AN INVITATION TO THE 2024
ŚRĪLA RŪPA GOSVĀMĪ CONFERENCE ON VAIṢṆAVISM
VRINDAVANA’S PREMIER SEMINAR ON VAISHNAVISM FOR THREE DECADES
under the auspices of
Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja
Now in our Twentieth year
AUGUST 17 · 18 · 2024
Gopīnāth Bhavan
Srila Rupa Goswami is revered in the Gaudiya Vaishnava community as the chief of the Six Goswamis, the direct disciples of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. His voluminous body of literature –treatises, dramas, and poetry – were written following the instructions of Sriman Mahaprabhu and comprise the theology of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
Over thirty years ago, at the Rupa Sanatana Gaudiya Math in Seva Kunj, Vrindavana, Srila BV Narayana Goswami Maharaja convened a three-day Hindi conference to discuss the glories of Srila Rupa Goswami. To this day, the conference continues every Jhulan. This year, the three-day Hindi conference will be held at Gopinath Bhavan. Srila Maharaja also began English morning sessions at Gopinath Bhavan. These morning talks are now in their twentieth year.
The Rupa Goswami Conference is a forum for Vaishnavas and scholars to speak on the glories of Srila Rupa Goswami and various aspects of Vaishnavism in relation to him, as well as to engage in extended discussion on these subjects. It is meant to enliven the Vaishnava community with topics that are relevant to their devotional practice and about which they are eager to hear.
It is my honor on behalf of the conference to invite you to attend the Sri Rupa Goswami Conference on Vaishnavism. An international assembly of distinguished scholars will be speaking and we welcome your participation. While we don’t expect a large crowd to the English morning sessions, we do promise a comfortable assembly of like-minded scholars and attentive listeners.
Conference Venue: This year, the English sessions have moved to the beautiful, inner courtyard on the ground floor of the original area of Gopinath Bhavan, which is located on the Parikrama Marg next to Imli Tala in the Seva Kunj area. Below, please find the Rupa Goswami Conference Program, with listings of both morning English and evening Hindi sessions.
SATURDAY • AUGUST 17 • Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Tirobhāva Mahotsava
Sunrise Lectures • Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Samādhi
8:00 • Conference Breakfast • Doughnuts, and Full Prasāda in Temple
8:45 • Bhakti Sangīta Yaṅ Kali Rūpa Śrī Kiśorī-mohana dāsa
9:00 to 12:30 • Morning Session • English
Original Courtyard of Gopīnāth Bhavan
Śrī Kiśorī-mohana dāsa Mano ‘bhīṣṭa Seva
Śrī Gaura Rāja dāsa Nectar of Instruction
Śrī Mukuṇda Datta dāsa Citra-kavitā
Śrī Pañca Gauḍa dāsa Dadāti Pratigṛhnāti
Śrī Saṣjaya dāsa The Glories of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
Śrīmatī Nāgapatnī dāsī The Value of Upadeśāmṛta in Western Society
Śrīpad Padmanābha Mahārāja Cāṭu Puṣpāṣjali
Śrīpad Vana Mahārāja Rūpa Gosvāmī in Vṛndāvana
Evening Session Śrī Gopīnāth Bhavan • 5:00 to 8:30 - Hindi
Mangalacharana - Śrīmad Bhaktikinkara Śrīdhara Mahārāja
Sabhapati - Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vana Mahārāja
Distinguished Guest - Śrīmad Gopānanda Mahārāja
Moderator - Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Bodhāyana Mahārāja
Speakers - Śrīmad Priyānanda Vana Mahārāja, Śrīmad Bhaktibhūṣaṇa Bodhāyana Mahārāja, Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Śrīdhara Mahārāja, Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Padmanābha Mahārāja, Śrī Rāmacandra dāsa, Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Sāgara Mahārāja, Śrī Paramesvarī dāsa, Śrī Dhīra-kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Gokulacandra dāsa, Śrī Ramaṇī-mohan dāsa, Śrī Navīna-kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Vipina-kṛṣṇa dāsa
SUNDAY • AUGUST 18
Original Courtyard of Gopīnāth Bhavan
8:00 • Conference Breakfast • Dokla and Chutney, and Full Prasāda in Temple
8:45 • Bhakti Sangīta Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī Pada Śrī Kiśorī-mohana dāsa
Morning Session 9:00 to 12:30 - English
Śrī Śrīvatsa Goswāmī Śrī Rūpa’s School: Navadvīpa or Vṛndāvana?
Kumārī Savita dāsī Priye Svarūpe Dayita Svarūpe
Śrī Īśvara dāsa Glorious Rūpa Śikṣa
Śrī Brajanātha dāsa Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhakura Manifests the Innermost Conception of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
Śrī Ramaṇī Mohana dāsa Bābā The Glories of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
Śrī Dhīra-kṛṣṇa dāsa Who Can Really Be Regarded as a Sādhaka
Gosvāmī Dr. Śrī Acyuta lāl Bhaṭṭa Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Glorification of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Evening Session Śrī Gopīnāth Bhavan • 5:00 to 8:30 - Hindi
Sabhapati - Gosvāmī Dr. Śrī Acyuta lāl Bhatta
Moderator - Śrī Sanjaya dāsa
Distinguished Guest - Śrī Puṇḍarīka Gosvāmī
Distinguished Speaker - Śrīmad Bhaktivicāra Viṣṇu Mahārāja
Speakers - Śrī Mathurānātha dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Śānta Mahārāja, Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Paramahamsa Mahārāja, Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vaiṣṇāva Mahārāja, Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Giri Mahārāja, Śrī Mādhava Priya dāsa, Śrī Amala-kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Jitendra dāsa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Sundara-gopāla dāsa, Śrī Gaurasundara dāsa, Śrī Śyāmānanda dāsa, Śrī Caitanya-candra dāsa.
The Rupa Goswami Conference will stream live on Facebook. You can view the videos at the following address: https://www.facebook.com/Rupa-Goswami-Conference-123213948300853/.
We will be posting the videos as the conference is in session, but they can also be viewed on the Facebook page at any time.
The Rupa Goswami Conference now has a Youtube address: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiMohk9SKrmm8f-eYG2K8MQ
We are in the process of uploading videos of past conferences.
Your servant,
Manjari dasi
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