Janardana dasa - ISKCON Ministry for Sannyasa

Janardana
dasa
Janardana
Das
I
first
read
Srila
Prabhupada's
books,
Easy
Journey
to
Other
Planets
and
the
Perfec>on
of
Yoga
and
some
edi>ons
of
the
Back
to
Godhead
magazines
when
I
was
15
years
old
in
the
Philippines.
That
was
way
back
in
November
1977,
around
the
>me
of
Srila
Prabhupada's
departure.
Then
I
moved
to
Canada
in
1980.
I
subscribed
immediately
to
Back
to
Godhead
magazine
and
bought
my
first
Bhagavad
Gita
through
mail
from
BBT
Los
Angeles.
ASer
finishing
college,
I
joined
the
Hare
Krsna
temple
in
Toronto
on
September
1984.
I
received
my
harinam
diksha
from
HH
Gopal
Krsna
Goswami
on
January
1984
and
the
brahminical
ini>a>on
the
following
year
in
1985.
I
was
a
book
distributor
and
on
the
management
(Secretary
and
Vice
President)for
the
next
13
years
while
staying
at
the
Toronto
temple.
I
was
the
temple
President
of
Toronto
temple
for
two
years
prior
to
my
moving
to
India
in
1997.
I became a personal servant and assistant to HH Gopal Krsna Goswami from
1997 up to present. We travel to Russia, other parts of Europe and North
America every year during summer.
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Janardana
Das
I
was
the
Vice
President
and
in
charge
of
the
brahmacari
ashram
of
the
Delhi
temple
for
five
years
from
1997‐2002.
Then
I
moved
to
Vrindavan
temple
in
April
2002
and
again
became
involved
in
the
management
as
the
Vice
President
and
General
Manager
up
to
this
date.
My
du>es
are
to
arrange
and
coordinate
the
temple
programs
and
especially
the
various
fes>vals
throughout
the
year.
I
am
also
a
part
of
the
brahmacari
council
who
look
aSer
the
brahmacari
ashram
since
I
moved
in
Vrindavana.
I
give
regular
classes
both
in
the
english
Srimad
Bhagavatam
and
Bhagavad
Gita
classes
at
our
Krsna
Balaram
Mandir
in
Vrindavan.
I
also
give
classes
to
many
IYF
members
or
youths
as
well
as
congrega>on
members
coming
from
Delhi
and
different
parts
of
India
who
visits
Vrindavana.
I
also
regularly
go
to
different
colleges
around
Vrindavana
and
Mathura
area
to
preach.
The
devotees
in
Delhi
area
invites
me
from
>me
to
>me
to
give
classes
in
their
temples.
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Janardana
Das
I
visit
and
preaches
to
the
different
ci>es
in
the
Philippines
for
the
last
three
years.
I
consider
that
it
will
be
one
of
my
main
preaching
areas
and
hopefully
I
will
be
spending
more
>me
with
them
in
the
near
future.
Since
I
spent
a
lot
of
>me
in
the
past
in
North
America,
and
knowing
many
devotees
there,
I
desire
to
contribute
and
preach
in
that
area
as
well
in
the
future.
If
I
am
not
travelling,
I
am
in
ISKCON
Vrindavan
and
consider
it
as
my
main
base
at
present.
I
also
go
to
at
least
10
to
15
Ratha
Yatras
every
year
in
Delhi
and
nearby
surrounding
areas
of
Udar
Pradesh,
Haryana
and
Punjab
in
India.
If
Lord
Krsna
willing,
I
am
planning
on
going
again
with
my
Guru
Maharaja
to
North
America
this
summer
and
the
golden
ring
area
in
Russia
for
preaching.
ASer
Janmashtami,
I
am
also
planning
on
going
to
the
Philippines
and
will
return
back
to
Vrindavana
just
prior
to
the
start
of
Kar>ka
month
by
the
end
of
October.
I
hope
that
somehow
I
may
be
able
to
contribute
to
the
society
by
spreading
the
teachings
of
Srila
Prabhupada
and
the
Guru
parampara
without
adultera>on.
By
the
mercy
of
the
Sri
Guru
and
Lord
Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu
I
pray
that
I
may
be
qualified
to
be
an
instrument
to
spread
the
holy
name
all
over
the
world.
