Course: Deity Worship at Home Modules | ISKCON DEITY WORSHIP MINISTRY

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- READING: Recommended reading
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  16 items.pdf
  
  A Brief Glimpse at Mantras.pdf
  
  Asanas - puja introduction.pdf
  
  BG 12_5.pdf
  
  Cc Madhya 15-108 TW.pdf
  
  Cleanliness and PunctualityTW.pdf
  
  Course_outline.pdf
  
  Idolatry Activity.pdf
  
  Idolatry means worshipping an idol.pdf
  
  Jiva Gosvami quote TW.pdf
  
  Letter to Hayagriva.pdf
  
  Lord Krsnas instructions on the process of deity worshipTW.pdf
  
  Madhya 24-334.pdf
  
  Madhya-līlā chapter 5 - The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla.pdf
  
  Meditation - reading.pdf
  
  Mula Mantras Upacara Names TW.pdf
  
  NOD ch2.pdf
  
  NOD ch9.pdf
  
  NOD ch13.pdf
  
  Offering Arati.pdf
  
  Participation_Agreement.pdf
  
  Principles_of_deity_worship_-_TW.pdf
  
  Reception items explanation.pdf
  
  Requirements_for_course.pdf
  
  SB 2.3.22.pdf
  
  SB 4.25.26TW.pdf
  
  SB 7.14.39.pdf
  
  Sipping_Water_for_Purification_(article)TW.pdf
  
  Sipping_Water_for_Purification_(procedure).pdf
  
  Six_divisions_of_purity_TW.pdf
  
  Sodasopacara_puja_mantras_.pdf
  
  Sodasopacara-puja overview.pdf
  
  sodasopacara-puja.pdf
  
  The basic upacāras.pdf
  
  The process of worship.pdf
  
  The word sambhṛta.pdf
  
  Tradition.pdf
  
  Lectures and extracts from lectures
  
  Fest LA 1969-07-16 Deity Installation.mp3
  
  He_is_adhoksaja–SP_lecture_excerpt_SB_3.12.19–Dallas,_March_3,_1975.mp3
  
  Nasty toilet - 760304SB.MAY.mp3
  
  Mantras
  
  Aparadha Sodhana.mp3
  
  Asana Sthapana.mp3
  
  Bhuta Suddhi 1.mp3
  
  Bhuta Suddhi 2.mp3
  
  Gauranga Dhyana.mp3
  
  Gauranga Resting.mp3
  
  Gauranga Stuti.mp3
  
  Gauranga Waking.mp3
  
  Ghanta Puja.mp3
  
  Guru Dhyana.mp3
  
  Guru Pankti Namaskara.mp3
  
  Guru Waking.mp3
  
  Navadvipa Dhyana.mp3
  
  Nityananda Resting.mp3
  
  Nityananda Waking.mp3
  
  Om Tad Visnu.mp3
  
  Puspa Suddhi.mp3
  
  Sankha Puja.mp3
  
  Srila Prabhupada Guru-stuti.mp3
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MODULE 1

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- 1.1 Why deity worship
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  Select activity READING: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 15.108
  
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- 1.2 The importance and relevance of deity worship
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  Select activity VIDEO: 1.2.4 Five principal activities of devotional service — 01:27
  
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- 1.3 Mood of worship
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  Select activity READING: SB 4.24.45–46 verse and purport
  
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  Select activity QUIZ: 1 Mood of worship as explained by Srila Prabhupada — part 1
  
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Documents

CC Madhya 24.329-346TW.pdf

Participation_Agreement.pdf

Reader.pdf

Requirements_for_course.pdf

SB 7.5.23-24 TW.pdf

SB 11 chapter 27TW.pdf

Sodasopacara puja mantras.pdf

Mantras (audio files)

Aparadha Sodhana.mp3

Asana Sthapana.mp3

Bhuta Suddhi 1.mp3

Bhuta Suddhi 2.mp3

Gauranga Dhyana.mp3

Gauranga Resting.mp3

Gauranga Stuti.mp3

Gauranga Waking.mp3

Ghanta Puja.mp3

Guru Dhyana.mp3

Guru Pankti Namaskara.mp3

Guru Waking.mp3

Navadvipa Dhyana.mp3

Nityananda Resting.mp3

Nityananda Waking.mp3

Om Tad Visnu.mp3

Puspa Suddhi.mp3

Sankha Puja.mp3

Srila Prabhupada Guru-stuti.mp3

MODULE 2

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- 2.1 Purity
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- 2.2 Getting ready for worship
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  Select activity EXERCISE 1: Why is eating prasada considered contaminating when prasada is pure and purifying?
  
