by ISKCON Desire Tree | Mar 8, 2012 | ISKCON Swamis
Bhakti Tirtha Swami was born John E. Favors in a pious, God fearing family. As a child evangelist he appeared regularly on television. As a young man he was a leader in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s civil rights movement. At Princeton University he became...
by ISKCON Desire Tree | Mar 7, 2012 | ISKCON Swamis
In 1987, His Holiness Bhakti Carudesna Swami Maharaj was a college student when he met an ISKCON devotee who sold him the book Science of Self-realization. That same year, a few months later, he joined the temple and became highly inspired to support ISKCON and preach...
by ISKCON Desire Tree | Mar 7, 2012 | ISKCON Swamis
Bhakti Vaibhava Swami finished his studies and joined the Hare Krishna movement in 1970.The following year he was initiated by Srila Prabhupada. He has been an initiating spiritualmaster in ISKCON since 1987, and was awarded sannyasa initiation in 1991.When he joined,...
by ISKCON Desire Tree | Mar 6, 2012 | ISKCON Swamis
Bhakti Vasudeva Swami is an ISKCON guru and a member of Spiritual Advisors Bhagavata Assembly (SABHA), a partner of the GBC. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences (AMDS) from Walden University, Minneapolis, USA. He is a consummate...
by ISKCON Desire Tree | Mar 4, 2012 | ISKCON Swamis
Bhakti Vighna Vinasa Narasimha Swami Maharaja was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in London in 1971. A year later he received second initiation. He has been preaching for over last twenty five years in Asian countries such as India, Philippines, China, Taiwan,...