Home events

Home events
People often feel more comfortable coming to someone’s house rather than a hall. There are a number of ways this could be done including all or some of the following elements: food, drinks, music, guest speakers, and DVDs.

Invitations: when you invite your guests, best to let them know the evening will include a presentation on Maharaji and his message. Invitations can be done by phone, by card or both.
Set-up: Use your commonsense, and adapt for your culture: make sure you and your guests are comfortable. First impressions are lasting.

There is no substitute for your own enthusiasm and confidence.
Ensure everything looks fresh and clean and consider flowers and decorations.
It’s nice to have a good quality, satisfying dinner so people really enjoy themselves.

Possible Format/Content: Welcome each guest as they arrive with refreshments, Dinner, followed by MC explaining the rest of the event, and including a short intro to the subject of the evening. Or live musician can draw everyone’s attention together.

Food: Generally buffet dinners work best. Plan where the food is served and eaten. If event is in same room as where people eat, consider re-arranging room for the presentation.
1 or 2 DVDs of approx 10-20 minutes each and/or special broadcast and/or guest speaker.
Guests are offered free materials and leave as the evening winds down. Keep an eye on time.

Materials: For event: Parts of Designed for Joy, You’ve Got it, Within You, Embrace Life, Introducing Peace, Story of Life, At Ease With Yourself and Discovering More are good possibilities.

Also materials should be made available when people leave. Possibilities include: Designed for Joy, You’ve got it, the Discovering More booklet, invitation to local events, Maharaji’s event schedule, and printed material available on websites.

If you go with an introductory video followed by Discovering More, consider having Key 1 pack and Keys registration form at hand so that guests so wishing can immediately enrol in the Keys process.

Follow-Up: A week or two after the dinner party, call each guest. ‘’How did you feel about the presentation?”