09/23/2026
🌸 Wednesday Sanga 🌸
Join us for an inspiring session with:
Speaker: HG Mohan Vilas Das
Topic: Our Real Heroes
📅 Date: Wednesday, Sep 23
⏰ Time: 8:30 PM EST onwards
🔗 Zoom Conference Details:
Please log in: https://tinyurl.com/zoomibc
🆔 Meeting ID: 884-108-1008
🔒 Password: 108
📞 For Audio Only:
Dial: 1-301-715-8592
Password: 108
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿:
HG Mohan Vilas Das is a brahmachari, teacher, and long-serving member of ISKCON Govardhan Ecovillage (GEV).
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance. He began his professional career in global investment banking, including assignments in London and Hong Kong. In 2009, responding to a deeper spiritual calling, he left his corporate career and joined the brahmachari ashram at ISKCON Chowpatty, Mumbai.
In 2010, he came to Govardhan Ecovillage as part of its core development team, serving the vision of His Holiness Radhanath Swami under the leadership of Gauranga Prabhu. Over the years, he has rendered service in construction, finance, guest relations, spiritual care, operations, and institutional management.
A central dimension of his life is the study and teaching of Vaiṣṇava philosophy. He undertook two years of systematic study of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam at Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha, together with training in Sanskrit recitation and the study of traditional commentaries. He teaches texts from the Bhakti-śāstrī and Bhakti-vaibhav curriculum, including the Srimad Bhagvatam, Bhagavad-gītā, Śrī Īśopaniṣad, and Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, to practitioners seeking to deepen both their philosophical understanding and devotional practice.
He has also pursued the study of Nyāya and comparative philosophy, to engage more deeply with questions of knowledge, reason, consciousness, causality, and religious belief. In 2025, he undertook a semester of advanced study at Rutgers University, where he audited four courses in philosophy and Hindu thought. This academic engagement further strengthened his ability to present Vaiṣṇava philosophy in conversation with contemporary philosophical traditions.
He also regularly presents Vedic perspectives at international interfaith gatherings, addressing questions of human identity, ethical responsibility, social harmony, ecological stewardship, and the relationship between spiritual consciousness and meaningful change.
At GEV, he currently serves as Head of Sustainability Education and Outreach and leads educational initiatives in philosophy, leadership, experiential learning, and study abroad. Through these programs, he has helped introduce students from American universities gain firsthand experience of integrated sustainability practices and community-based rural development at GEV.
