Radhanath Swami
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Radhanath Swami (IAST: Rādhānātha Svāmī) (born 7 December 1950)[1] is an American Hindu Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, community-builder, activist, and author. He has been a Bhakti Yoga practitioner and a spiritual teacher for more than 50 years.[2] He is the inspiration behind ISKCON's free midday meal for 1.2 million school kids across India,[3] and he has been instrumental in founding the Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Mumbai.[4] He works largely from Mumbai and travels extensively throughout Europe and America.[4][5] In the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), he serves as a member of the Governing Body Commission.[6] Steven J. Rosen described Radhanath Swami as a "saintly person respected by the mass of ISKCON devotees today."[7]
His Holiness Radhanath Swami | |
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Personal | |
Born | Richard Slavin (1950-12-07) 7 December 1950 (age 73) |
Religion | Sanātana-dharma (Hinduism) |
Sect | Gaudiya Vaishnavism |
Organization | |
Order | Sannyasa |
Philosophy | Achintya Bheda Abheda Bhakti yoga |
Senior posting | |
Predecessor | A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |
Initiation | Diksa–1973 by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Sannyasa–1982 by Kirtanananda Swami |
Post | GBC–1994 |
Website | www |