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Satsvarupa das Goswami (
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami is one of the first few Westerners ordained by Bhaktivedanta Swami in September 1966.[14][15] He is a Vaishnava writer, poet, and lecturer,[16] who published over a hundred books including poems, memoirs, essays, novels, and studies based on the Vaishnava scriptures.[17]Honorifics
- His Holiness
- Srila Gurupada
- Paramahamsa
- Maharaja
Early years
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He was born Stephen Guarino,
In July 1966 he met A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami who registered the
After Swami Bhaktivedanta died, he was one of eleven disciples selected to become an initiating guru in ISKCON.[12]
Writings
His writings were translated to over forty languages by the
Works
His books include Srila Prabhupada-Lilamrta,[27] a biography of Prabhupada.,[28] He Lives Forever (1978) (lectures on the significance of Bhaktivedanta Swami) and five volumes of Prabhupada Nectar (1983–86) and a number of other titles.[29][30][31] His memoir With Srila Prabhupada in the Early Days (1991) covers the early years of 1966–1969, his book Life With the Perfect Master (1983) describes the seven-month period in 1974, when he served as Bhaktivedanta's personal servant.[32]
Status in ISKCON
He became the most senior member of the movement. He was appointed as a ritvik (representative) by his preceptor.
History in ISKCON
Early days
After ISKCON's incorporation in July 1966 at 26 Second Avenue, Satsvarupa dasa was engaged as A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami's personal typist and ISKCON secretary for the first year.
Preaching and traveling
Main preaching activities by the means of traveling
In 1974, Satsvarupa dasa Goswami was requested by Bhaktivedanta Swami to join him as traveling GBC servant, replacing previous servant Srutakirti Dasa and travelled as a menial servant around the globe.[37]
Managing BTG
From the early days of ISKCON, the Back to Godhead[38][unreliable source?] was project required a lot of both contribution and supervision.[39] Satsvarupa dasa Goswami was editor in chief and one of the main contributors to this magazine till 1991, when assisted editor Jayadvaita Swami took over as the editor in chief.[40]
Dealing with early "zonal acarya" days
In accordance with
Later years
In years 1978–1985 he took part in a controversial zonal acarya system in a position of an Acharya while initiating reform of a high standard of worship. In 1986–1987 a number of senior members and newly appointed GBC members with the support of Satsvarupa dasa Goswami reformed ISKCON guru system, lowering unprecedented level of worship reserved to initiating gurus in ISKCON. He was called as the "most vocal in the cause of reform" in ISKCON.[47] Satsvarupa dasa Goswami recorded this period in his book Guru Reform Notebook (1987). Throughout the years that followed, up until the end of the century, new ISKCON guru system was further developed.[45]
In 1999 Governing Body Commission confirmed GBC Emeritus status of his membership of the Governing Body of ISKCON.[48]
His extensive traveling in Europe in 1990s included areas of Scandinavia, Eastern, Central Europe and Italy, but mainly centered in preaching in Ireland and UK.[49] In following years, his devotional life has included the creation of hundreds of paintings, drawings, and sculptures[50] that capture and express the artist's vision of Krishna consciousness. His latest literary work is centered on his commentary on Bhagavata Purana known as A Poor Man Reads the Bhagavatam.[51]
In 2002, he suffered a physical and emotional collapse from chronic migraine headaches, a condition that required immediate medical intervention and treatment. In consultation with the official governing body of the Krishna consciousness society, he agreed to cease initiating disciples.[52] With the GBC consultation, he retained his Goswami title and continued in the sannyasa order and as an ISKCON guru.[53][54]
Following a period of health recovery, at the age of 68, Satsvarupa dasa Goswami took residence in the East Coast United States where he is engaging in a number of preaching activities, such as regular lecturing and traveling to the holy dhamas. All of the associated preaching and traveling is complementing his main service of commenting and answering disciples' questions on the Bhaktivedanta Purports being published as the volumes of A Poor Man Reads the Bhagavatam and daily online journal.[55]
Select bibliography
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See also
- Gaudiya Vaishnavism
- Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
- List of Hindu gurus and saints
- Notable Disciples
- Director Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies
- Bhaktivedanta College
Notes
- ^ Library of Congress refers to two variants of Personal Name spelling: Goswami, Satsvarupa Das, 1939– and Goswāmī, Satsvarūpa Dāsa, 1939– ; WorldCat refers to 3 different spellings including two variants of diacritical spelling.'Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami', 'Satsvarupa Dasa Gosvami', 'Satsvarūpa Dasa Goswāmī'
- ISBN 0-87875-417-2, p. 1148
- ^ Report on painting exhibition. Georgetown. Washington Times, Nov 10, 2001.[permanent dead link] "check out whimsical, colorful paintings and sculpture by writer Satsvarupa dasa Goswami from 11 am to 6 pm today at the gallery"
- ISBN 0-8264-6168-9p. 208
- ISBN 978-0-89213-357-4.
- ^ "Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita". www.krishna.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
- ^ "Britannica on A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada". References to authorised biography by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami. britannica.com. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-941532-57-0.
Before his death Prabhupada appointed eleven American devotees as gurus.
- ISBN 978-0-8135-1114-6.
In the months preceding his death Srila Prabhupada appointed eleven of his closest disciples to act as initiating gurus for ISKCON
- ISBN 978-0-310-23217-9.
Before Prabhupada died in 1977, he selected senior devotees who would continue to direct the organization.
- ISBN 978-0-913757-43-7.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami, one of the eleven initiating gurus Bhaktivedanta appointed to succeed him ...
- ^ a b c Shinn 1994, 2.1
- Penn State University, August 5, 1981
- ^ N. Suman Bhat, N. Suman. Torch: Bearers of the Krishna Cult. 2005, Sura Books.
