Seminar: Self-sufficient Communities & Traditional Education - Sat & Sun
by HH Bhakti Raghava Swami Saturday July 9th 7pm - 8:30 Sunday July 10th 1pm - 2:30 Born in Ontario Canada His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami spent seven years of his undergraduate studies in a seminar before completing his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Ottawa in 1968, majoring in philosophy and social psychology. After serving as a Social Worker and Counselor from 1968 to 1971, he joined the ISKCON Hare Krishna Movement in 1974. From 1976 to 1992, Maharaja lived in India, engaged in both village and youth training and development programs. From 1993 to 2000 he served as co-GBC for Canada and as the Temple President for the ISKCON Montreal temple. From 2001 to 2004 Maharaja was based in Indonesia shere he helped to develop and oversee six rural communities in addition to two Youth Hostels. During this period, in the year 2002, Maharaja established the Global Varnasrama Educational Social and Cultural Organization. see http://varnasrama.org or http://iskconvarnasrama.com for more info. |