Gender

Male

Birthday:

July 12

Name / Initiated name

Bhakta Tom

Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.

16

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

backpacking the u.s. As a spiritual seeker and was sold science of self realization and began frequenting temples and joined in California - Berkely then trained up at LA Bhakta program.

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

Dallas,tx narottama das,nityananda ,mother swamjali

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

I was a tapeworm in my last life in the stomach of a devotee and I took a low human birth as a demoniac melecha dominated by tama-guna but was Divinely graced by Lord Jesus Christ,Srila Prabhupada and Krishna and Krishnaite devotees taught me transcendental tricks of the trade of being a fisher of men via dovetailing ones talents and abilities and so I desire and struggle to eventually rise to pure devotional service by dovetailing my attachments to mode of ignorance/passion punk rock music in Krishna's service especially because it has not yet been done in the genre called "anarcho punk" / "oi!" Wich is how I do it and I think the world needs it because there are thriving scenes of it all over the world full of souls struggling for the divine qualities and liberation as can be seen in their strong moral ethics and social consciousness often consisting of vegetarianism,humanitarianism,environmentalism and freedom from bodily gender boundaries and so if one such as myself can sneak Veda in a way that is palatable to quasi-truth lovers or at least the Holy Name,etc. then it may be of service to them,Srila Prabhupada,ISKCON and Krishna.

What are your expectations from this community?

Association wich I have none of as a lone Bhakta in Memphis and networking with musicians,etc.

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

12 step addictions recovery and music for ppl attached to rock roll,etc....also I make edgy ultra fashionable clothes with Krishna/vaisnava imagery.