Giriraja Swami

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Giriraj Swami
Sannyasi, Member of the Governing Body Commission
Websitehttp://www.girirajswami.com
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Giriraj Swami (

initiating guru in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of ISKCON.[1][2]

Background

Giriraj Swami was born Glenn Phillip Teton,[2] the only son of a Chicago lawyer Alfred B. Teton, who was later appointed judge. In March 1969, while studying at Brandeis University in Boston, he met A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), from whom, he felt, he learned more in one brief exchange than he had learned in his many years of academic education. After graduating from Brandeis he accepted formal initiation from Srila Prabhupada and received the spiritual name Giriraj das.

In 1972, Giriraj was appointed by Prabhupada to be president of ISKCON Bombay and trustee of the

Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.[3] Since then, he has made many significant contributions to Srila Prabhupada's mission, most notably overseeing all aspects of the development of Hare Krishna Land in Juhu, Bombay. He was instrumental in the acquisition and development of Bhaktivedanta Ashram in Govardhan and led the development of the Kirtan Ashram for women,[4] the Bhaktivedanta Hospice, and the Vrindavan Institute of Palliative Care, all in Vrindavan
.

In the year following Srila Prabhupada's death in 1977, Giriraj was awarded sannyasa, the renounced order of life, and appointed president of ISKCON's board of trustees in India. In 1982 he was appointed to ISKCON's Governing Body Commission, and he went on to oversee the Society's activities in

Bombay, Mauritius, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.[citation needed
]

Giriraj Swami has also taught at the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education.[5]

Books

  • Watering the Seed, Giriraj Swami, Publisher: Mountain King (2000), ASIN: B000K9PRVS.
  • Watering the Seed – With Teachings from His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (revised and expanded), Giriraj Swami, Publisher: Torchlight (2012),
    ISBN 978-0-9817273-3-2
    .
  • Many Moons: Reflections on Departed Vaishnavas, Giriraj Swami, Publisher: Torchlight (2012),
    ISBN 978-1-937731-01-4
    .
  • Life's Final Exam: Death and Dying from the Vedic Perspective, edited by Giriraj Swami, Publisher: Torchlight (2013),
    ISBN 978-1937731120
    .
  • I'll Build You a Temple: The Juhu Story, Giriraj Swami, Publisher: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (2020),
    ISBN 978-1-925850-01-7
    .

Notes

  1. ISBN 0-231-12256-X
    .
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-59056-066-3
    .
  3. ISBN 0-89213-357-0
    .
  4. ^ Kirtan Ashram Kirtan Ashram Background
  5. ^ VIHE course list Scroll to "Giriraja Swami"

External links

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