I am a US citizen. I lived for five years in a Vaiṣṇava monastery as a Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Brahmācārin, and have received upanāyana-dikṣa requiring the tri-sandhya japanam of the brahma-gāyatrī-mantram, along with several other esoteric mantras.
Location
Charlottesville, VA
Interests
Philosophy, History, Astronomy, Hermeneutics, Poetry, Translation, etc.
