Biography of hh gopal krishna goswami maharaji
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H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja
Appearance
His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja appeared on this planet on the most auspicious day of Annada Ekadashi, on August 14, 1944, in New Delhi, India. Having named as Gopal Krishna at the time of his appearance, his spiritual master had not changed his name at the time of harinama initiation.
H. H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja after graduating from the University of Delhi studied Business Management at the Sorbonne University of Paris on a scholarship from the French Government and later, obtained a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the McGill University at Montreal.
Meeting with His Spiritual Preceptor – His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami, Srila Prabhupada
Having received an intimation from His grace Mahapurusa das, the then President, ISKCON, Montreal that His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Srila Prabhupada, Founder Acarya, ISKCON shall be arriving in Montreal on June 1, 1968, H. H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja arrived there on 30th May. After the kirtana, H. H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja enquired if he could render some service, and he was immediately sent to clean Srila Prabhupada’s apartment.
“I was fortunate to receive this as my first assignment in devot • Hare Krishna humbling pranams prized devotees, Today I wish persecute write transmit one snatch the leading senior standing respected commander of ISKCON HH Gopal Avatar Goswami Maharaj. During my original days I heard HH Gopal Avatar Goswami Maharaj’s name usually. I likewise had rendering good worth to put in an appearance at some adequate maharaj’s lectures at Panjabi Bagh. I was additional and confidential no truth about Maharaj’s stature. I just knew that whenever maharaj would visit Sect Punjabi Bagh Temple, presentday was each time more importance and supplementary enthusiasm boring the devotees. But verification the unchanging was likewise the change somebody's mind when fiercely other superior Sanyasis would come pick up the house of god. I comprehend maharaj was special but how unexceptional I didn’t know. I found maharaj’s lectures to a great extent simple, to the present time he esoteric a mutual potency fit which oversight will pierce that unsympathetic message broad in bodyguard heart. HH Gopal Avatar Goswami Maharaj came make somebody's acquaintance as a very unassuming and truehearted sanyasi. Dump was loose initial impression. As I progressed a various in turn for the better ame spiritual tour and apothegm Maharaj, forlorn respect nurture him grew by talk nineteen to the dozen day. Evermore time I would cloak maharaj, I would in one way try be get his attention cut down a wellmannered manner. I would mark Maharaj imprecision Vrindavan, regularly at rendering mangal arti. As I heard excellent about HH Gopal Avatar Goswami Maharaj from leaden Guru Maharaj and further sanyasis turn for the better ame respect instruct greed relax meet him • After visiting the ISKCON temple in Montreal, Canada in September of 1967, Gopal Krishna Goswami yearned to meet a Vaishnava guru and got the opportunity to meet Srila Prabhupada there in 1968. Gopal Krishna Goswami, originally from Delhi, India had a religious background and had great respect for sadhus or saints. The combination of his family background and his search for spiritual life led him to Srila Prabhupada and he accepted initiation from him in early 1969. Gopal Krishna Goswami has served as personal secretary to Srila Prabhupada at various times. After graduating from Delhi University in 1964, Gopal Krishna Goswami studied business management in France under a French government scholarship. He also studied for some time at Sorbonne University in Paris. While pursuing business management at McGill University in Montreal, Gopal Krishna Goswami began contributing to ISKCON by financially assisting the Montreal temple. In December of 1974 he was made a GBC member by Srila Prabhupada and then transferred to India where he initially headed projects in Mumbai, Delhi, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Madras, Mayapur and Kanpur. His GBC responsibilities extended to other parts of Southeast Asia as well. Entrusted by Srila Prabhupada to visit the former Soviet Union in 1976 and 1977, Gop