Just HEAR Me by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Srila Prabhupada had come to America to speak about Krsna. From the beginning of his stay he had found opportunities the living-room gatherings at the home of the Agarwals (his first hosts in America), the lecture appearances in churches, schools, and the Lion's... read more
It Will Not Be Possible to Assist You by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
New York City, January- February 1966 Srila Prabhupada pursued his desire to purchase the two-storied structure at 143 West Seventy-second Street. The realtors had shown him the building, and he had already mentally arranged the interior for Deity worship and... read more
I am Trying to Open a Temple by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
New York City, Winter 1965-1966 The building at 100 West Seventy-second Street was rented as office and studio space, and none of the tenants, who included the members of the Misra Yoga Society, stayed there overnight. For Srila Prabhupada, however, his room on the... read moreStruggling Alone by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
New York City, 1965 On arriving in New York, Srila Prabhupada had nowhere to stay but the asrama of an impersonalist svami. To see students submissively listening to a speaker who denied the Personality of Godhead was painful for the pure devotee. But was he to go... read more