Krishnabookspov
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Whenever Śrīla Prabhupāda toured his ISKCON temples around the world, he inspired his followers by his spiritual presence, spotless character, and uncompromising devotion to Kṛṣṇa. This is an adventure story about establishing the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement in Germany. Prabhupāda went to Germany only twice – in September 1969, where he encouraged his small band in an intimate, almost informal setting, and later in June 1974, when more than a hundred disciples greeted him.
The book includes vignettes by Śrīla Prabhupāda’s early disciples in Germany – unforgettable moments of personal service to their spiritual master, how they came to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, their struggles to establish the movement and grow as devotees, their attempts to deal with becoming accepted by the German people despite mistakes. Readers will appreciate the honesty of this account, and will also accompany the German devotees to Paris, Amsterdam, London, Stockholm, Māyāpur, and Vṛndāvana to glimpse their incredible dedication to and love for serving Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Born on February 12, 1951, in Düsseldorf, Germany, Christian Jansen graduated from secondary school in 1970 and then studied theology at the Theological High School in Wuppertal until he was drafted into the military in January 1971.
In the summer of 1971, in Hamburg, he met the devotees, and one year later, on July 23, 1972, he received initiation and the name Vedavyāsa Dāsa from Śrīla Prabhupāda in Paris.
For the next eight years, he translated Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books into German and managed the book production.
After transferring to Spain in 1981, he began managing the book fund and overseeing the printing of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books produced by the Spanish BBT in Los Angeles for ISKCON Spain.
In 1985, he helped establish the European offices of the Spanish BBt and set up its own production facility.
At present, he continues to be involved in publishing Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books in Spanish, and he works on his own writing projects in English.