people I was to practice with. My desire was to be a Christian. I had to struggle with the fact that I found it being practised to the highest standard by non-Christians. To sample his spiritual thought in the form of prayer we can refer to one of his BBC Broadcasts: Dear Lord, my desire is to serve you, and I offer what I think is best. Please let me know what You desire, and bless me with the grace to accept what you think is best. And for a touch of his well-known humour: Over the next few years as I tried the ‘lose-weight-without-any-change’ method, as I wore ever tighter clothes, and weighed myself to depression, I felt doomed. My lowest point was the day I weighed myself after a haircut. ISKCON Shaunaka Rishi Das was editor-in-chief of the ISKCON Communications Journal, from 1993 until 2006, and was Chairman of ISKCON Communications Europe from 1991–2003. He served as an executive member of ISKCON's Ministry of Educational Development from 1996–2010, was a founding member of the ISKCON Studies Institute, is a trustee of Bhaktivedanta College in Belgium, and is Editor-in-Chief of the ISKCON Studies Journal. See also Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies References Further reading Maurice Ryan, Another Ireland, Stranmillis College, Belfast, 1996. Memories of a life less ordinary. The Wexford People, Wexford, 8 April 2009. External links The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Personal Blog Jesus Through Hindu Eyes, BBC Radio 4, 2002 Hinduism and Modernity, Guardian newspaper, 2006 Our Declining Trust is a Greater Evil than Terrorism, Independent newspaper, 2004 The Interfaith Network UK Hindu studies scholars Irish Hindus Converts to Hinduism from Catholicism Irish former Christians Former Roman Catholics Bhaktivedanta College International Society for Krishna Consciousness religious figures Living people 1961 births Academics of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies People educated at St Peter's College, Wexford