The Wedding by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Dec 1, 1980 | Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Srila Prabhupada's Biography, Volume-15 Number-12

Fall, 1966: the Lower East Side, New York No one knew anything of what was going on except Swamiji. Shortly after founding the first Krsna conscious temple in the West, Srila Prabhupada organized the first Vedic marriage ceremony, replete with fire sacrifice,... read more

The First Initiation by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Nov 1, 1980 | Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Srila Prabhupada's Biography, Volume-15 Number-11

In March 1966 Srila Prabhupada had begun America's first Krsna conscious temple, in a little storefront on New York's Lower East Side. A small band of followers had gathered around him, and now, in September, some of them felt ready to become his disciples.... read more

The Peace Vigil by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Oct 1, 1980 | Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Srila Prabhupada's Biography, Volume-15 Number-10

"If people will take to this chanting, peace will automatically come." New York's Lower East Side in the late '60s had proved a fertile field for Srila Prabhupada's planting the first seeds of Krsna consciousness in the West. Now the intensifying... read more

The Excursion by Srila Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Sep 1, 1980 | Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Srila Prabhupada's Biography, Volume-15 Number-09

Prabhupada began talking somehow about lion tamers. The boys were delighted city kids, taken to the country by their guru and having a good time. The small storefront temple at 26 Second Avenue had begun to thrive. Srila Prabhupada, by his chanting, his... read more