Bhakti immersion retreat

From April 17-21, 2025

Dear devotees, Hare Krishna!

We have great pleasure in inviting you to Goloka-dhama to attend the Bhakti Immersion Retreat, "Diving Deep into the Sweet Ocean of Krishna Smaranam, with H.H. Sacinandana Swami and H.G. Hari Parshad Prabhu, from 17th to 21st of April 2025. Your association will greatly please us and Sri Sri Radha Madana Mohan.

Reinforce your spiritual foundation with tasteful Krishna Katha and enlivening Sadhu Sanga!

This Retreat is designed to help to practise devotees to dive deep into the sweet ocean of Krishna consciousness. It will take place during the Easter Holidays and in the beautiful blossoming spring season. The Bhakti Immersion Retreat will help participants to strengthen their philosophical understanding, obtain tips and skills for their own practice of Bhakti-yoga and to become attracted to the sweetness and beauty of the Divine Couple.

H.H. Sacinandana Swami and H.G. Hari Parshad Prabhu will be our main teachers.

H.H. Sacinandana Swami is well known for his enthusiasm in sharing Srila Prabhupada´s teachings and in helping to practice devotees to reach deeper levels of Krishna consciousness. In his evening Kathas, we will engage directly in Krishna’s enchanting pastimes, we will sing, meditate, and thus dive deeply into the nectar of devotion. The Bhagavatam encourages us: "When the Lord assumes a humanlike body to show mercy to His devotees, He engages in such pastimes as will attract those who hear about them to become dedicated to Him." (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.33.36)

H.G. Hari Parshad Prabhu is a disciple of H.H. Radha Govinda Swami Maharaj, and joined ISKCON in 2002. He is a very learned Sanskrit scholar and gives deep lectures on Sastra, especially the writings of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. He has been a member of the Sastric Advisory Council since 2016. H.G. Hari Parshad Prabhu will give a seminar called: "The Culture of Sri-Krishna-Smaranam." He will also shed light on the topic “Understanding Bhakti-rasa” during his three morning lectures.

This event is organised in collaboration with the Swiss-yatra who will support the retreat with heart-warming Bhajans and delicious Prasadam. It will also be an opportunity for deep reflections and association with like-minded devotees.

Important:

If you wish to join the festival, we sincerely request that you register. This will mainly help us to calculate as accurately as possible the number of guests for whom we should cook. REGISTRATION is OPEN and should be submitted via the following link: https://bit.ly/4h2ZOuy

Notice:

Immediately after your registration, you will see an automatic confirmation. We do not send separate confirmations by email (if you do not see the email in a few minutes, check your “spam” folder). Please fill in every answer on the form and then CLICK the SUBMIT BUTTON for it to be processed (on the Summary page). Full payment (accommodation & festival fee) is required to confirm the booking of your accommodation on-site. If you book not on-site, we like to encourage you to pay the festival fee as soon as you have done your registration.

Daily visitors who stay outside are always welcome.

Especially for those of you who have booked accommodation on-site: if you are unable to attend the festival after registering, please make every effort to cancel your registration as soon as you know it (write to contact.golokadhama@gmail.com), because we can then give your place to another devotee.

We kindly ask you to pick up your wristband at the registration desk after your arrival and to pay on site (if not yet done earlier): cash & PayPal possible.

Accommodation:

During festivals, the few guest rooms available are reserve for preachers, kirtanyas, cooks etc… and we can only provide facilities in the Ashrams. Please note that places in the Ashrams are limited, so staying in the Ashrams is based on a first come, first served system. Only children above 12 years old are welcome in the Ashrams.

If you would like to book some accommodation outside Goloka Dhama, please look at Pension Link or write to contact.golokadhama@gmail.com

Camper: 10€ /Day/ Person
Ashram floor including simple beddings 15€ /Day/ Person
Daily visitors: Free
Festival fee: Including Prasadam (Vegetarian & Vegan food), flowers, decorations etc. 25€ /Day/ Person
Children under age 6 free of charge, from 7-14: half price

Adventure programs in forest for Children and Teens with Maheshwari and Vinayaka:

On Friday 11am-1pm & 6-8pm, for children aged 6-17 years old
On Saturday 11am-1pm & 6-8pm, for children aged 6-17 years old

Please register your children on https://bit.ly/4h2ZOuy

Note: you would need to take care of children under 6 years oldyourself at all times, which typically means missing certain elements of the festival (eg. lectures and meditations). We ask everyone to respect and support the silence and concentration of the temple hall, which may mean inviting those with small children to leave the room.

Temple Taxi:

In order to serve you by arranging pick up and drop off service, please fill up the "Temple Taxi" online form carefully: https://bit.ly/4h2ZOuy

Pick up from / Drop off to Neubrücke Nahe train station (8,00 € per trip)
Pick up from / Drop off to Hahn Airport (30,00 € up to 4 persons per trip + Parking fee)
Pickup from / Drop off to Hahn Airport (€30.00 per ride, up to 4 persons)
Pick up from / Drop off to Luxembourg Airport (15,00 €/person up to 4 persons, min. 50,00 € per trip + Parking fee)

To help us manage this event smoothly, please fill up this form by 15th of April.

Important:

There will be no pick up or drop off to Frankfurt International (Main) Airport.

There will be no pick up or drop off to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport or Luxembourg Airport AFTER 9:00 PM, and to Neubrücke (Nahe) train station AFTER 10:00 PM. If you are not able to find other solutions, please contact Bala Govinda Prabhu (WA/Telegram, +49 176 22831294) for arrivals and Valentina (WA, +39 347 9854116) for departures and discuss directly with them.

If you are unable to attend the festival after registering, or you don't need anymore of the temple taxi service, please make every effort to cancel your taxi registration as soon as you know it.

Notice:

Please note that organizing this festival is beyond the financial possibilities of our temple, and we humbly ask you to kindly support this endeavor by a generous donation, which will be used for this purpose only. You can send your donations via PayPal or wire transfer to our account:

ISKCON Abentheuer Goloka Dhama e.V.
Kreissparkasse Birkenfeld
IBAN: DE07 5625 0030 0021 2607 29
BIC: BILADE55

Reference: Bhakti Immersion Retreat 2025 + Your legal name

If you wish, we can issue an official donation receipt for you!

Thank you very much for your kind attention and we look forward to greeting you at this wonderful and spiritual event.

Your servants from the Goloka Dhama festival organization