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VIDEO: 1.2.1 Importance and relevance of deity worship

Introduction

Announcements

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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&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

READING: Getting ready for worship

QUIZ 1: Getting ready for worship

EXERCISE 1: Why is eating prasada considered contaminating when prasada is pure and purifying?

VIDEO: 2.2.2 Getting ready for worship — summary — 01:34

2.3 Acamana

VIDEO: 2.3.1 Acamana — introduction — 01:44

VIDEO: 2.3.2 How, why and when we do acamana — 07:48

READING: Ācamana article PDF

QUIZ 1: ācamana

VIDEO: 2.3.3 Ācamana demo video

Ācamana checklist

UPLOAD: Students upload their ācamana video

End of module 2

Weekly Quiz2

Journal: Module 2

Module 2 FAQ PDF

Module-2: Q&A Forum

Additional Resources

MODULE 3

VIDEO: Welcome to Week 3 — 01:56

ICEBREAKER

3.1 Ritual and Culture

VIDEO: 3.1.1 Ritual and culture — introduction — 05:54

READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.3.25

QUIZ 1: Explain the need for rituals in deity worship.

READING: Nectar of Devotion Chapter 2

EXERCISE 1: Devotional service in practice

READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.22

EXERCISE 2: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.22

READING: The Nectar of Instruction Text 2

QUIZ 2: The Nectar of Instruction Text 2

READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.24

EXERCISE 3: What distinguishes a ritual from an act of devotion?

VIDEO: 3.1.2 Ritual and culture — summary — 00:39

3.2 Offenses

EXERCISE 1: Offenses during deity worship

VIDEO: 3.2.1 Offenses — introduction

READING: Seva aparadha sources

VIDEO: 3.2.2 Offenses — explanation — 05:30

VIDEO: 3.2.3 Categories of offenses — 06:51

READING: Offenses in deity worship.pdf

VIDEO: 3.2.4 Offenses — summary — 02:34

READING: Raghava Pandita

EXERCISE 2: Raghava Pandita

QUIZ 1: Offenses

3.3 Waking the deities

VIDEO: 3.3.1 Waking the deities — introduction — 01:01

VIDEO: 3.3.2 Waking the deities — explanation — 03:03

VIDEO: 3.3.3 Waking the deities demonstration — 06:48

EXERCISE 1: How is waking deities done under different situations

QUIZ 1: Waking the deities

End of module 3

Weekly quiz 3

Journal: Module 3

Module-3 FAQ PDF

Module-3: Q&A

Forum: Module 3

MODULE 4

VIDEO: Welcome to Module 4 — 1:06

Icebreaker: Your altar

4.1 The form of the Lord

VIDEO: 4.1.1 Form of the Lord — introduction — 01:06

VIDEO: 4.1.2 Define the nature of the deity — 02:43

EXERCISE 1: Define the nature of the deity

VIDEO: 4.1.3 Common misconceptions part 1 — 01:50

VIDEO: 4.1.3 Common misconceptions countering part 2 — 05:55

EXERCISE 2: Common misconceptions and counter argument

VIDEO: 4.1.4 Examples from sastra — 05:09

READING: The story of Saksi Gopal

AUDIO: Raghunandana Ṭhākura — 05:57

AUDIO: Gaurīdāsa Paṇḍita — 07:55

QUIZ 1: Examples from sastra

EXERCISE 3: Realizations with the deity

VIDEO: 4.1.5 Explain the Gaudiya-Vaishnava-Siddhanta — 04:40

EXERCISE 4: Explain the Gaudiya-Vaishnava-Siddhanta

VIDEO: 4.1.6 How the deity interacts with His devotees — summary — 01:25

4.2 Inviting the Lord into your home & altar setup

VIDEO: 4.2.1 Inviting the Lord — introduction — 00:48

EXERCISE 1: What does an altar look like

VIDEO: 4.2.2 Where do we worship the Lord & what does it look like? — explanation — 03:38

VIDEO: 4.2 What altars look like?

EXERCISE 2: Where do we worship the Lord?

VIDEO: 4.2.3 Inviting the Lord — explanation — 06:17

EXERCISE 3: Location of the altar

EXERCISE 4: Identify the possible obstacles to having a home altar or doing home worship and explore possible solutions.

VIDEO: 4.2.4 Inviting the Lord into your home — summary — 1:00

4.3 Offering food

VIDEO: Kurma — what is bog? — 07:13

VIDEO: 4.3.1 Offering food — introduction — 00:58

VIDEO: 4.3.2 Why do we offer food to the Lord? — 01:30

READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.24

EXERCISE 1: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.24

VIDEO: 4.3.3 Offering food — explanation — 04:04

QUIZ 1: Offering food

VIDEO: 4.3.4 Offering food — video demonstration — 06:14

VIDEO: 4.3.5 Food offering — summary — 00:55

Bhoga offering checklist

UPLOAD: Students upload their bhoga offering video

End of Module 4

Weekly quiz 4

JOURNAL: Week 4

FAQ document

Module-4: Q&A

Forum: Module 4

MODULE 5

VIDEO: Welcome to Module 5 — 3:11

ICEBREAKER

5.1 Deity worship @ home and in the temple

VIDEO: 5.1.1 Deity worship @ home and in the temple — introduction — 02:30

READING: Arcana paddhati

EXERCISE 1: Arcana paddhati Introduction

VIDEO: 5.1.2 Deity worship @ home and in the temple — comparison — 02:31

EXERCISE 2: Home vs Temple

VIDEO: 5.1.3 Bhanu Swami — Home vs temple — 06:38

EXERCISE 3: Proper motivation

VIDEO: 5.1.4 Deity worship @ home and in the temple — summary — 01:05

5.2 Standards of worship/finding the balance

VIDEO: 5.2.1 Standards — introduction — 03:02

VOTING: Making commitments

EXERCISE 1: What influences our standards of worship?