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Lilasuka
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I
was
born
in
Brussels
in
Belgium
in
1960,
and
met
for
the
first
>me
devotees
in
Ghent
in
the
summer
of
1992.
From
1992
to
1996
I
was
ac>ve
in
Nama
Hada
preaching
in
Ghent
un>l
1996
when
I
joined
the
Radhadesh
temple
.
In
1994
I
met
His
Holiness
Bhak>
Charu
Swami
who
accepted
me
as
his
disciple.
I
received
first
ini>a>on
on
12
March
1998
and
second
ini>a>on
on
25
August
1999.
Right
aSer
my
first
ini>a>on
I
became
the
first
secretary
for
the
newly
formed
European
RGB.
At
that
>me
I
organized
the
first
European
Leaders
Mee>ngs
(ELM)
and
went
on
several
missions
for
the
European
RGB.
In
2001
I
became
the
Secretary
for
the
Global
GBC
Body
and
the
Secretary
for
the
GBC
Execu>ve
Commidee.
I
fulfilled
that
role
un>l
September
2009.
During
that
period
I
adended
all
GBC
mee>ngs
and
all
GBC
mid‐year
mee>ngs.
I
also
organized
the
first
GBC
mid‐year
mee>ng
held
at
Prabhupadesh
in
Italy
in
October
6‐9,
2006.
At
present
I
con>nue
to
adend
the
yearly
GBC
mee>ngs
as
Recording
Secretary.
From
1996
to
2007
I
have
been
engaged
in
management
of
the
Radhadesh
projects,
mainly
taking
care
of
supervising
the
administra>on,
tax
defense
and
legal
maders.
I
also
served
as
legal
director,
trustee,
teacher
and
student
in
the
Bhak>vedanta
College.
In
March
2006
I
received
a
Global
Excellence
Aware
for
“Ac>ng
in
the
Interest
of
ISKCON”.
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Then,
I
graduated
for
the
MIHE
Bhak>
Sastri
course
in
June
2001,
and
followed
the
Bhak>vaibhava
course
(2001‐2004)
at
the
VIHE
in
Vrindavana
where
I
graduated
in
2004.
From
2005
to
2011
I
con>nued
with
the
VIHE
Bhak>vedanta
study
and
graduated
for
Bhak>vedanta
in
2011.
From
2004
tot
2007
I
served
as
Bhak>vaibhava
and
Bhak>
Sastri
teacher
at
the
Bhak>vedanta
College
in
Radhadesh.
Since
1998
I
am
mainly
preaching
in
European
countries
and
have
developed
a
number
of
Srimad
Bhagavatam
seminars
which
I
presented
in
many
European
countries.
The
preaching
of
the
Bhagavatam
is
my
life
and
soul.
You
can
hear
and
see
some
of
my
seminars
on
my
blog:
lilasuka.blogspot.co.uk
From
July
2007
on
I
have
been
fully
engaged
in
preaching.
My
main
preaching
zones
are
Belgium,
France,
Spain,
Portugal,
Germany
and
Switserland.
Since
2001,
every
summer,
I
have
been
assis>ng
His
Holiness
Prahladananda
Maharaja
in
preaching
in
the
Balkan
States.
My
home
base
is
Leicester
in
the
UK
where
I
am
engaged
in
developing
educa>on,
and
pastoral
work
I
earned
also
a
B.A.
in
Accountancy
and
Taxes,
B.A.
in
Theology,
M.A.
in
the
Study
of
Religion,
and
I
am
presently
engaged
in
a
PhD
Research
at
the
University
of
Wales.
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Murali
Krishna
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Murali
Krishna
Das
I
joined
ISKCON
in
1987
aSer
finishing
University
with
a
BS
in
Law
and
Jus>ce
from
Suffolk
University.
As
a
new
bramacari,
I
very
quickly
joined
the
ISKCON
Boston;
Traveling
Sankirtan
Party
(TSKP),
to
distribute
Srila
Prabhupada’sbooks
all
across
North
America.
That
party
was
started
and
encouraged
by
H.H.Niranjana
Swami;
who
I
later
took
Harinama
Ini>a>on
from
in
1989
.I
distributed
Srila
Prabhupada’s
books
as
a
full‐>me
service
for
approximatelysix
years,
working
extensively
in
Airports
from
Boston.
