Gender

Male

Location

Detroit, MI

Birthday:

August 14

Name / Initiated name

Jusya Dasa

Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.

16

When, where and how did you come into contact with the Hare Krishna Movement?

Looking at the BTG that described the Rathyatra in Berkeley/ San Francisco with the 30ft. Golden Lord Caitanya Deity..in the Ashrama of Ananda Marga Society...Cedar Rapids, Iowa....1970... Then meeting the Devotees at the Cleveland, Ohio Temple: Sri Laxmi-Narayana Prabhu and His Wife and Sri Narotamananda and His Wife-Sitala Devi Dasi...who gave me my first set of Japa Beads that Day... instructing me in How to Chant Japa...16 rounds.. and following the Regulative Principles..and Offering Food... I was already an initiated Member of Ananda Marga...and performing 3 hours of Kundalini Yoga and Silent Mantra Meditation every day...but when I began Chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra... I could immediately experience that the Spiritual Association and Methodology of the instructions from Her Grace Sitala Devi was unquestionably Superior to all of my Astanga Yoga practices...and so I immediately considered myself a surrendered Soul to Srila Prabhupada.. And was personally Initiated by Srila Prabhupada in Detroit in 1976.... Hare Krishna...

Name the nearest or most frequently Visited ISKCON temple/ centre and name few of the devotees whom you know.

Devasadhana Mandir (Detroit).... Ekanta Prabhu...Malati Prabhu...Devamadhava Prabhu ...BrajaKumara Prabhu

Please describe yourself so that other like minded devotees can find you.

Caucasian....74 years...5' 7"…..living in the Ashrama..

What are your expectations from this community?

No Expectations..d

Describe any specific service you would love to offer to Lord Krishna & His devotees?

I'm a teacher... I'm a Writer.. I'm a Musician. I'm a Cook... I'm a Therapist...