Description

William Suczek, the youngest of twobrothersand one sister, was born in Walnut Creek, California in theautumnof 1956. His parents, both professors at San FranciscoStateUniversity, raised William to be open to new ideas andtolerant ofdiverse lifestyles and values. In his youth Williamspent yearssearching for God and for the meaning of life. Hisprayers andintense austerities—which included vows of poverty,fasting, andsilence—were answered when a friend gave him a copy ofBack toGodhead magazine during the summer of 1973. As soon as hesaw thephoto of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada, the founder oftheHare Krishna movement, he knew that his search was over.

The knowledge in that magazine so inspired William that heatonce—with the help of his mother—began visiting the ISKCONtemplein San Francisco. Within a few weeks, at the age of sixteen,he hadmoved into the temple to become a full time monk. He soon methisspiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, who instructed himtodistribute his books and to read them with great careandattention. Not long after this meeting, in early 1974,SrilaPrabhupada gave William spiritual initiation and the nameVaisesikaDasa.

Since then Vaisesika Dasa has devoted his life to hisspiritualmaster’s mission. He has continuously read, studied,anddistributed to the masses the Vedic knowledge contained inthetranslations and commentaries of Srila Prabhupada’sbooks.Currently, Vaisesika Dasa travels extensively,lecturing,counseling, and inspiring devotees and spiritualaspirants alikethroughout the world.

In 2009, to help fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s order thathismovement continue to expand, Vaisesika Dasa beganinitiatingdisciples into the disciplic succession.