I was lucky to begin living in the ISKCON ashram in 1988. There the practices of attending mangala-arati at 4.30am, worshiping tulasi-devi, chanting japa for two hours solid, Deity worship, worship of Srila Prabhupada, Hare Krishna kirtan, and hearing Srimad Bhagavtam daily each morning transformed my life. Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!!