Spiritual tradition
I belong to the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Bhakti, love and devoted service to Krishna, is at the heart of this tradition.
Śrīla Prabhupāda
Śrīla A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda is the founder-ācārya of ISKCON. His teaching, translations and temple communities introduced Krishna consciousness to people around the world. His works include Bhagavad-gītā As It Is and translations and commentaries on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Caitanya-caritāmṛta.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s teachings are central to the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, which honours him as Krishna appearing in the role of a devotee. He spread the practice of bhakti and saṅkīrtana, the congregational chanting of the names of God.
Paramparā
Paramparā is the transmission of knowledge from teacher to student. My spiritual life in ISKCON and my Jyotish studies have their own lineages. In the account taught by Sanjay Rath’s school, its Jyotish lineage is traced to Śrī Acyutānanda Dāsa, one of the five saints of Odisha known as the Pañcasakhā.
Temples and service
My spiritual life is connected with New Radhakund at ISKCON Korsnäs Gård near Stockholm and New Brahmakund in Bromma. Service as a pujari is an important part of that life.
I offer Jyotish consultations in my own name, independently of ISKCON and its temples.
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