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- 2.3 Acamana
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MODULE 3

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- 3.1 Ritual and Culture
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- 3.3 Waking the deities
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  Additional Resources
  
  3.1 Ritual and culture
  
  7 Purposes of ISKCON .pdf
  
  SB 3.29.24.pdf
  
  ŚB 11.27.pdf
  
  ŚB preface.pdf
  
  Śrī Śrī Rukmini Dvarakanatha lecture.pdf
  
  3.2 Offenses
  
  CC Madhya 15.261 .pdf
  
  CC Madhya 22.114-127.pdf
  
  CC Madhya 24.336 .pdf
  
  Harinama Cintamani ch 14.pdf
  
  Mantras for requesting.pdf
  
  NOD ch 6.pdf
  
  NOD ch8.pdf
  
  ŚB 4.7.17 .pdf
  
  ŚB 4.13.28 .pdf
  
  ŚB 4.24.45-46 .pdf
  
  ŚB 4.24.59.pdf
  
  ŚB 5.17.14 .pdf
  
  ŚB 6.8.17 .pdf
  
  ŚB 7.5.23-24.pdf
  
  3.3 Waking the deities
  
  CC Madhya 24.334.pdf

MODULE 4

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- 4.1 The form of the Lord
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MODULE 5

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MODULE 6

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MODULE 7

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MODULE 8

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Introduction

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WELCOME

The Course

VIDEO: Introduction and overview — 07:51

VIDEO: Learning methods and Assessment overview — 12:05

DW@H Online Syllabus 2026

READING: Recommended reading

Requirements for course

Participation Agreement

Course outline

Sodasopacara puja mantras

Student and instructor introduction

Meet the Team (videos)

Exercise : Student Introductions

Additional

Exercise: Create a Priority list

FORUM: General discussion

Handbook

MODULE 1

ICEBREAKER: your favourite deity

1.1 Why deity worship

VIDEO 1.1.1 - Why deity worship — introduction — 01:14

VIDEO 1.1.2 - Definition and goal of arcanā by Bhānu Svāmī — 07:53

READING: The Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 2

QUIZ 1 - Definition and goal of arcanā

VIDEO 1.1.3 - Why deity worship? — 3 VIDEOS

READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.14.39

READING: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 15.108

EXERCISE 1: Why deity worship? — Developing respect

READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.22

READING: Letter to Hayagriva

QUIZ 2 - Why deity worship? - Subduing lusty desires

READING: Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 13

QUIZ 3 - 5 most potent forms of devotional service - Nectar of Devotion

READING: Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 9

QUIZ 4: The benefits of engaging in deity worship

EXERCISE 2: The benefits of engaging in deity worship

1.2 The importance and relevance of deity worship

VIDEO: 1.2.1 Importance and relevance of deity worship

VIDEO: 1.2.2 The 2 main principles of bhakti

EXERCISE 1: The 2 main principles of bhakti

VIDEO: 1.2.3 The nine processes of devotional service — 01:47

READING: 7.5.23-24

QUIZ 1: Why we worship the deity?

VIDEO: 1.2.4 Five principal activities of devotional service — 01:27

VIDEO: 1.2.5 The role of deity worship within the mission of Śrīla Prabhupāda — 01:40

VIDEO: 1.2.6 The 7 purposes of ISKCON — 02:07

READING: The seven purposes of ISKCON

EXERCISE 2: The 7 purposes of ISKCON.

VIDEO: 1.2.7 Chanting is all we need — 00:41

READING: Cc Adi 7.76

EXERCISE 3: Chanting is all we need

1.3 Mood of worship

VIDEO 1.3.1 - The mood of worship — introduction – 01:23

VIDEO 1.3.2 - What is the appropriate mood of worship? — 02:50

READING: SB 4.24.45–46 verse and purport

QUIZ: 1 Mood of worship as explained by Srila Prabhupada — part 1

READING: 3 Letters from Srila Prabhupada

Module-1 Q&amp;A Forum

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

MODULE 2

ICEBREAKER

2.1 Purity

VIDEO: 2.1.1 Purity — introduction — 00:47

VIDEO: 2.1.2 The need for purity — 02:46

READING: Need for purity

QUIZ 1: Need for purity

EXERCISE 1: Need for purity

VIDEO: 2.1.3 Six divisions of purity — 01:53

READING: 6 divisions of purity pdf

QUIZ 2: Six divisions of purity

VIDEO: 2.1.4 How the practices of devotional service assist us in purification — 00:38

READING: Bhagvad-gītā 10.12-13

READING: Bhagvad-gītā 13.8-12

EXERCISE 2: How the practices of devotional service assist us in purification

VIDEO: 2.1.5 Purity — summary

2.2 Getting ready for worship

VIDEO: 2.2.1 Getting ready for worship — 02:46

Module-1 Q&A Forum

Module-2: Q&A Forum

Module-3: Q&A