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Kalakantha das is the president and chaplain of Krishna House and holds the position of secretary in the UF Campus Ministry Cooperative. A devotee since 1972, he is a humble grandfather and the author of four books on Krishna Consciousness, including the Gator’s Guide to the Gita. Kalakantha is married to Jitamitra devi dasi (right) who is the treasurer of Krishna House and a practitioner of bhakti yoga since 1971. |
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Brahma Tirtha das is a board member at Krishna House, a senior disciple of Srila Prabhupada, a professional mediator, and an advisor for the EPA, and the director of the City of Gainesville Planning Board. His initial conversations with Srila Prabhupada were recorded and later published in a book entitled Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers. |
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Laxmimoni devi dasi is a senior disciple of Srila Prabhupada. She established and, for over twenty years, ran the Girls Vaishnava Academy, a private high school & middle school in Alachua for young women. She is currently the director of the Bhakti Bhavan, a Vaishnavi training progam at ISKCON Alachua and also helps direct ISKCON Resolve, an international mediation service for Hare Krishna devotees. Last year, she returned from an extensive lecture tour throughout Europe and India and we are delighted to have her back as a teacher. |
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Madhava das has over twenty years of experience studying Vaishnava literature, cooking Hare Krishna feasts, and worshiping Krishna deities. He lives with his family in Alachua and currently serves as a facilities manager for the UF Foundation. |
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Sesa das is a senior devotee in ISKCON and a practicing attorney. He is married to Madhumati devi dasi, a Sanksrit scholar. Together they teach our Srimad Bhagavatam class on Friday mornings. |
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Adi Karta das is a senior disciple of Srila Prabhupada. He advocates Krishna consciousness through a simple, spiritual life based on living off the land. He and his wife, Rucira, a former Krishna Lunch chef, have been involved with Krishna House for close to a decade. |
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Nanda devi dasi is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada, a former president of ISKCON Alachua, and a board member at Krishna House. As a teacher at the Mayapur Institute for Higher Education & Training (MIHET), she is a devoted scholar of bhakti yoga philosophy. |
The following is a list of our annual guest speakers:
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H.H. Hridayananda das Goswami (Dr. Howard Resnick) has practiced bhakti yoga for 40 years. With a Ph.D. in Sanskrit & Indian Studies from Harvard University, he is a sunnyasi, a guru, an acclaimed author, and a translator of ancient Vedic scripture including the Srimad Bhagavatam and the Mahabharata. In 2008-2009, he was a visiting professor in the Religion Department at UF. |
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Akuti devi dasi is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and the spearhead behind the new Krishna Lunch program at Santa Fe Community College. She is an active member of ISKCON Alachua, involved in prison ministry outreach, and is an accomplished woodworker. |
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Tamohara das holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and has taught for many years as a professor. He now since retired from teaching and serves as a Governing Body Commissioner for ISKCON in Florida, West Virginia, and elsewhere. He and his wife have three children and two grandchildren who live in Alachua. |
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Krishna Kripa das travels around the world chanting, dancing, and inspiring others to take up spiritual life. He is a scholar of bhakti-sastri literatures and yoga philosophy and has been contributing to the kirtan at UF for over 20 years. |
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