Guru Gaur Gopal is an Indian spiritual leader, motivational speaker, and lifestyle coach. Since 1996, he has been serving as a monk and a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). A former electrical engineer, he had worked at Hewlett-Packard (HP) for a while. However, the job did not give him any satisfaction. Thus, he decided to give up his worldly desires and choose the path of spirituality and self-realization. A disciple of Radhanath Swami, Guru Gaur Gopal is one of the rarest inspirational speakers from the country to have given lectures in the British parliament and Google’s head office. Over the years, he has travelled all around the globe to give motivational speeches and lectures on spirituality. A role model and an icon for millions of people, Guru Gaur Gopal has inspired many young minds through his quotations, which include ‘Feed your faith and all your doubts shall starve to death’. He has also written several novels and books till date, such as ‘Checkmate,’ ‘Conquest,’ and ‘Revival,’ to name a few.
About ISKON:
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), otherwise known as the Hare Krishna movement, includes five hundred major centers, temples and rural communities, nearly one hundred affiliated vegetarian restaurants, thousands of namahattas or local meeting groups, a wide variety of community projects, and millions of congregational members worldwide. Although less than fifty years on the global stage, ISKCON has expanded widely since its founding by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda in New York City in 1966.
ISKCON’s founder, Srila Prabhupada, has drawn appreciation from scholars and religious leaders alike for his remarkable achievement in presenting India’s Vaishnava spiritual culture in a relevant manner to contemporary Western and worldwide audiences.
Members of ISKCON practice bhakti-yoga in their homes and also worship in temples. They also promote bhakti-yoga, or Krishna Consciousness, through festivals, the performing arts, yoga seminars, public chanting, and the distribution of the society’s literatures. ISKCON members have also opened hospitals, schools, colleges, eco-villages, free food distribution projects, and other institutions as a practical application of the path of devotional yoga.
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