SRILA PRABHUPADA ASHRAYA PROGRAMME
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SRILA PRABHUPADA ‘SHRADDHAVAN’
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Please answer this questionnaire and handover along with the Registration Form duly filled in.
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1. How often do you come to Sri Sri Krishna Balram Temple (in a month)? A: __________________
2. For how many days/weeks/months/years are you visiting Sri Sri Krishna Balram Temple? A: ____
3. Have you attended the Yoga for Happiness (YFH)/SOS / JIGYASA or any other course in
Temple? A: ____________________________________________________________________________
4. How many rounds of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra do you chant everyday? A: ______________
5. How long does it take for you to chant one round?(in minutes) A: ___________________________
6. Do you recite the Panchatatva Mantra before chanting? A: ________________________________
7. How do you chant Hare Krishna Mahamantra? a) in mind b) speaking
8. At what time do you chant your round? a) Morning b) Noon c) Evening d) Night
9. List all the books of Srila Prabhupada that you have read and indicate against each book whether
you have read partially or fully (cover to cover):
Indicate partially Indicate partially
Title of the book Title of the book
or fully or fully
10. Do you accept “Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead”? a. Yes b. No
11. Why do you accept “Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead”? Explain
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12. ‘Just as by watering the root of a tree one satisfies every branch, twig and leaf of the tree.’ So
should we worship only the perfect Personality of Godhead Lord Krishna and not other demigods
and goddesses? Please Explain.
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13. Are you willing to render practical devotional service in Hare Krishna Movement (Sri Sri
Krishna-Balarama Temple)?
a. Yes, everyday b. Yes, every Sunday and festival days
c. Yes, but only on festival days d. No
14. Are you a vegetarian? (Tick the correct alternative)
a. Yes, all my life b. Yes, for the past ______ years / months / days c. No.
15. To become Krishna conscious means
a. We have to renounce family and society.
b. We have to leave job, wealth, position, etc.
c. We need not change our position.
d. We should shave head and wear saffron robes.
16. Which one of the following instructions is required to follow for attaining the 'Shraddhavan
level' of Srila Prabhupada Ashraya?
a. Chanting at least one round of Hare Krishna Mahamantra daily.
b. Regularly studying the books of Srila Prabhupada.
c. To be involved in the programs and festivals of the Temple.
d. All of the above
17. How can we attain 'real knowledge' (tattva-gyan) ?
a. By going to the Himalayas through the system of meditation-yoga
b. Through self-effort, such as serious thinking, persuasion or interpersonal reasoning, etc.
c. By studying the books of pure Vaishnava Acharya such as Srila Prabhupada, Srila Roop
Goswami etc. and following their instructions
d. By following the methods propagated by the Self-proclaimed Gurus (Who do not come in
the authentic the chain of disciplic succession)
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