New
York,
Philadelphia,Miami,
to
Los
Angeles.
In
the
early
90’s,
I
served
in
ISKCON
Los
Angeles
and
also
started
my
household
life
at
that
>me.
I
was
in
household
life
for
15years
and
I
have
three
children.In
1993,
As
a
family,
we
moved
to
Orissa
India
to
serve
at
ISKCON
Bhubaneswar
under
the
leadership
and
guidance
of
H.H.Gour
Govinda
Swami.
While
in
Bhubaneshwar,
I
studied
extensively
from
Srila
Gour
Govinda
Maharaja
our
Vaisnava
philosophy
and
Gaudia
siddhanta.
Also
during
this
>me,
I
par>cipated
regularly
and
annually
in
all
of
the
public
preaching
programs
such
as
Padayatra,
Ratha
Yatra,
University
Preaching,
Harinama
and
Food
for
Lifeprograms.On
Lord
Nityananda’s
Appearance
Day
In
1993,
with
the
permission
and
blessings
of
H.H.
Niranjana
Swami,
I
received
Brahmana
Ini>a>on
from
H.H.
Gour
GovindaSwami.
ASer
a
serving
a
few
years
in
India,
We
went
back
to
North
America
and
started
an
ISKCON
Preaching
Center
in
the
college
town
of
Amherst
Ma.,
where
we
held
regular
full‐>me
University
preaching
programs.
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Murali
Krishna
Das
Srila
Gaura
Govinda
Swami
came
there
for
preaching
in
the
summer
of
1995
and
stayed
with
us
for
a
week.
In
1996,
aSer
the
holy
Disappearance
Day
of
Sri
Srimad
Gour
Govinda
Swam
Maharaja,
I
was
asked
by
the
GBC
to
return
to
ISKCON
Bhubaneshwar,
to
become
the
Temple
President.
Under
very
difficult
circumstances,
I
served
there
in
that
capacity
for
about
a
year.
From
1997‐
2004,
I
took
care
of
my
family
and
worked
in
the
private
sector.
I
was
employed
at
Harvard
University
as
a
Security
Account
Manager
and
oversaw
security
opera>ons
on
the
University’s
Science
Campus.
In
2004,
with
the
permission
and
encouragement
of
my
former
wife,
I
leS
household
life
to
take
vanaprastha
and
to
prepare
myself
for
sannyasa.
My
gurumaharaja,
H.H.
Gour
Govinda
Swami
wanted
that
I
preach
as
a
sannyasi
and
instructed
me
in
1994,
that,
“Murali
Krsna,
sannyas
is
meant
for
you!..”.
I
knew
then
and
it
was
confirmed
by
my
spiritual
master,
what
my
future
service
and
responsibility
would
be
in
this
life.
Preaching
as
a
sannyasi
in
ISKCON,
especially
in
India
where
I
base
myself,
is
very
helpful,
because
even
today,
the
common
people
s>ll
have
great
regard
for
the
sannyasa
posi>on,
the
dress,
and
the
spiritual
guidance
offered
by
a
sannyasi
in
the
Daivi
Varnashram
system.
At
present,
I
base
myself
at
ISKCON
Bhubaneshwar
and
preach
extensively
throughout
Orissa,
India.
I
am
also
preaching
regularly
in
Mumbai
and
Delhi
and
other
ISKCON
Centers
and
Temples
around
India.
I
also
spend
a
few
months
a
year
preaching
in
Russia,
the
USA
and
most
recently
Kenya
Africa.
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Prabhupada
dasa
Prabhupada
Das
This
body
was
born
in
1946
and
is
now
65
years
old.
I
had
the
good
fortune
of
moving
to
645
East
9th
Street,
NYC
in
1965,
thus
geong
posi>oned
to
receive
Srila
Prabhupada’s
special
mercy
upon
his
arrival
downtown
in
1966.
In
fact
I
was
situated
only
¾
of
a
block
away
from
the
iconic
Tompkins
Square
Park,
famous
for
us
as
the
site
of
the
first
public
chan>ng
of
the
Maha
Mantra
in
the
Western
world.
Of
course
this
was
performed
very
personally
by
His
Divine
Grace.
