Recording the Radha Krishna Temple Album
I remember that I wasn’t initially very enthusiastic at the prospect of recording the Radha-Krishna Temple album. My thinking was that I didn’t have the time. I had to almost be pressured into being involved in the record, because when you record there’s a lot of down time, like doing a movie. There’s playback time,…
First Kirtans in India
Srila Prabhupada himself came from Calcutta on the 8th, and from the very beginning of our programs in Bombay, Srila Prabhupada became known as one “who is startling India with kirtan.” Our kirtans were full of so much excitement—they were so thrilling—we were like one throbbing heartbeat—the heartbeat of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s mission of Krishna…
First Visit to Vrindavan Dham
November 1970. The large iron key, sent by registered post, fell heavily onto the sandstone roof of the Delhi Dharmshala. Ten hands darted to retrieve it. We passed it around respectfully, knowing that it was our passport into Vrindavan, Lord Krishna’s eternal abode, whose counterpart in this world lay only ninety miles to our south….
Srila Prabhupada’s Greeting
How he dealt with us each individually was the greatest gift. I’m astounded when I reflect on it—he treated everyone on a personal basis and encouraged us in our practice of Krishna Consciousness. I felt that he genuinely loved each of us, and he exhibited that love through how he took care of us—with great…