VIDEO: 5.2.2 Factors which may cause variations in worship standards — 12:32

VIDEO: 5.2.3 What forms of the Lord could be worshiped at home? — 04:04

READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.22 - What forms of the Lord could be worshiped at home?

QUIZ 1: What forms of the Lord could be worshiped at home

VIDEO: 5.2.4 Evaluating worship standards — how do we understand what we should do?

EXERCISE 2: Arcana paddhati introduction — reflection

VIDEO: 5.2.5 Standards of worship — summary

5.3 Ārati

VIDEO: 5.3.1 Ārati — introduction — 01:26

EXERCISE 1: What is an ārati and why we offer it?

VIDEO: 5.3.2 The ārati means — Śrīla Prabhupāda

POLL 1: After listening to Śrīla Prabhupāda explain the meaning of ārati, did this change your understanding of what the items are? If so, what do you think the items of ārati mean now?

POLL 2: What the items offered in arati are for or represent?

VIDEO: 5.3.3 Arati — explanation — 03:03

QUIZ 1: What are the different types of ārati offered in ISKCON mentioned in the video?

READING: Why offer ārati?

EXERCISE 2: Why offer ārati?

VIDEO: 5.3.4 Ārati items — explanation-part 1 — 02:16

VIDEO: 5.3.5 Ārati items — explanation-part 2 — 03:55

READING: Ārati procedure

QUIZ 2: What are the items offered in each of the āratis offered in an ISKCON temple?

VIDEO: 5.3.5 Offering ārati — demonstration — 15:10

VIDEO: 5.3.6 Offering ārati — summary — 00:51

Ārati checklist

ASSIGNMENT: Offering ārati — video assessment

End of Module 5

Weekly quiz 5

JOURNAL: Week 5

FAQ document

Module-5: Q&A

Forum: Module 5

Additional resources

MODULE 6

VIDEO: Welcome to Module 6 — 2:25

ICEBREAKER

6.1 Bathing & dressing — introduction

EXERCISE 1: Why we bathe and dress the deities

VIDEO: 6.1.1 Bathing and dressing — introduction — 04:10

READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.16-17

QUIZ 1: Why we bathe and dress the deities.

QUIZ 2: The major steps in bathing and dressing the deities.

EXERCISE 2: Any ideas on things you could do to remember the major steps in bathing and dressing the deities and their order?

READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.12

VIDEO: 6.1.2 Materials and worship — 03:42

QUIZ 3: The differences in worship procedures according to the materials deities are made from.

VIDEO: 6.1.3 Preparation — explanation, part 1 — 04:11

VIDEO: 6.1.3 Preparation — explanation, part 2 — 06:16

VIDEO: 6.1.4 Setup — 6:11

VIDEO: 6.1.5 Preliminary worship — 2:07

VIDEO: 6.1.6 Polishing & bathing — explanation- 38:42

VIDEO: 6.1.7 Dressing — 04:26

VIDEO: 6.1.8 Worship & conclusion — 06:29

QUIZ 4: Bathing and dressing detailed steps based on the demo video.

6.2 Tulasī

VIDEO: 6.2.1 Tulasī — introduction — 0:51

VIDEO: 6.2.2 Tulasī — Identity and glories of Tulasī — 08:03

EXERCISE 1: Practical tips for using Tulasī in Kṛṣṇa’s service

VIDEO: 6.2.3 Tulasī — importance and benefits

EXERCISE 2: The importance and benefits of serving Tulasī devi

QUIZ 1: Importance and benefits of serving tulasī

VIDEO: 6.2.3b Tulasī-kīrtana — 07:38

READING: Tulasī kīrtana

QUIZ 2: Tulasī Kīrtana

EXERCISE 3: Names of Tulasī — Word Search

QUIZ 3: 8 Names of Tulasī

VIDEO: 6.2.4 Tulasī — serving Tulasī devi at home — 1:46

JOURNAL: How to serve Tulasī-devī at home

VIDEO: 6.2.5 Tulasī — Values and attitudes — 3:08

VIDEO: 6.2.6 Tulasī — summary — 0:57

End of Module 6

Weekly quiz 6

JOURNAL: Week 6

FAQ document

Module-6: Q&A

Forum: Module 6

Additional resources

MODULE 7

VIDEO: Welcome to Module 7 — 1:26

ICEBREAKER — Most important lesson

7.1 Putting the deities to bed

VIDEO: 7.1.1 Putting deities to bed — introduction - 0:59

READING: Putting the deities to bed

QUIZ 1: List in order the essential steps in putting the deities to bed

VIDEO: 7.1.2a Putting the deities to bed — setup — 03:42

VIDEO: 7.1.3 Putting the deities to bed — Demonstration video — 09:08

VIDEO: 7.1.4 Putting deities to bed — summary — 1:37

7.2 Travel and deity worship

QUIZ 1: What to do with your deities when you travel.

VIDEO: 7.2.3 Murli Manohara prabhu conclusion — 04:26

7.3 Children and deity worship

SLIDESHOW: 7.3.1 Children and deity worship - Part I

EXERCISE 1:

EXERCISE 2:

SLIDESHOW: 7.3.2 Children and deity worship - Part II

QUIZ 1:

SLIDESHOW: 7.3.3 Children and deity worship - Pt. III

EXERCISE 3: Reflect back to the question asked at the beginning

EXERCISE 4: Impressions

7.4 IDWM

QUIZ: what is your impression of IDWM now

End of Module 7

JOURNAL: Week 7

FAQ document

Module-7: Q&A

Forum: Module 7

Additional Resources

MODULE 8

Recap

8.3 Lifestyle of purity
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Introduction

Announcements

START HERE

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