So
one
day
I
wandered
over
to
the
group,
no>ced
the
oriental
rug
donated
by
Robert
Nelson,
and
listened
to
the
sound
vibra>on,
glancing
at
the
leader,
whom
I
was
soon
to
learn
was
called
Swami
Bhak>vedanta.
I
became
a
regular
visitor
to
26
2nd
a
Avenue
which,
in
those
days
oSen
meant
a
regular
visitor
to
Prabhupada’s
apartment
where
he
was
taking
on
all
comers,
including
“frustrated
and
confused
young
men”
(as
he
saw
and
described
us
hippies).
I
entered
the
storefront
frequently,
beginning
as
soon
as
it
was
established
as
“Swami
Bhak>vedanta’s
storefront
temple.”
It
was,
as
you
all
know,
designated
by
its
inherited
sign
–
“Matchless
GiSs.”
July
through
December,
or
beginning
of
January
’67
–
that
was
the
period
in
which
I
gained
the
associa>on
of
Srila
Prabhupada,
and
that
despite
my
usually
being
strongly
under
the
influence
of
the
powerful,
mind‐altering
drug
called
LSD.
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Prabhupada
Das
I
cherish
my
memories
of
my
encounters
with
Srila
Prabhupada
during
that
period
as
well
as
the
one
subsequent
personal
darshana
I
was
allowed
later
on
(Boston,
38
North
Beacon
St.
ISKCON
Temple,
circa
1972).
(If
the
reader
would
like
to
know
the
details
of
these
exchanges,
he/she
can
refer
to
Siddhanta
prabhu’s
“Memories”
series
as
well
as
Yadubara
prabhu’s
“Following
Srila
Prabhupada”
series.
Other
videos
of
my
Prabhupada
memories
also
exist.)
Although,
by
his
causeless
mercy,
Srila
Prabhupada
feelingly
urged
me
to
join
him
and
the
boys
in
1966,
at
that
>me
I
was
unable
to
do
so.
But
I
at
least
con>nued
associa>ng
with
devotees
and
gradually
increased
my
humble
service
to
the
mission.
In
1968
I
published
a
hippie
“underground”
newspaper
that
featured
a
full
page
ar>cle
about
our
founder‐acharya.
(The
ar>cle
is
en>tled
“The
Master
Returns,”
replete
with
that
classic
photo
of
him
passing
a
set
of
three
Bhagavatams
to
Prime
Minister
Sastri.)
Finally,
in
July,
1975,
I
actually
joined
(in
Boston)
as
a
full‐>me
member.
Of
course
it
didn’t
take
too
many
months
before
I
was
out
on
travelling
book
distribu>on
Sankirtan.
ASer
about
a
year
and
a
half
of
book
distribu>on
I
was
given
an
alterna>ve,
namely
taking
on
the
responsibility
of
temple
treasurer
(s>ll
in
Boston).
In
April,
1976
I
received
first
ini>a>on,
and
in
Oct.,1977,
2nd.
This
was
followed
by
some
travelling
and
preaching
with
Agrani
prabhu,
down
to
Philadelphia
and
other
places,
eventually
residing
on
the
“skyscraper”
temple
on
West
55th
St.,
NYC.
That
was
1980.
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Prabhupada
Das
Subsequent
service
and
places
including
becoming
the
temple
treasurer
for
the
New
York
temple
aSer
is
had
relocated
to
Brooklyn.
Then
more
traveling
and
preaching
in
the
Caribbean.
At
the
end
of
1990,
I
was
asked
to
help
the
struggling
Bogota,
Colombia
(South
America)
temple.
I
spend
a
lot
of
my
>me
there
coping
with
the
economic
aspect
(ie,
seeing
the
bills
got
paid).
Finally,
in
early
2003,
I
was
free
to
take
the
Bhak>
Sastri
course
and
to
begin
annual
visits
to
Mayapur
and
Vrndavana.
I
soon
began
teaching
Bhak>
Sastri,
especially
Bhagavad‐gita
and
Isopanisad.
At
present
I
travel
to
different
countries
(including
Colombia)
to
preach
in
Spanish
and
English.
As
for
the
future,
I
hope
that
the
aspired
sannyasa
role
will
afford
me
increased
opportunity
to
deeply
contemplate
our
philosophy
through
study
and
preaching
the
books
that
Srila
Prabhupada
has
mercifully
leS
for
us
as
the
“basis.”
