. World's most prominent contemporary authority on bhakti-yoga
. Founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
. His aim was to introduce "India's message of peace and goodwill" to the western world, would inspire thousands of Westerners and Indians to devote their lives to Krishna consciousness
. He joined Gandhi's noncooperation movement, which protested against the exploitative policies of the British government in 1922
.Believed the greatest need of the world was the raising of human consciousness through spiritual love
. 1959: Received sannyasa
. 1965: Encouragement from Krishna on the Jaladuta, had two heart attacks, had to endure them without any medical attention being the lone passenger in a cargo ship with no medical facilities.
. He intensified his prayers to Krishna – and that night instead of a heart attack came the Lord of his heart. Krishna appeared in a mystical vision, offered his blessings
. At the end of the journey, the ship's captain remarked that never before during his forty years of navigation had the Atlantic Ocean been so calm
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