ETERNAL BLISS

• The IYF Magazine For The Young & Young At Heart

This magazine is our humble effort to present the timeless Vedic wisdom of India to YOUTH. Today's educated youth is looking for journals to satisfy their reading propensity. But unfortunately most of the journals pollute their consciousness and drag them away from the real goal of life -- God conscious culture which enhances ones moral & spiritual standards leading to peace, happiness and prosperity.

Most of the youngsters today are seeking happiness vainly in the apparent pleasures of the material world, which leads them to frustration and hopelessness. Today's youth is completely confused and is searching for an alternative way of life which will lead them to true peace and happiness. The frustration and suffering is only because of forgetting the true spiritual culture of India.

When Srila Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of ISKCON movement, went to the West, he met the youth in a similar condition of life. Through the profound philosophy of Bhagavad Gita and appropriate spiritual engagement for the senses, he transformed them into perfect gentlemen free from sinful activities like illicit sex, meat eating, gambling and intoxication. He desired and wanted his followers to preach in the same mood to the Youth of India. The magazine ETERNAL BLISS aims at educating and involving both young and 'young at heart' in the Principles of SANATANA DHARMA, which are universal and common to all regardless of race, caste or creed.

• 0bjectives Of 'ETERNAL BLISS ....

  To establish a strong youth force of spiritually stout students who are genuine practitioners and representatives of Sanatana Dharma, who will be like beacon lights for guiding the rest of the society.

• To help youth to shed all their misconceptions about religion and know of the glory of our rich spiritual heritage of Bharat-varsha.
• To teach students to build up character, develop personality and learn to lead a life of 'Simple living, High thinking' and expose them to higher dimensions of life.
• To teach how to practice the science of Pure Devotional Service which is real goal of life, which alone can situate one in permanent everlasting bliss.

Sample Topics

Some sample titles of articles are presented below:

• Drug Abuse-- The Danger and Solution
• Character build up -- Qualifying to attract the mercy of God
• Yoga & the Topmost Yoga System
• Meditation-- The Object, the Means and the Purpose
• Krishna's Rasa Lila-- Can we IMITATE?
• The six urges & the means to control them
• Physical health & mental equilibrium
• Sports-- the modern & Vedic perspective
• Is work worship? -- Karma & Karma Yoga
• Caste system in Vedic society-- For chaos / harmony?

  Role Of These Magazines Amongst Youth......

  Today's students are tomorrow’s leaders. All brilliant students studying in various colleges are going to be the leading managers/businessmen. Knowledge is power. But misuse of knowledge of such people can ruin the entire country. The only remedy for this is to offer them true spiritual science when they are young students. This will make them not only efficient leaders, but also true spiritualists & moralists. Such exemplary people can keep true peace in the country.

IYF Newsletter

This is a 4-page monthly magazine. This magazine has one page striking article from current issues or some Srila Prabhupada speaks out (Srila Prabhupada's arguments with Christians, Mayavadis, Scientists), or some part of old BTG article or some catchy topics similar to the ones published in Spiritual scientist or Eternal bliss.

To introduce the magazine to new people, it has few lines editorial which also invites suggestions and their response about it. This magazine has information about the activities of the previous month and gives brief information about forthcoming activities with as many sharp pictures as possible on our different preaching programs - One time, 6 day, 7 day, Summer Camps, Core group meetings, Launching first B.S.L. College toppers from IYF, Newly started youth programs, realizations of summer camp students, new initiate IYF students, new group of students assembling for morning programs in colleges etc.

To attract the crowd, it has beautiful advertisements of Summer Camp along with various IYF publications and it induces students to 'Become a IYF member'. Also about the sale of tapes set on various topics, sale of complete package of 'Art of Mind control' slides + tape + book, Pandava Seva, book distribution news etc.

It also has some information about Bhakta Prahlada School, weekly IYF programs in Pune, Youth preaching quotes by Srila Prabhupada, Introducing leaders of IYF along with a long list of the names of IYF members and their college. And few quick-to-read, humorous but built-in with philosophy, thought-provoking information.

This magazine is generally sent to fresh upcoming beginners showing interest in IYF, Pandava seva donors, IYF members, program participants, leading life members, leading libraries and companies in Pune, IYF well wishers abroad through e-mail.

TRAINING

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YOUTH   FESTIVAL

Jaigopal das (B.Arch)

The Need ....

College students and youth groups organise annual gatherings, which meet with a very enthusiastic response from the youth community. A massive Youth Festival has a very high propaganda value for IYF activities. The idea is to get the youths from various colleges in large numbers and present them with a nicely arranged Krishna conscious program.

Benefits ....

• The youth festival provides tremendous publicity and goodwill for IYF. Practically every student from all the colleges in the city comes to know about IYF.
• It gives IYF recognition as an established youth and cultural organization, on par with any other youth organization.
• We can invite big people from society (such as principals, youth activists, etc.) for the festival, get their appreciation and also introduce them to IYF and Krishna consciousness. This will help us get easy entrances into their colleges for preaching.
• Press coverage helps spread the name and activities of ISKCON/IYF in the city.

  Highlights ....

• We can present a lecture on various interest-arousing topics such as 'Vedic and Modern Civilization', 'Science and the Vedas', `You were born free' etc.
• Krishna conscious dramas (only if done in a professional way)
• Video show on Srila Prabhupada 'Your Ever Wellwisher'
• Ecstatic prasadam feast
• Prize distribution to students from the hands of dignitaries

The audience consists of interested youths from different colleges in the city. Passes are issued to the students in advance in their own colleges, through our student devotees. Our target is at least 1000 students.

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CONTESTS

IYF organizes Bhagavad gita contests, Life after death contest and similar competitions from time to time to expose thousands of students to the Vedic wisdom. Big prizes are awarded during festivals for the winners.