Varsana Maharaja's Health Care Fund
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Thank you for your interest in helping with Varsana Swami's health care fund. Maharaja is currently under physicians care for RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy), an extremely painful condition he developed after he fell last winter and tore the ligaments and tendons in his wrist. He is also undergoing treatment for heavy metal toxicity, degenerative arthritis, and intestinal damage. His treatments include IV and oral chelation, acupuncture, chiropractic care, nutritional support and massage therapy. In addition, Maharaja receives stellate ganglion nerve blocks, which serve to stop the disabling spasms and promote healing.
The WEEKLY cost of these treatments is around $1000.00-1350.00, depending on what therapies he receivies.
Up until now, the majority of the health care costs- which are not covered by insurance- have been taken care of by the generous donations of only a few people.
Without their loving contributions Maharaja would not be receiving this excellent medical care.
We are humbly asking for donations to help with these costs, so that Varsana Swami's medical treatments can continue.
If you are not familiar with Varsana Swami, here is a short biography:
Known and loved as a true sadhu, Varsana Swami is a disciple and follower of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Varsana Swami’s classes and writings on Lord Gauranga’s eternal lila are famous for their eye-witness quality, wherein the listener is blissfully transported to the spiritual realm. As a strong proponent of self sufficiency, Varsana Swami also teaches how to live in harmony with Goddess Bhumi (Mother Earth) and show respect to all living beings.
Varsana Swami took birth as John Mowen, Jr., in the year 1950 in the small town of Morristown, New Jersey. In his childhood he was strongly drawn to the workings of the natural world. Determined to lead a life of compassion, he became a vegetarian of his own accord at the age of seven.
As a young man his search for meaning led him to study theology in college, visit ashrams, and hear from different gurus. In 1972 he had the good fortune to meet his beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace SrilaPrabhupada. Thereafter, John moved into the Brooklyn Hare Krishna temple. A few months later he relocated to the Krishna community in New Vrindavan.
Over the past four decades, Varsana Swami has performed a variety of services in New Vrindavana, including raising and training draft animals for farm work; excavating and building the infrastructure of New Vrindavana; pujari seva and teaching. He accepted the renounced order of life, sannyasa, in the year 1986.
SrilaPrabhupada requested replicas of the holy places of Vraja be established in New Vrindavan. At present Varsana Swami is working with DhamSeva, a non-profit group, to establish the lila-sthan of Govardhan Hill in New Vrindavan.
Varsana Swami also travels to inspire and support ISKCON farms and communities that are moving toward self sufficiency. He is the author of Sri Gaura Lila.
The WEEKLY cost of these treatments is around $1000.00-1350.00, depending on what therapies he receivies.
Up until now, the majority of the health care costs- which are not covered by insurance- have been taken care of by the generous donations of only a few people.
Without their loving contributions Maharaja would not be receiving this excellent medical care.
We are humbly asking for donations to help with these costs, so that Varsana Swami's medical treatments can continue.
If you are not familiar with Varsana Swami, here is a short biography:
Known and loved as a true sadhu, Varsana Swami is a disciple and follower of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Varsana Swami’s classes and writings on Lord Gauranga’s eternal lila are famous for their eye-witness quality, wherein the listener is blissfully transported to the spiritual realm. As a strong proponent of self sufficiency, Varsana Swami also teaches how to live in harmony with Goddess Bhumi (Mother Earth) and show respect to all living beings.
Varsana Swami took birth as John Mowen, Jr., in the year 1950 in the small town of Morristown, New Jersey. In his childhood he was strongly drawn to the workings of the natural world. Determined to lead a life of compassion, he became a vegetarian of his own accord at the age of seven.
As a young man his search for meaning led him to study theology in college, visit ashrams, and hear from different gurus. In 1972 he had the good fortune to meet his beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace SrilaPrabhupada. Thereafter, John moved into the Brooklyn Hare Krishna temple. A few months later he relocated to the Krishna community in New Vrindavan.
Over the past four decades, Varsana Swami has performed a variety of services in New Vrindavana, including raising and training draft animals for farm work; excavating and building the infrastructure of New Vrindavana; pujari seva and teaching. He accepted the renounced order of life, sannyasa, in the year 1986.
SrilaPrabhupada requested replicas of the holy places of Vraja be established in New Vrindavan. At present Varsana Swami is working with DhamSeva, a non-profit group, to establish the lila-sthan of Govardhan Hill in New Vrindavan.
Varsana Swami also travels to inspire and support ISKCON farms and communities that are moving toward self sufficiency. He is the author of Sri Gaura Lila.
Organizer
Molly Ananga Manjari Martin
Organizer
Wheeling, WV