ISBN 81-7478-542-6p. 81 "Steve became Satsvarupa, Bruce became Brahmananda ... "
- ^ ISBN 1-59056-066-3p. 116 "one of Prabhupada's earliest and most dedicated disciples"
- ^ "Questions and Answers with disciples and friends and lectures". Audio archive. MP3. iskcondesiretree.com. Retrieved March 1, 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-313-34553-1.
Satsvarupa Dasa Gosvami, a contemporary devotee of Krishna and author of over a hundred books on Vaishnava traditions.
- ^ a b John P Reis, God is Not Dead; He Has Simply Changed Clothes: A Study of the International Society for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975, p.145
- ^ Shinn 1987, p. 44
- Krishna Consciousness. It is not academic qualification or financial strength which helps in these matters, but it is sincerity of purpose which helps us always. Therefore, I wish that you will remain in charge of New York, let Satsvarupa be in charge of Boston, Let Mukunda be in charge of San Francisco ... Letters quote
- ^ ISBN 0-8135-1114-3
- ISBN 978-0-89213-273-7.
- ^ Introduction by publishers. Archived February 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BBT Official Authors Biography. catalog.bbt.info. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ ISSN 0164-8497
- ^ "Perfect Health by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami". backtogodhead.in. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Audio book online Srila Prabhupada-Lilamrta – Bhagavat-Asraya abridged audio rendition of "Prabhupada, Your Ever Well-wisher".
- ^ Phyllis G. Jestice, Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia 2004
ABC-CLIO p.122, ISBN 1-57607-355-6
- ^ Goswami 1983, preface
- ^ L. Shinn, Srila Prabhupada-Lilamrta, Introduction, Vol. 1, 1981
- ^ Ketola 2008, p. 10
- ^ Dr. Kimmo Ketola An Indian guru and his Western disciples May 2002. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts, Department of Comparative Religion p. 13
- ISBN 0-8264-6167-0
- ^ Passage from India: The Life and Times of His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Steven Rosen, Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswāmī, 1992, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, Page 99
- ISBN 978-0-7069-2296-7.
- ^ Goswami. Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Vol 5. BBT. p. 95.
- ISBN 978-90-04-16613-4.
- ISKCON
- ^ Popular Religious Magazines of the United States – Page 61 by Mark Fackler, Charles H. Lippy, 1995
- ^ "Biodata for Jayadvaita Swami". www.jswami.info. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- ^ See: Back to Godhead, Notes from the Editor, #1301/02 1978
- ISBN 978-0-8126-9310-2.
- ^ RTÉ (1983), "Irish times – Televised debate with Satsvarupa dasa Goswami", Irish Times, Fri 08 (April): 26
- ^ RTÉ (1984), "ILate Late show – announcement – special guest Satsvarupa dasa Goswami", Irish Times, Fri 30 (April): 30
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8153-1140-9.
- ^ Ketola 2008, part seven
- ISBN 978-0-8103-2841-9.
Most vocal in the cause of reform was Satsvarupa dasa Goswami, who authored an official biography
- ^ "GBC Resolution 1999 by ISKCON – Governing Body Commission". gbc.iskcon.org. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Audio – ISKCON desire tree: His Holiness Satsvarupa Das Goswami". audio.iskcondesiretree.info. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "SDG Video Ministry – The Talks & Artshows of Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami". www.sdgvm.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ Klostermaier, K.K. "ISKCON Communications Journal – ICJ Vol. 5, No. 1". www.iskcon.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- ^ Satsvarupa dasa Goswami, Visitors in About the Author, (2007)
- ISBN 978-0-8147-7579-0.
Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami still is an ISKCON guru, but as of 2005, he was not initiating new disciples
- ^ List of Sannyasis in ISKCON April 2008 Archived July 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry, Retrieved on 2008-05-05
- ^ "India Journal 7 – winter 2008 travel to the holy places in India by SDG". www.sdgonline.org. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
References
- Goswami, Upendranath (1983). "The Assamese Script". Journal of the Assam Research Society. 27.
- ISBN 978-90-04-16613-4.
- ISBN 978-1-85168-175-4.
- ISBN 978-1-85168-213-3.
- ISBN 978-0-9619763-6-1.
- Satsvarupa, dasa Goswami (1983). Prabhupāda nectar : anecdotes from the life of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Gita-nagari Press. ISBN 978-0-911233-22-3.
- Satsvarupa, dasa Goswami (April 1995). One Hundred Prabhupada Poems. Port Royal, PA: GN Press. ISBN 978-0-911233-59-9.
- Satsvarupa, dasa Goswami (1984). Srila Prabhupada Nectar, Vol 2. Philadelphia: GN Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-911233-23-0.
- Satsvarupa, dasa Goswami (1987). Entering the Life of Prayer. PA: GN Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-911233-97-1.
- ISBN 978-0-19-563749-6.
- ISBN 978-0-664-24170-4.
- Shinn, Larry (January 1994). "The Maturation of the Hare Krishnas in America". ISKCON Communications Journal. 2 (1). Archived from the original on July 25, 2008.
External links
- "Satsvarupa dasa Goswami personal site". www.sdgonline.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2005.
- "Satsvarupa dasa Goswami audio recordings". www.sdgaudio.org.
- Goswami, Satsvarupa dasa. "Tachycardia". www.sdgonline.org. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
- Goswami, Satsvarupa dasa. "India Journal 2008". www.sdgonline.org.
- "Main books by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami published by The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust". catalog.bbt.info. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- "Interview with Satsvarupa Maharaja, November 2008". ISKCON London, Newsletter. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- Fr. James Conner. "Monastic Interreligious Dialogue – Book Review: Entering the Life of Prayer – Bulletin 48, October 1993". www.monasticdialog.com. Retrieved August 8, 2008.