An Interview with Hare Krishna Jaya Govinda Dasa, President of the Vancouver Temple for Krishna Consciousness

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In Vancouver we have seen Hare Krishnas¹, members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, chanting at the corner of Georgia and Granville since the 1960s².

What's that all about?

This week I share my interview with Jaya Govinda Dasa³, Brahman initiated devotee and past president of the Vancouver temple of Krishna consciousness. 

I wager that the average person probably knows little about this science⁴. It is generally common knowledge that the quiet and simmering Beatle, George Harrison, was a devout Hare Krishna, and maybe you know his solo song, My Sweet Lord, but did you know that the Lord to whom Harrison sang was the Hindu God Krishna?

Let’s find out what being a Hare Krishna is all about.

1. According to the OED, a Hare Krishna is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, a religious organization based mainly in the US and other Western countries. Its devotees typically wear saffron robes, favour celibacy, practise vegetarianism, and chant mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna

2. Likewise, too, in most major cities.

3. Originally recorded in 2014.

4. Jaya Govinda explains that his is not a faith, but a science. Listen on.