DON`Ts

Various case studies:

1. One new student Mrigank had started coming for programme. Once his parents were supposed to
come and on the same day our weekly programme was arranged.
Our follow up devotee Asamanjas Prabhu went and told him , Mrigank , you are sentimental .
!o whom you call as your Parents are not your actual parents , "rishna#Mata , "rishna#Pita ,
"rishna#$han Pran . %o you should not miss weekly Programme. &ou had previously so many so
called parents # dog parents , hog parents , mos'uito parents , donkey parents etc. $idn(t you hear
)hitraketu pastime*
Mrigank became very disturbed and confused and talked the matter with his parents who
became anti#+%")O, elements .
-. Once one new devotee , %anket was slowly taking up "rishna )onsciousness seriously but
unfortunately due to bad health he did not chant his round for few days .
Our folow up devotee Adhairyasheel Prabhu went and told him. .%anket, what is this* &ou are
,ot this body and spirit soul... %ee /aridas !hakur , even at the cost of his life he did not
compromise on chanting. !his shows that u have hot understood importance of human form of
life and chanting . !his is lack of sincererity on your part. &ou have failed in "rishna(s !est. %anket
became very discouraged by insensitivity of devotee.
0. One new devotee Anusheel who was topper in class started coming to programme. Our follow
up devotee started telling other new students that we have topper Anusheel coming to class ,
you also come . Anusheel started feeling embarrassed since he was new he didn(t want himself
to be known with /are "rishnas. 1urther he started feeling proud and then afterwards he started
feeling that /are "rishnas are using his name to propagate their preaching .
2. Once one devotee %uhrt started 314). As a senior he wanted to attract students by helping them
in studies and then give "rishna )onsciousness . %uhrt ended up by giving so much time in
teaching college studies and solving juniors doubts with no time for chanting and "rishna
)onsciousness.
5. Once follow up devotee %uhrt in order to take care of students coming for weekly programme
started helping a student Paravalambi , in following ways 6#
1. 7iving bike
-. 7iving money
0. 7iving study notes, books
2. 1eeding prasadam
5. giving other things like drafter, drawing board etc.
Paravalambi became parasite on 8A)3 with no "rishna )onscious substance in him and
using all using resources in 8A)3 .
9. %uhrt , our follow#up devotee gave lot of time to devotees newly admitted in 8A)3 .
/e gave a lot of encouragement , love , care , and material pampering .
,ew devotees became crying babies always looking for some e:cuses for not attending
morning programmes , not doing services and sucking blood of other devotees.
;. Ati # <tsah became overall coordinator of one 8A)3. /e did all services = management himself
while giving little or no responsibilities to juniors. >hen he passed out , 8A)3 had to be closed
down due to lack of succeeding leader .
?. Ati # <tsah our follow up devotee pushed a new devotee ,amabhas to increase rounds so that
within 0 weeks he started chanting 19 rounds. >hen P.@. came he stopped chanting and now he
hardly has any ,ama ruchi A

1ollow up devotee should initially give positive "rishna )onsciousness.
1. )hanting, dancing.
-. Prasadam.
0. "rishna )onscious Philosophy.

And the gradually remove6#
1. Misconceptions and doubts
-. 1alse attachment to demigods.
0. 1alse attachment to country, social service.
2. false attachment to so called spirituality , sadhus , guru etc.
5. 4emove attachment for sense gratification.
9. %ee he starts following 2 regulative principles.
;. false attachment and false hope = faith in science and technology.
?. Misconceptions about +%")O,, Ashrams.
%hould carefully develop6#
1. Attachment to devotee and association.
-. Attachment to Prabhupada and +%")O,.
0. Attachment to serve Baishnavas.
2. Attachment for reading, hearing, chanting.
5. <nderstanding mood and mission of acaryas, Prabhupada and +%")O,.
9. >onderful relationship based on Baishnavas eti'uette amongst devotees.
;. /elp him to deal with Anarthas.
?. help him to deal with devotees , non # devotees , parents and relatives in proper way.
Taking care of existing 16 rounder devotees :
1C %adhana6#
iD %adhana card.
iiD Morning programme.
iiiD )hanting.
ivD /earing.
vD 4eading.
viD )ounselor meetings.
-C /ealth
iD %leep EtimingsD
iiD Prasadam EtimingsD
0C Prescribed duty
iC %tudies6#
1D %ubmission
-D Attendance
0D %elf study
iiC Fob 6# 1D Punctuality
-D 3fficiency.
iiiC !eaching 6# 1D cooking
-D Playing instruments Ekartal, MrudangaD
0D %inging Emangal arati, ,arsimha arati, Baishnava songsD.