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Romapada Swami (IAST: Roma-pāda Svāmī; born Brian Rumbaugh,[1] December 27, 1948) is a Vaishnava sannyasi,[2] initiating guru[3] and is currently on leave as a governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as the Hare Krishnas or ISKCON).[4][5]
Life and career
[edit]Romapada Swami is an initiating guru in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and one of the leading disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of ISKCON. He has been a bhakti-yoga practitioner for over 50 years. He travels extensively across the continental United States and Asia giving invited presentations and workshops at universities, corporates, communities, yoga and cultural centers.[4] He has lectured on Eastern and Western philosophies at universities in the United States, India and Europe.[6]
The youngest of five children, Romapada was born as Brian Rumbaugh and raised in a middle-class Christian family in (Skaneateles,New York) Utica, New York.[1] He attended the State University of New York, Buffalo,[5] where he was a pre-med student.[1] It was here, in 1969, that Brian met A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).[1] Shortly after being accepted to Medical school, Brian joined ISKCON.[1] He decided, that by dedicating himself to the spiritual life he would be more useful to the society.[1] Brian became an initiated disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in July 1971, receiving the name Romapada Das (Das meaning the servant of the Lord).[1] He accepted the renounced order of sannyasa in 1983 (whence he was given the title of "Swami").[5][7][8]
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Romapada Swami served in ISKCON as associate director of public affairs (1972–76),[9] as a spokesman,[10][11] and as a New York ISKCON temple president.[12][13]
Since 1978, Romapada Swami has traveled worldwide, presenting the Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy.[5] Since 1986, Romapada Swami has served as an ISKCON diksa guru.
In March 1992, he was appointed Governing Body Commissioner for New York and New Jersey.[5] In 1994 he accepted the same responsibility for the Midwestern United States.[5] Currently he is based in New York, and frequently travels to India and Asia on preaching missions.[5]
Since the past 20 years, he has been taking groups of bhakti practitioners annually to various holy places spread across the entire Indian subcontinent.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Santos 1978, p. 71
- ^ "Last Week at Tufts..." Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
- ^ "Comments From the Vaishnava Devotional Community". Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "Currency of Relationships: A Special Presentation". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g HH Romapada Swami's Biography
- ^ Penn State Vedic Society
- ^ GBC resolutions 1983
- ^ List of Sannyasis in ISKCON April 2008 Archived July 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry, Retrieved on 2008-05-05
- ^ Monroe 1976, p. 12D
- ^ Goldman 1976a, p. 1A
- ^ Goldman 1976b, p. 31
- ^ Yinger 1984, p. 244
- ^ Battaile 1978, p. 12
References
[edit]- Monroe, Bob (December 10, 1976), "Will real Santa please stand up?", St. Petersburg Times, p. 12D
- Goldman, John J. (December 12, 1976a), "Krishna Kringles Beard Santa on His Own Turf", Los Angeles Times, p. 1A-2, archived from the original on January 31, 2013
- Goldman (December 20, 1976b), "Santa Glaus Rumble Brews Over Prime Jingle-bell Turf", Spokesman-Review, p. 31
- Battaile, Janet (December 24, 1978), "Krishna Santas Move In On the Ho-Ho-Ho Trade; Bad Image for St. Nick", The New York Times
- Santos, dos Manoel Hygino (1978), Hippies: protesto ou modismo, Minas Gráfica Editora
- Loislaw Federal District Court Opinions (1981), INTERN. SOC. FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS v. N.J. Civ. No. 78-734., archived from the original on September 30, 2011, retrieved September 5, 2009
- Federal supplement., vol. 450
- Yinger, J. Milton (1984), Countercultures: the promise and peril of a world turned upside down, Free Press, ISBN 0-02-934010-1
- Hutchinson, Bill; Mueller, Marc (March 20, 1997), "Will real Santa please stand up?", Boston Herald, p. 7, archived from the original on August 5, 2011
- Aaron, Russ (September 14, 2007), "Lecturer details leadership qualities", The Daily Campus, archived from the original on July 16, 2011
External links
[edit]- Romapada Swami's official website
- Romapada Swami's YouTube channel
- Romapada Swami Stories
- Romapada Swami Video Snippets
- Questions and Answers with Romapada Swami
- Romapada Swami's soundcloud site
- Transcriptions of Romapada Swami's talks
- Inspiring quotes from Romapada Swami
- Photo gallery of Romapada Swami
- GBC Romapada Swami
- Romapada Swami's Iskcon Desire Tree Audio
- Romapada Swami's English Facebook page
- Romapada Swami LIVE - Home Facebook
- Romapada Swami's Marathi facebook page
- Romapada Swami's Twitter page
- Romapada Swami's Pinterest site
- Dandavats Articles
- iTunes Podcast of Romapada Swami[dead link]