Hare Krishna Temple Perth WA ISKCON

Swami Bhakti Tirtha was born John E. Favors in a Christian, God-fearing family. As a child evangelist appeared regularly on television. As a young man he was leader in Dr. Martin Luther King's civil rights movement. At Princeton University he became president of the student council and also served as chairman of the Third World Coalition. Although his main degree is in psychology, he has received accolades in many other fields, including politics, African studies, Indology and international law.

His Holiness has served as Assistant Coordinator for penal programs in the State of New Jersey, Office of Public Defender, and as a director of several drug abuse clinics in the United States. In addition, he has been a special consultant for Educational Testing Services in the U.S.A. and has managed campaigns for politicians. Swami Krishnapada gained international recognition as a representative of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, particularly for his outstanding work with scholars in the formerly communist countries.

Swami Krishnapada directly oversees projects in the United States (particularly Washington, D.C., Detroit and Pennsylvania), the Caribbean, West Africa and South Africa. He also serves as the director of the American Federation of Vaishnava Colleges and Schools.

In the United States, Swami Krishnapada is the founder and director of the Institute for Applied Spiritual Technology, director of the International Committee for Urban Spiritual Development and one of the international coordinators of the Seventh Pan African Congress. Reflecting his wide range of interests, he is also a member of the Institute for Noetic Sciences, the Centre for Defence Information, the United Nations Association for America, the National Peace Institute Foundation, the World Future Society and the Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders.

A specialist in international relations and conflict resolution, Swami Krishnapada constantly travels around the and has become a spiritual consultant to many high ranking members of the United Nations, to various celebrities an several chiefs, kings and high court justices. In 1990 Holiness was coronated as a high chief in Warri, Nigeria in recognition of his outstanding work in Africa and the World. In recent years, he has met several times with President Mandela of South Africa to share visions and strategies for world peace.

In addition to encouraging self-sufficiency through development of schools, clinics, farm projects and industries, Swami Krishnapada conducts seminars on spiritual development, interpersonal relationships, stress a management and other pertinent topics. He is also acknowledged as a valuable participant in the resolution of global conflict.

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