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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPendant des mill\u00e9naires, les enseignements et la riche culture du bhakti-yoga, ou conscience de Krishna, sont rest\u00e9s cach\u00e9s \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur des fronti\u00e8res de l'Inde. Aujourd'hui, des millions de personnes \u00e0 travers le monde expriment leur gratitude \u00e0 Srila Prabhupada pour avoir r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 la sagesse intemporelle de la bhakti au monde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N\u00e9 sous le nom d'Abhay Charan De le 1er septembre 1896 \u00e0 Calcutta, il rejoignit tr\u00e8s jeune le mouvement de d\u00e9sob\u00e9issance civile du Mahatma Gandhi. En 1922, sa rencontre avec l'\u00e9minent \u00e9rudit et guide spirituel Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati s'av\u00e9ra d\u00e9terminante pour la future vocation du jeune Abhay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta \u00e9tait un leader de la communaut\u00e9 Gaudiya Vaishnava , une tradition monoth\u00e9iste au sein de la culture hindoue. D\u00e8s leur premi\u00e8re rencontre, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta demanda \u00e0 Abhay de transmettre les enseignements du Seigneur Krishna au monde anglophone. Profond\u00e9ment touch\u00e9 par sa d\u00e9votion et sa sagesse, Abhay devint disciple de Srila Bhaktisiddhanta en 1933 et d\u00e9cida d'acc\u00e9der \u00e0 la requ\u00eate de son mentor. Abhay, plus tard connu sous le titre honorifique A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, passa les 32 ann\u00e9es suivantes \u00e0 pr\u00e9parer son voyage vers l'Ouest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En 1965, \u00e0 l'\u00e2ge de soixante-neuf ans, Srila Prabhupada demanda un passage gratuit et embarqua sur le Jaladhuta, un cargo \u00e0 destination de New York. Le voyage se r\u00e9v\u00e9la p\u00e9rilleux et il fut victime de deux crises cardiaques \u00e0 bord. Apr\u00e8s 35 jours de mer, il arriva sur un quai isol\u00e9 de Brooklyn avec seulement sept dollars en roupies indiennes et une caisse contenant ses traductions de textes sacr\u00e9s en sanskrit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c0 New York, il affronta de grandes difficult\u00e9s et commen\u00e7a humblement sa mission en donnant des cours sur la Bhagavad-gita dans des lofts de Bowery et en dirigeant des kirtans (chants d\u00e9votionnels traditionnels) \u00e0 Tompkins Square Park. Son message de paix et de bienveillance trouva un \u00e9cho aupr\u00e8s de nombreux jeunes, dont certains se lanc\u00e8rent dans l'\u00e9tude approfondie de la tradition Krishna-bhakti. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leur aide, Bhaktivedanta Swami loua une petite boutique dans le Lower East Side de New York pour y installer un temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En juillet 1966, Bhaktivedanta Swami fonda la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 internationale pour la conscience de Krishna (ISKCON) dans le but, selon lui, de \u00ab freiner le d\u00e9s\u00e9quilibre des valeurs dans le monde et \u0153uvrer pour une unit\u00e9 et une paix r\u00e9elles \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au cours des onze ann\u00e9es qui suivirent, Srila Prabhupada fit 14 fois le tour du monde pour diffuser les enseignements du Seigneur Krishna. Des hommes et des femmes de tous horizons et de tous milieux accept\u00e8rent son message. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leur aide, Srila Prabhupada fonda des temples, des communaut\u00e9s agricoles, une maison d'\u00e9dition et des \u00e9tablissements d'enseignement dans le monde entier. Il lan\u00e7a \u00e9galement ce qui est aujourd'hui devenu le plus grand programme d'aide alimentaire v\u00e9g\u00e9tarienne au monde : Hare Krishna Food for Life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00e9sireux de nourrir les racines de la conscience de Krishna dans son pays natal, Srila Prabhupada retourna plusieurs fois en Inde, o\u00f9 il suscita un renouveau de la tradition vaishnava. Il y ouvrit des dizaines de temples, dont de grands centres dans les villes saintes de Vrindavana et Mayapura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Les contributions les plus significatives de Srila Prabhupada sont peut-\u00eatre ses livres. Il est l'auteur de plus de 70 volumes sur la tradition de Krishna, hautement respect\u00e9s par les \u00e9rudits pour leur autorit\u00e9, leur profondeur, leur fid\u00e9lit\u00e9 \u00e0 la tradition et leur clart\u00e9. Plusieurs de ses ouvrages sont utilis\u00e9s comme manuels dans de nombreux cours universitaires. Ses \u00e9crits ont \u00e9t\u00e9 traduits en 76 langues. Parmi ses \u0153uvres les plus marquantes figurent : la Bhagavad-gita telle qu'elle est, le Srimad-Bhagavatam en 30 volumes et le Sri Caitanya-caritamrita en 17 volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada passed away on November 14, 1977, in the holy town of Vrindavana, surrounded by his loving disciples who carry on his mission today.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Founder Acarya of International Society for Krishna Consciousness For millennia the teachings and the rich culture of bhakti-yoga, or Krishna Consciousness, had been hidden within the borders of India. Today, millions around the globe express their gratitude to Srila Prabhupada for revealing the timeless wisdom of bhakti to a world. Born as Abhay Charan De […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