I
feel
immensely
grateful
to
him
and
hope
to
express
this
by
increased
preaching
work.
I
pray
for
your
blessings.
(For
further
info,
please
feel
free
to
contact
me
via
email:
[email protected].)
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Udama
Sloka
dasa
(UK
and
CIS)
Udama
Sloka
Das
Udama
Sloka
Das
was
born
in
Baku,
Azerbaijan,(former
Soviet
Union)
in
1967,
in
a
religious
Muslim
family.
In
1985,
being
a
freedom
fighter
against
the
communist
rule
in
his
student
years,
he
was
first
interested
in
alliance
with
the
devotees
of
ISKCON
against
the
common
enemy.
Later
he
joined
the
movement
in
1989
in
Sukhumi,
Georgia,
dropping
a
successful
business.
Right
from
the
start
he
became
a
part
of
a
travelling
sankirtan
group
around
Georgia
and
from
1991,
due
to
his
knowledge
of
English,
he
assisted
his
guru,
HH
Indradyumna
Swami,
as
his
travelling
secretary
and
interpreter.
He
received
his
first
ini>a>on
from
him
also
in
1991.
From
1991
to
1993
he
combined
his
personal
services
to
his
spiritual
master
with
his
first
responcibility
in
ISKCON
as
a
SKN
leader
in
Sochi,
Russia.
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In
1993
he
received
his
second
ini>a>on
and
was
sent
by
his
GBC
to
Urals,
Russia,
where
he
spent
the
next
ten
years
serving
as
a
TP
of
Chelyabinsk
and
a
Regional
Secretary
of
the
Urals
from
1996
and
a
GBC
Deputy
from
1999
to
2003.
At
the
same
>me,
from
the
beginning
of
2000,
he
started
visi>ng
the
UK
‐
first
as
a
book
distributor,
then
as
an
organizer
of
a
SKN
party
and
manager,
and
later
as
a
teacher
and
preacher.
In
2003
he
delegated
his
managerial
responsibili>es
and,
aSer
acquiring
a
Bhak>
Shastri
Teacher's
degree
and
a
Mediator's
degreeengaged
in
travelling
preaching,
first
in
CIS,
UK
and
India.
Later,
aSer
acquiring
Bri>sh
ci>zenship
in
2005
with
the
blessings
of
his
Gurudeva,
Srila
Indradyumna
Swami,
started
travelling
globally,
offering
devotees
short
and
prac>cal
courses
based
on
the
Bhagavad
Gita
As
It
Is,
which
became
very
popular
in
many
countries.
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Since
then
and
un>l
the
present
moment,
he
is
also
coordina>ng
the
Spiritual
United
Na>ons
(S.U.N)
project
meant
for
establishing
ac>ve
partnership
between
devotees
and
other
spiritualists
in
working
together
and
providing
spiritual
solu>ons
for
material
problems
to
support
local
and
global
government
ini>a>ves.
At
the
moment
the
project
is
registered
in
a
number
of
countries
including
USA,
Canada,
Israel
and
Russia.
The
organiza>on
is
also
represented
in
both
main
U.N.
Headquarters,
New
York
and
Geneva.
His
annual
preaching
includes
the
main
English
speaking
countries,
such
as
the
UK,
USA,
Canada
and
Australia.
Singapore,India,
Swizerland,
Japan,
Israel,
Russia
and
Ukraine
are
also
included
in
the
annual
tours.
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Vaishnava
Das
• • • • • • • • • • • Date
of
Birth:
30th
June,
1961
Spiritual
Master:
HH
Gopal
Krishna
Goswami
Coming
contact
with
ISKCON
in
1984.
Joining
in
Sri
Sri
Krishna
Balarama
Mandir,
ISKCON,
Vrindavan
as
a
full
>me
Ashram
devotee
on
Radhastami,
1986.
Ist
Ini>a>on
on
Kar>k
Purnima,
1989
in
Vrindavan.
2nd
Ini>a>on
on
1992,
in
Vrindavan.
Bachelor
in
Commerce,
University
of
Orissa.
In
the
beginning
in
ISKCON,
Vrindavan,
serving
in
the
Kitchen
(washing
pots,
cuong
vegetables,
serving
Prasad,
cleaning
Prasadam
hall
etc.
for
1
year.
