Poster - A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Krishna - Vedanta - India

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Poster - A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Abhaya Caranāravinda
Bhaktivedānta Svāmi
(1896-1977) was an Indian
spiritual teacher and the
founder-preceptor of the
International Society for
Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),
commonly known as the
"Hare Krishna Movement".

Members of the ISKCON movement
view Bhaktivedānta Swāmi as
a representative and messenger
of Krsna Caitanya.

Born in Calcutta, he was
educated at the Scottish Church
College in Calcutta.

Before adopting the life of
a novice renunciate in 1950,
he was married with children
and owned a small pharmaceutical
business.

In 1959 he took a vow of
renunciation (sannyasa) and
started writing commentaries
on Vaishnava scriptures.
In his later years, as a
traveling Vaishnava monk,
he became an influential
communicator of Gaudiya
Vaishnava theology to
India and specifically to
the West through his leadership
of ISKCON, founded in 1966.

As the founder of ISKCON,
he "emerged as a major
figure of the Western
counterculture, initiating
thousands of young Americans."

His Mission:
When he sailed to the
United States in 1965,
his trip was not sponsored
by any religious organization,
nor was he met upon
arrival by a group of
loyal followers.

Here is what he wrote then:

I do not know why You have
brought me here. Now You can
do whatever You like with me.

But I guess You have some
business here, otherwise
why would You bring me to
this terrible place?

How will I make them
understand this message
of Krishna consciousness?
I am very unfortunate,
unqualified and most fallen.

Therefore I am seeking Your
benediction so that I can
convince them, for I am
powerless to do so on my own.

Here is a true example of
a Bhakta and his surrender
to God in action... which
resulted in immense results!

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._C._Bhaktivedanta_Swami_Prabhupada
http://prabhupada.krishna.com/

Ref:
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaitanya_Mahaprabhu