A Refuge For The Hippies by Srila Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Winter-spring, 1967: San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. "It was like opening a temple in a battlefield." Srila Prabhupada had come to San Francisco from New York just when the hippie movement was reaching its height. Now he found that his small... read moreWhy You Should Become a Devotee of Krsna – and Why You Don’t by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
You should become a devotee of Krsna. Why? 1. When you become a devotee of Krsna, you enter into the association of great souls. These great souls, or pure devotees of God, are your best friends in this world. The Vedic literature describes them as... read moreThe Mantra-Rock Dance by Srila Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
January 1967: San Francisco. "The Avalon Ballroom seemed like a human field of wheat blowing in the wind finally everyone was jumping, crying, shouting." Though some of the New York disciples had objected, Srila Prabhupada was still scheduled for the... read moreIdeology for an Ideal Community by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Historically, men have chosen to sacrifice individual autonomy for the benefits of life within human society. Nations, communities, tribes, communes all attest to the truth of John Donne's famous adage: "No man is an island." But history also attests... read more