FOUNDER ACARYA OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS<\/em><\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n For millennia the teachings and the rich culture of bhakti-yoga, or Krishna Consciousness, had been hidden within the borders of India. Today, millions around the globe express their gratitude to Srila Prabhupada for revealing the timeless wisdom of bhakti to a world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Born as Abhay Charan De on September 1, 1896, in Calcutta, as a young man he joined Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s civil disobedience movement. In 1922, a meeting with the prominent scholar and spiritual leader, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, proved to be most influential on young Abhay\u2019s future calling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Srila Bhaktisiddhanta was a leader in the Gaudiya Vaishnava community, a monotheistic tradition within the broader Hindu culture. At their very first meeting, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta asked Abhay to bring the teachings of Lord Krishna to the English-speaking world. Deeply moved by his devotion and wisdom, Abhay became a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta in 1933, and resolved to carry out his mentor\u2019s request. Abhay, later known by the honorific A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, spent the next 32 years preparing for his journey west.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In 1965, at the age of sixty-nine, Srila Prabhupada begged a free passage and boarded a cargo ship, the Jaladhuta, to New York. The journey proved to be treacherous and he suffered two heart attacks aboard. After 35 days at sea, he first arrived at a lonely Brooklyn pier with just seven dollars in Indian rupees and a crate of his translations of sacred Sanskrit texts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In New York, he faced great hardships and began his mission humbly by giving classes on the Bhagavad-gita in lofts on the Bowery and leading kirtan (traditional devotional chants) in Tompkins Square Park. His message of peace and goodwill resonated with many young people, some of whom came forward to become serious students of the Krishna-bhakti tradition. With the help of these students, Bhaktivedanta Swami rented a small storefront on New York\u2019s Lower East Side to use as a temple.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In July of 1966, Bhaktivedanta Swami established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) for the purpose he stated of \u201cchecking the imbalance of values in the world and working for real unity and peace\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In the eleven years that followed, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe 14 times on lecture tours spreading the teachings of Lord Krishna. Men and women from all backgrounds and walks of life came forward to accept his message. With their help, Srila Prabhupada established temples, farm communities, a publishing house, and educational institutions around the world. And, he began what has now become the world\u2019s largest vegetarian food relief program, Hare Krishna Food for Life.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n With the desire to nourish the roots of Krishna consciousness in its home, Srila Prabhupada returned to India several times, where he sparked a revival in the Vaishnava tradition. In India, he opened dozens of temples, including large centers in the holy towns of Vrindavana and Mayapura.<\/p>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Srila Prabhupada\u2019s most significant contributions, perhaps, are his books. He authored over 70 volumes on the Krishna tradition, which are highly respected by scholars for their authority, depth, fidelity to the tradition, and clarity. Several of his works are used as textbooks in numerous college courses. His writings have been translated into 76 languages. His most prominent works include: Bhagavad-gita As It Is, the 30-volume Srimad-Bhagavatam, and the 17-volume Sri Caitanya-caritamrita.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A.C. 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