Soul Clinic | Cultivating Spiritual Development of Life

Namaste. Kindly consider joining us outdoors at the Princeton YMCA on Sunday, June 25th from 1:00 - 3:00 PM for this free program. Whether it's just for the prasadam, or also to participate in kirtan, all members of the community, their families, and friends are welcome to join us! If possible, kindly respond to the Facebook event if you plan on attending:

Since March 2021, we hold these distributions at the Princeton YMCA on the last Sunday of every month. More information is available here.

Engaging in kirtan and honoring prasadam (sanctified vegetarian meal) are two methods practiced in the Vedic culture, since ancient times in India and modern times throughout the world, to encourage eternally blissful conscious (Sanskrit: sat cit ananda) experience of spiritual development.

Kirtan is ecstatic mantra meditation that purifies the heart by glorifying God.

Prasadam is specially prepared foodstuff that has been offered to God and then consumed for spiritual purification. Not only is prasadam vegetarian, i.e. does not include meat, fish, or eggs, but it also excludes onion and garlic. The method for honoring prasadam has been described in the Vedic scriptures of ancient India.

Honoring prasadam is for nourishing the soul by purifying the heart and mind, not merely for filling the belly and nourishing the body. Prasadam is karma-free, thus it does not further entangle us in reactions from fruitive exploitive activities.

Prasadam is not limited to Indian-style dishes. Just as the Supreme Lord is present everywhere, dishes of any culture may be prepared and offered for the pleasure of the Lord.

Humbly in service,

Krishna Keshava DasServing Assistant to Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph. D.

Bhakti Vedanta Institute of Spiritual Culture and Science, Princeton, NJ

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