Bhaktimarga Swami

It was a youthful quest for life over thirty years ago that lead Chatham, Ontario born BhaktiMarga Swami, 52 formerly John Peter Vis, to adopt to an Eastern order of monastic life and land him in the Hare Krishna movement. Since that time as a celibate monk, Swami has evolved as an instructor of bhakti-yoga and mantra meditation. His presentation on this subject of life, based on the popular Hindu text “Bhagavad Gita” is lively candid and informative.

With fine arts as a background, Swami also developed a passion for the performing arts. Even in the course of his duties as a monk, he expands his portfolio and manages to take an active role in theatrical productions from epics of ancient India origin. Casting, scripting, and directing morality theatre takes him annually to venues from North America to India and Africa. Finally, a remarkable achievement came to BhaktiMarga Swami when in 1996 he went the way of the pilgrim and walked on foot across country from west to east and then back for a return journey from Cape Spear New found land to Vancouver island in 2003, going full circle. He likes to tell of the unique experience and fond memories on the road after trekking 16,000 KMs. The National Film Board of Canada documented the walk in the recent release, “The Longest Road” detailing the history of the people who shaped or were shaped by the Trans Canada Highway, the world’s longest continuous maintained road.

International Society for Krishna Consciousness - The Hare Krishna Temple
243 Avenue Rd. (at Dupont) - Toronto, Ontario - M5R 2J6
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