Prabhupada Dasa is a life-long spiritualist, who has dedicated himself for more than 3 decades to the path of bhakti-yoga and is an initiated practicing Gaudiya Vaishnava brahmana priest, agni-hotri, pujari, vaidya and jyotish coming in a family of yogis that spans 5 generations. He is an award-winning author, astrologer, ayurvedic teacher and scholar of Sanskrit culture. He enjoyed a modern Western college education, as well as, a traditional gurukula education and teaches his students from around the world.