teaching of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

5. To ERECT for members and for society at large a HOLY PLACE of transcendental pastimes dedicated to the personality of Krsna.

6. To BRING the members closer together for the purpose of teaching a SIMPLER and NATURAL way of life.

7. With the view towards achieving the above mentioned purposes, to PUBLISH and DISTRIBUTE periodicals, books and other writings.