Name / Initiated name
Mahendranath das
Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.
16 minimum
When, where and how did you come into contact with the Hare Krishna Movement?
1972 Vishnujana Swami traveling party in San Antonio. Temple dissolved due to lack of funds and moved to Dallas temple where I was sold to Nityanada das in New Orleans for a used white van. (He got ripped off) I helped Nityanada establish the New Sankirtan puri temple then I was sent to New Talavan as the first resident to begin the arduous task of varna ashram work there.
Name the nearest or most frequently Visited ISKCON temple/ centre and name few of the devotees whom you know.
I live aboard the Jai Nimai Nitai temple sailboat and am sailing it to India as I write this. My wife is Mohanasini dasi and that should explain a lot.
Please describe yourself so that other like minded devotees can find you.
I am trying to glorify Nimai and Nitai and as such and endeavor is impossible without their grace I will try to be the servant of the servant. The temple in Gour Nagar will be for the support of programs involved in organizing travelling parties, Namahata, temple or center creation etc. All this is waiting upon my arrival in Mayapur where I will meet a brick wall of legalities. Once hurdled I can refocus on the completion of the small temple in Gour Nagar. Aside from this I pray the TOVP shall be completed as is hoped by this professional teamhired by Sri Ambarish!
What are your expectations from this community?
I want like minded individuals to help guide and help me in this task. I am old but my desire is every town and village. I will try to give this my best effort and if I can leave something behind to help others in this endeavor than I will have met my goals.
Describe any specific service you would love to offer to Lord Krishna & His devotees?
This list is far too vast to write down, only possibility is to get onto the simpler things like finishing what is started and then perhaps a swan boat festival for Sri Sri Radha Madhava. I used to do that in New Talavan and many said it was the most transcendentally beautiful experience of their life. But this is me dreaming and I still have the world to sail around. This is like the first finger short in Mother Yashodas endeavor to bind Gopal. How serious am I? Will I go the distance? Then perhaps the second finger will be realized by Sri Nimai and Sri Nitai's allowing it to happen.
Comments
Dear Mike Lightfoot Prabhuji, Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am very happy to accept your friends request, please let me know if I can be of any service to you in your Krishna consciousness, Gauranga, Radhe Radhe, Hari Bol! Hare Krishna.
Hare Krishna dandvats, Prabhuji. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I do hereby wish you all the best in Krishna consciousness, Gauranga, Radhe Radhe, Hari Bol! Hare Krishna.