Chapter 3: Opening the Heart to Bhakti, San Francisco 1966–1968
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- A Temple on Frederick Street
- “Bring Krishna Consciousness West”—Swamiji Invites the Hippies
- First Initiations and Wedding
- The Frederick Street Temple is Open
- The Mahamantra Rocks Haight-Ashbury
- The Peace Formula—Chanting, Dancing and Feasting
- “You Simply Make What Krishna Likes”—The Love Feasts Begin
- Contemplating Initiation—“Just See! Just See!”
- The Rockport Experiment
- Yamuna Dedicates Herself to Guru and Krishna
- Lord Jagannatha Comes to San Francisco
- Srila Prabhupada’s Encompassing Mercy—Even to the Animals
- Yamuna Begins Calligraphy Services
- He was Always Thinking of Krishna
- We are on a Sound Footing in Krishna Consciousness
- My Spiritual Master Has Not Finished His Work
- Rathayatra—Lord Jagannatha Visits Srila Prabhupada in Stinson Beach
- A Disciple Falls Away
- Love in Separation—Srila Prabhupada Recovers in India
- Srila Prabhupada Again Surcharges San Francisco
- Srila Prabhupada Visits Los Angeles
- Srila Prabhupada Plans for a “World Sankirtan Party”
- Standing Erect on the Spiritual Platform—San Francisco
- San Francisco’s Second Rathayatra—1968
- Harinam Sankirtan Becomes a San Francisco Fixture
- The World Sankirtan Party Shifts to London