Category: Bhakti wisdom daily for living

Building a seeker friendly culture – The Monk’s Podcast 57 with Caru Prabhu

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Caru Das
Initiated by Prabhupada in May 1970
Australia 1970-1975, President of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Temples at Various Times
BBT Library Party 1975
Bhakti Sastra in 1977
Berkley Temple President 1975-1978
Traveling Rathayatra/Festival of India 1979-1981
Los Angeles Temple Life Membership Director 19791989
Started KHQN Krishna Radio in Spanish Fork Utah 1981 to present day
Opened Sri Sri Radha Shymasundar Temple In Spanish Fork 2001
Opened Sri Sri Radha Govinda Temple in Salt Lake City 2019
Hosted Largest Color Festival (25,000 attendees) in America since last 20 years
Organized Since 2012 Additional Annual Color Festivals in Los Angeles, Riverside, SF Valley, Las Vegas, Ogden and Salt Lake City.
Hosted Annual Festival of India in Spanish Fork for last 36 Years
utahkrishnas@gmail.com
www.utahkrishnas.com
www.festivalofcolorsusa.com

KSL News Utah’s own Krishna Temple flourishes and expands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGhx4… A Krishna temple in Utah County may seem a bit out of place, but one of its founders says it’s a perfect fit. Ashley Kewish brings you the story.

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Harmony in a multi guru movement – The Monk’s Podcast 54 with Navina Nirada Prabhu

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Navina Nirada Das is a Spiritual Entrepreneur. He traveled the globe more
than a dozen times as ISKCON’s Book Distribution Minister. He built and
directs Vaishnava Academy in Mayapur. Originally from Switzerland, he
currently oversees a spiritual center in the heart of San Francisco. He
delivers seminars on outreach and leadership and guides individuals through his personal experience from nearly four decades of practice.

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Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s inclusive presentation of bhakti – The Monk’s Podcast 53 with Krishna Abishek

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Dr. Krishna Abhishek Ghosh is a professor of Hinduism and World Religions at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, and an Affiliate Professor at the Global Center for Advanced Studies, New York, USA. His interdisciplinary research and teaching interests include the history of religions, Indian philosophy and aesthetics (rasa), postcolonial and critical theories, and South Asian Studies. His current research projects revolve around the intellectual history of kirtan with a special focus on Bengal. This focus has developed from his doctoral work on the Hindu thinker Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda, for which he received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2014. He also taught ‘Asian Classics’ at UChicago’s Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, for which he received the Dean’s Award in 2013. The Vaiṣṇava roots of his family and Bengal culture hold a special place in his heart and form a significant part of his scholarly activity. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses such as ‘Gandhi and His Critics,’ ‘Hinduism 101: Cows, Caste, and The Kamasutra?,’ ‘An Introduction to Religious Studies’ and ‘World’s Religions’ and supervises Ph.D. students in his areas of expertise.

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Is bhakti pro-modern or anti-modern? – The Monk’s Podcast 45 with Bhakti Rasamrita Swami Maharaj

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His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank. Inspired by the teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder acharya of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), he decided to dedicate his life for propagating the message of Bhagavad Gita and joined International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He was initiated by the spiritual name His Grace Devamrita Dasa. Since then he has served in many important projects and has preached the message of Bhagavad gita very widely, especially to the student community. He served as temple president in Mumbai, Belgaum and Vrindavan- which is the spiritual hub of world wide ISKCON temples. He has been preaching in many prestigious educational institutions all over India. Commemorating the hundredth birth anniversary of Srila Prabhupada in the year 1996, he travelled widely and conducted National level theistic debate competitions in various colleges and Universities across India and Nepal, covering 250 cities and over 5000 colleges. During this period, He inspired many people in different parts of India, to practice and preach the message of Bhagavad gita. In the month of March, 2010, honoring his dedication and devotion, He was awarded the order of Sannyasa (Renunciation) in ISKCON, with the title His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami. In his more than 30 years of dedicated devotional life in ISKCON, he has rendered several important services, preached in many countries of America, Europe and USSR, and continues to do so. Presently he is temple president of ISKCON Belgaum centre, where He is inspiring thousands of people to seriously practice the sublime teachings of the Bhagavad-gita, and is overseeing the development of a self- sufficient vedic eco village (Gokul Dham) in 450 acres of land near Belgaum.

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