List of International Society for Krishna Consciousness members and patrons
The following is a list of members or people closely associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. This list is by no means exhaustive - and includes only well known figures within the organisation.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Hindu Vaishnava religious organization.[1] It was founded in 1966 in New York City by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.[2] Its core beliefs are based on traditional Hindu scriptures such as the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam and the Bhagavad-gītā,[3] both of which, according to the traditional Hindu view, date back more than 5,000 years. The distinctive appearance of the movement and its culture come from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, which has had adherents in India since the late 15th century and Western converts since the early 1930s.[4]
Founder
Member disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Listed by date of first initiation:
Member grand disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Members & patrons in popular culture and the media
- Boy George, English singer[5]
- Russell Brand, English comedian, actor, columnist, author and presenter of radio and television[6]
- Ray Cappo, of Youth Of Today and Shelter[7]
- Vic DiCara, guitarist for Los Angeles bands Inside Out and 108[8]
- Henry Doktorski, American concert accordionist[9]
- Marc Ellis, New Zealand rugby league and rugby union player[10]
- Nina Hagen, German singer
- George Harrison, popular English guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles
- John Joseph and Harley Flanagan, from hardcore band Cro-Mags[11]
- Crispian Mills, lead singer and guitarist of English rock band Kula Shaker[12]
- Poly Styrene and Lora Logic, from British 1970s punk band X-Ray Spex[13]
- Annie Lennox (now an agnostic), lead singer of popular British pop rock duo Eurythmics[14]
- Hayley Mills, English actress, daughter of John Mills. Mother of Crispian Mills from Kula Shaker[15]
- Allen Ginsberg American "beat generation" poet[16]
See also
Notes
- ^ Gibson 2002, p. 4
- ^ Gibson 2002, p. 6
- ^ Klostermaier, Klaus (1998), A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Oxford: Oneworld Publications, ISBN 1-85168-175-2
- ^ Sandananda.com dedicated to direct western disciples of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Sadananda.com
- ^ Boy George with Spencer Bright, Take It Like A Man (Harper Collins, First U.S. Edition, 1995) pp.481–482. On page 482, he says, "I enjoy the rituals of offering obeisances to Krishna and chanting, especially when there are hundreds of devotees jumping and banging drums. At that moment it seems like the human ego is truly transcended. I do find the sexual attitudes far too rigid, though I admit the cycle of desire is fraught with anxiety and disappointment. I don't choose to cut off from it, maybe I enjoy the pain." On page 481 he says, "'Bow Down Mister' swept me up in a spiritual whirl and I became an unlikely queer envoy for Krishna Consciousness."
- ^ Pendennis at The Guardian
- ^ "East meets West". The Boston Globe (NY Times Company). September 18, 2009. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/09/18/gaura_vani_combines_sitars_and_chants_with_rock_for_a_genre_defying_musical_mix/. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ Punknews.org | 108 — Creation. Sustenance. Destruction
- ^ New Vrindaban: The Black Sheep of ISKCON http://henrydoktorski.com/newvrindaban.shtml
- ^ Lewis, Rebecca (May 27, 2007). "Marc Ellis joins the Hare Krishnas". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10442055. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ Rob Harvilla (Tuesday, Apr 29 2008). "The Bloodclot Diaries: The brutal life and times of John 'Bloodclot' Joseph: New York hardcore icon, Krishna devotee, hustler, survivor" (The Village Voice ed.). New York. http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-04-29/news/the-bloodclot-diaries/1.
- ^ Chitra Subramanyam (November 23, 1999). "Away from cheering crowds, singer lost in Krishna's land". Bombay: The Indian Express. http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19991123/ile23070.html.
- ^ "When ‘gay’ Boy George was rejected to be part of Hare Krishna movement". www.topnews.in. 27 July 2009. http://www.topnews.in/when-gay-boy-george-was-rejected-be-part-hare-krishna-movement-2194460. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Sutherland & Ellis 2002, pp. 209–217
- ^ Daily Mail 19 June 1984
- ^ Brooks 1992, pp. 78–9
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