By Thomas Haribol
Devotees in Arizona have recently opened a home temple and community outreach center called Mantra Oasis on the east side of Tucson. The 3-bedroom house is located in a nice eastside neighborhood that has a very large family room which makes a perfect temple room/gathering hall for guests.
The new Mantra Oasis project was spearheaded by Atula Govinda Dasa and Dr. Erik Vose, with the encouragement of their spiritual master Jivananda Dasa Vanacari, to offer a residential preaching center in that part of the city. “The hope for Mantra Oasis is to further Lord Caitanya’s mission by making as many new sincere devotees as possible and training them up to become ISKCON’s leaders of the future,” remarked Jivananda. This latest project follows the successful Krishna Cove outreach established at the Tucson Temple earlier. “Nine or so years ago, we started Krishna Cove modeled after Krishna Lounge in San Diego – a preaching/outreach program mainly directed towards the younger generation,” said Atula Govinda, “The main purpose of the Mantra Oasis is to help facilitate community building for ISKCON temples. We are organized separately as a 501c3, but we aim to work cooperatively with ISKCON and serve devotees in the community. The setting is very intimate (at a residential home), so with the right mood it seems to facilitate the development of deep relationships between the devotees.”
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/preaching-expands-in-tucson-with-the-opening-of-a-new-home-temple-community-called-mantra-oasis/
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