The ISKCON Guru Crisis The Process of Vaishnava Initiation & ISKCON Drop The Bomb and End The War? Whoever Thinks They Can Manage ISKCON Is Disqualified Put The Extremists Where They Belong The Art Of War In Iskcon A Failure To Plan Is A Plan To Fail Mayesvara's L.A. IRG Presentation A Mission Statement For Unity The Jan 16th LA Reform Show He Who Knows Has No Need To Shout Accepting The Challenge Who's Changing What? Did He Or Didn't He? Modification Crazy! All These Devotees Are Undoubtedly Magnimious Souls LA Temple To Host 9th Annual Prabhupada Festival Star Trek Spiritualism Supporting The Legacy Of Bhaktivedanta Swami Ojai Janmastami Aug 8th! If One Cheats Like A Rogue... Lord Jagannatha Umbrella Fashionably Non-Committed Krishna Appearance Day Feast & Program Understanding Demoniac Forces Astika-instika (Eight Inquiries) Are You Being Cheated?

Mayesvara dasa

Current Residense:
Ojai, California

Occupation/Service:
Computer Systems Analyst Consultant

Email: Robertswg@phdnswc.navy.mil

About the Author:
Initiation
I first began studying the philosophy of Krishna Consciousness in 1973. In 1975 I dropped out of my senior year studying Industrial Design at the University Of Kansas to join the Radha Damodar Traveling Sankirtan Party in October 1995. I then did book distribution in the parking lots of America until the spring of 1976. In March 1976 I was personally accepted as a disciple of Bhaktivedanta Swami at the Krishna Balaram Temple in Vrindaban India.

Participation With ISKCON
Most of the contribution I made to ISKCON was in managing creative projects like temple construction and building Rathayatra carts. As a full time devotee my first major project was to design and engineer the Radah-Govinda like facade to the New York temple on 55th street in 1976. I was then personally trained by Jayananda to build Rathcarts and did so for the cities of New York, Calcutta, Bombay and England where I designed and built the first really traveling Rathcart, the Gosta-a-rath of London in 1981. I designed and engineered the largest fountain garden in Asia, (The Mayapur Lotus Fountain Garden), and supervised the initial construction of the Vrindaban Samadhi Mandir from 1979 to 1980. In Los Angeles I spent five years assisting Amarendra Das doing legal work for the BBT, accounting for the restaurant, and assisted with the deity worship program. Academic Background
I completed my undergraduate work in Commercial Design, with an emphasis in Industrial Engineering and Computer Programming at Woodbury University in Los Angeles. I hold two professional titles for Computer Systems Management and Analysis from UCLA and I am a Certified Data Processor. I received my MBA with an emphasis in Management Information Systems from California Lutheran University.

Current Service
In 1988 I moved to Ojai California, which turned out to be Mayavadi central, and started the American Vedic Association (AVA). Since then I have been preaching from my home and also operate under the business name "Jagannatha Enterprises". I have sponsored Vaishnava plays, classical Indian dance and numerous other programs to educate the public about the Bhagavad Gita and distribute prasadam.
I have begun to expand my new found talent of writing for the local Newspapers. I am particularly interested in exposing the overwhelming amount of Mayavadi Sophistry that appears to be proliferating and is especially concentrated in the Ojai Valley. I am currently single and invite traveling devotees to consider visiting with me when visiting the local area so I can serve their needs, gain their association and earn their blessings. I believe "Vaishnava Aparada" is our biggest obstacle towards advancement because Krishna's conclusion is not ambiguous: "All these Devotees are undoubtedly magnanimous souls".-Bg. 7-18