I
joined
the
sankirtan
dept
and
I
was
serving
in
book
stall
infront
of
temple
for
2
years.
Joined
in
Travelling
sankirtan
with
HH
Probodhananda
Saraswa>
Swami
(Prabhu
at
>me)
for
5
years
doing
book
bag
in
various
places
in
India.
From
1994
>ll
2004
I
lead
the
Sankirtan
Dept
in
which
5
Sankirtan
busses,
2
small
vehicles
and
around
with
60
brahmacaris
serving
in
the
department
under
my
guidance
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Das
• • • • • • • • • Also
I
was
looking
aSer
the
New
Bhakta
Program
at
that
>me
and
assis>ng
Temple
Management
at
that
>me.
From
2003
onwards,
the
VEB
appointed
me
as
the
Vice‐President
of
ISKCON,
Vrindavan.
Till
now
I
have
various
responsibili>es
as
a
Temple
Administra>ve
council
member
and
supervising
various
dept.
From
2009
onwards,
I
started
extensive
travelling
preaching
throughout
India.
In
2010
I
have
done
my
Bhak>
Shastri
course
in
VIHE,
Vrindavan.
In
2009
also
VEB
nominated
me
as
a
sannyasa
candidate
and
I
applied
for
it.
Now
since
3
years,
travelling
&
preaching
under
the
guidance
of
HH
Bhak>
Gaurava
Narayana
Swami.
He
is
my
mentor.
I
am
in
1
year
wai>ng
list
for
sannyasa.
I
am
trying
to
preach
the
teachings
of
His
Divine
Grace
Srila
Prabhupada
where
ever
I
can
to
school,
college
students,
village
programa,
congrega>ons,
in
many
places
and
book
distribu>on
also.
I
am
trying
to
dedicate
my
life
in
the
service
of
Guru
Gauranga,
if
by
their
causeless
mercy
and
by
their
blessings
they
engage
me
in
the
preaching
mission
of
Krishna
Consciousness
movement
following
the
footsteps
of
Srila
Prabhupada
and
predecessor
Acaryas.
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Das
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Vedavyasa
Das,
born
in
Germany,
in
1951,
met
devotees
in
Hamburg
in
the
summer
of
1971,
while
doing
mandatory
military
service.
ASer
reading
"Sri
Isopanisad"
and
receiving
guidance
from
Srila
Prabhupada's
disciples
there,
he
became
a
vegetarian,
shaved
his
head,
and
lived
(as
far
as
circumstances
allowed)
a
devo>onal
life
while
s>ll
in
the
army.
To
help
him
focus,
devotees
asked
him
to
translate
the
Second
Canto
of
Srimad‐Bhagavatam
into
German.
Shortly
aSer
his
discharge,
he
traveled
to
Paris
in
June
of
1972
to
meet
Srila
Prabhupada
and
receive
ini>a>on.
For
the
next
eight
years,
he
translated
books
and
managed
the
German
BBT.
ASer
marrying
a
Spanish
devotee
and
arriving
in
Spain,
in
1981,
he
oversaw
prin>ng
for
the
Spanish
BBT
and
assisted
in
the
administra>on
of
the
Spanish
temples.
In
1985,
he
established
the
European
office
of
the
Spanish
BBT
(previously,
he
worked
through
the
Spanish
BBT
office
in
Los
Angeles).
During
the
next
ten
years,
the
"Srimad‐Bhagavatam"
and
several
other
books
were
published,
and
the
"Sri
Caitanya‐caritamrita"
was
translated
and
prepared
for
publica>on.
For
the
occasion
of
Srila
Prabhupada's
centennial
celebra>on,
Vedavyasa
wrote
and
published
a
book
called
"Srila
Prabhupada
and
His
Disciples
in
Germany,"
which
narrates
the
history
from
1969
to
1977
and
features
the
memories
of
Prabhupada's
disciples.
Vedavyasa
is
the
president
of
both
the
Malaga
temple
and
the
New
Vrajamandala
farm
community,
and
the
Euro
RGB
Commissioner
for
ISKCON's
ac>vi>es
in
Spain.
He
is
also
serving
as
an
ini>a>ng
guru
in
ISKCON.
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