98 Birth home of ISKCON/Hare Krishnas today in 2024 (i.e. Matchless Gifts)
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On a recent trip to Manhattan I wanted to visit where ISKCON was born, aka the very first ISKCON temple & former home of Swami Prabhupada. Or, the birthplace of the Hare Krishna movement in America. I'm not an ISKCON Vaishnava & routinely confess a love/hate relationship with Swamiji & the organization, but only a fool would deny the influence of Srila Prabhupada & ISKCON on religion in the west & the world & Sanatana Dharma in general. I think he is one of the most influential gurus of the last century, whose influence will be felt for a long time. This temple should be marked as a historical site, as its influence is likely greater than other historical sites in NYC. ... Website to the temple https://www.krishnanyc.com/ ... I should mention that a few events are held in the Temple weekly, according to their website, but as a casual visitor looking in the windows there was no life there, no promotion of Krishna Consciousness, not even a part-time gift shop, just a temple preserved in silence afraid to speak. I was expecting so much more. ... Only after coming home, did I find there was a second center in town the "Bhakti Center" that is more active and keeping the work alive https://bhakticenter.org/. Yet, my closing questions in the video still remain relevant. ... Live 4/14/2024, pre-recorded March 21 2024. ... Regular live show on society & religion. Vaishnava. Conservative. Combating conversion! Sanatana Dharma not Neo-Hinduism. I want to help you grow spiritually, discover your life's purpose, and know god! I am Premanand Das Bhagat (Aaron Joy), in Maine USA. I'm a Mystic, Certified Spiritual Life Coach & Ayurveda Specialist, and currently studying Integrel Vedic Counseling under Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri). Spiritual name bestowed by Dr. Chaturbhai Babaria (via Swaminaryan Gurukul USA, Ramanuja lineage). ... >> Contact: [email protected] My books: http://www.aaronjoyauthor.weebly.com ... Channel originates on youtube, duplicated on Rumble, Spotify, Bitchute, Amazon, Audible, Apple & Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Chromecast, Listen Notes, Podcast Addict. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hinduismwithpremananddas/message
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