Waves of Ecstasy Four California Episodes by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Spring, 1967: San Francisco. Whether in the temple, on the beach, at a hippie farm, or at San Francisco Airport, Srila Prabhupada was the focus of his disciples' affection and an inspiration for love of Krsna. Srila Prabhupada had planted the seed of Krsna... read moreThe Lord of the Universe Comes to Haight Ashbury by Srila Satsvarupa dasa Goswami
(Excerpted from Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta, by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami. ©1981 by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.) San Francisco, 1967. Srila Prabhupada's temple at 518 Frederick Street had become an integral part of the youth scene in the... read more
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 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 more