Senior disciple of Śrīla Prabhupāda, Master Teacher Gaurahari Dāsānudās Bābājī displayed a strong desire for a personal relationship with God from a very early age. After graduating from conservatory he embarked on a search for a bona fide spiritual master, which reached success when he took shelter at the lotus feet of His Divine Grace. However, he was not comfortable in ISKCON because of the pronounced tendency of the administration toward politics instead of deep scriptural study and spiritual realization.

After 1980, Bābājī preferred to continue his sādhana independently, culminating in a retreat in the jungles of Kaua'i in 2001, during which he chanted the Holy Name continuously for six months. At that time he was blessed with darśan of Govinda. He later performed insightful market research that led him to develop the highly successful Esoteric Teaching preaching concept. Returning to the mainland, he researched alternative community structures and consensus management schemes. Finally in 2003 he formed an independent bhakti-saṅga, Esoteric Teaching Seminars. He now resides in India along with a few close disciples.