Name / Initiated name

Kartika

Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.

I try to chant 10 to 16 rounds a day although I don't really keep count.

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

I was born in a Krishna Conscious home in which my immediate family was already in association with this movement, although I never really tried to understand the movement nor Krishna and from a young age I grew up with a weak desire to understand and gain spiritual growth from the movement. But as I grew older my compassion for animals and worldy problems grew and as I wished too understand and help more and more I chose to become vegan, but my family always questioned me about not having dairy and how milk is very important in Krishna prasadam and so I questioned the importance of dairy in Krishna prasad and almost immediately I desired to understand more about the Krishna Conscious movement and now by Krishna's utmost mercy he has awakend my Krishna Consciousness.

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

I take darshan at Iskcon Lenasia Sri Sri Gaura Nitai Temple. I know Ganga Laxmi Devi Dasi, Anasuya Devi Dasi and Ravindra Svarupa Das.

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

1. I try to draw, paint and create Krishna art, cook and distribute prasad, distribute books, decorate and clean deities altars and rooms, bathe the deities, perform arati. Anything that pleases Krishna and his devotees.

What are your expectations from this community?

To just gain some understanding of Krishna Consciousness so that I will be able to spiritually progress, I don't want to leave Krishna and his devotees guidance and association, members of this network already desire some understanding of Krishna, this movement and his devotees, to desire such is already purification itself. Your help and association means very much to me.

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

Distribution off books, prasad and creating Krishna bhakti art. Whatever service Krishna wishes me to do.