The Bowery—“A Kind of Hell to Me”

An Invitation to a “Hindu” Wedding

Yamuna Meets the Swami—“A Golden, Radiant Holy Man”

The Wedding Feast—First Instructions in Cooking for Krishna

The Wedding—A Ceremony of Contrasts

First Impressions of Swamiji’s Chanting—The Grace of the Supreme Father

Swamiji Speaks on Love and Lust—Liquid Beauty

“Try to Open a Temple in San Francisco” and India Interrupted

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

A Flood of Transcendental Ecstasy

The Real Meaning of Sankirtan

Janmastami and Vyasa Puja with Srila Prabhupada

Taking the Ultimate Blessing to London—Prabhupada’s Lotus Feet

The Vibration Conception Defined

An Unforgettable Send-off for Yamuna and Janaki

The Genesis of the Hare Krishna Movement in the West

Srila Prabhupada’s Wish Becomes Yamuna’s Wish

Offering Our Music at the Lotus Feet of Sri Guru

Kirtan is the Universal Principle—Yamuna Devi and George Harrison

“Come Chant with Us”—An Apple a Day

“You are Doing Very Nicely—More than Having a Temple”

A Temple Grows in London—7 Bury Place

Recording the Mahamantra with George Harrison—“He Knew How to Get the Best from Us”

London’s First Rathayatra—“Sometimes Failure is Considered a Pillar of Success”

Srila Prabhupada Comes to England—The John and Yoko Interlude

An Epoch-Making Incident

The Lie

The Seer and the Seen—Morning Walks

Conway Hall and Outside Engagements

On Top of the World with Srila Prabhupada

Oxford Town Hall Program

Special Mercy and Special Instructions

Srila Prabhupada Leaves Tittenhurst

The Storm

Baker Street

Srila Prabhupada Appreciates Yamuna’s Cooking Service

Yamuna Assists in Installing Radha and Krishna in Hamburg

Yamuna and Tilak

The Moon Episode

Adore Ye All

A Temple Grows on Bury Place

Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara and the Krishna Magic

The Installation Ceremony

A Description of the Bury Place Temple

Srila Prabhupada Leaves and Yamuna Thrives

Recording the Govindam Prayers

Promoting “Govindam”—A Remembrance

Harinam Sankirtan

1970 Rathayatra

The “Radha-Krishna Temple” Album

Yamuna’s India Prayer Fulfilled—“Miracle Done, Your Divine Grace”

Janaki Devi—An Exhibition of Srila Prabhupada’s Unequalled Compassion

A Call to India

An Endnote on London

India via Egypt Through Perils Unknown

The World Sankirtan Party in Bombay—“Welcome to India”

Srila Prabhupada—“Startling India with Kirtan”

Seeing Harinam Sankirtan Act on the Hearts of Others

Srila Prabhupada’s Sankirtan Mission Rocks Bombay

“Every Town and Village”—The World Sankirtan Party in India

First Sight of the Holy Dhama—With Srila Prabhupada on the Frontier Mail

Srila Prabhupada’s Tireless Preaching in Amritsar

A Reluctant Yamuna Devi Gives Srimad-Bhagavatam Class in Amritsar

The Golden Temple—“This is How to Distribute Prasadam”

Visit to Maharaja Baladeva Indra Singh

Rama Tirtha and Yamuna’s Reflections on Prabhupada in Amritsar

The Punjab Mail to Delhi

My Guru Has Asked for Rice—“No” Is Not an Option

An Unexpected Detour in Delhi

Making New Friends and Life Members

A Cordial First Meeting with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

Problems at Bury Place—“Be Prepared to Return to London”

The Key to the Spiritual Universe—Yamuna Devi in Vrindavan Dhama

Yamuna’s Later Reflections on the Radha-Damodara Temple

Vrindavan—“Everything Is Simple and Uncomplicated”

Intrigues with the Maharaja of Bharatpur and the Palace at Keshi Ghat

Srila Prabhupada Takes the World Sankirtan Party to Indore

Prabhupada Begins His Discourses on the Life of Ajamila

He Teaches by Example—Srila Prabhupada with Maharaja and Maharani Holkar

Surat—“One God, Krishna; One Mantra, Hare Krishna”

Sankirtan in Surat—“Prabhupada Appeared As if He Were the Rising Sunlight”

The Palm Tree and the Mudras

Yamuna Expresses the First “Stirrings of Dissatisfaction”

Notes from Yamuna’s Journal in Surat

A Short Bombay Stopover

The Pomegranate Juice Pastime

Ardha Kumbha Mela in Allahabad

Yamuna’s Description of the Mela—“An Ocean of Tents”

Bathing in the Triveni and Mangal Arati with Srila Prabhupada

Mela Kirtans and Nagar Sankirtan

Yamuna Learns About Vani and Vapu— “I am Speaking Because You Want to Hear”

Sri Sri Radha-Madhava and Worship at the Mela

Prasadam and Other Challenges in the Tent City

Outside Darshans and Programs with Srila Prabhupada

Visit with Srila Prabhupada to the Rupa Gaudiya Math

ISKCON’s First Temple in Bombay—February Through April 1971

Yamuna’s Deity Preparations for the Cross Maidan Pandal

The Cross Maidan Festival—“Bhagavat Dharma Discourses: A Hare Krishna Festival”

“Hari Hari Biphale” with Srila Prabhupada

Lessons from Srila Prabhupada on Chanting Japa

Notes from Yamuna’s Journal

On to Other Services—Delhi and Calcutta, 1971

“Make Me Dance As You Like”—The Austerity of Constant Uncertainty, 1971

Delhi Stopover—End of April, 1971

Calcutta and the Chowringhee Maidan Pandal

“You Must Teach Others What I Have Taught You”

Yamuna’s Vyasa Puja Homage from Calcutta, 1971

Yamuna and Guru das Return to New Delhi and Vrindavan—Summer of 1971

An Unforgettable Visit in Vrindavan with Giriraja das’s Parents

More Travels in the Fall of 1971—Delhi, Vrindavan and Calcutta

Calcutta Temple Difficulties—“Our Real Business is to Hear and Chant About Krishna”

Yamuna Remembers Srila Prabhupada’s Childhood Home and Deities

The Second Calcutta Pandal at Deshapriya Park

The First Delhi Pandal—November 14 through November 24, 1971

Beautiful Sri Sri Radha-Gokulananda at the Delhi Pandal

Yamuna’s Bout with Jaundice Brings Unexpected Blessings from Srila Prabhupada

Yamuna’s First Pilgrimage to Vraja Mandala with Srila Prabhupada

An Early Morning Japa Walk to Radha-Damodar Mandir

Yamuna’s Prayer for Srila Prabhupada’s Mercy in Vrindavan

The Jaipur Pandal and the Beautiful Face of Govinda, 1972

A Short History of Sri Govindaji

The Looting Langurs

Srila Prabhupada’s Instructions to Yamuna in Jaipur on Deity Worship

Srila Prabhupada’s Instructions to Yamuma in Jaipur on Cooking

Yamuna’s Reflections on How Srila Prabhupada Interacted with Others

Learning Vaishnava Etiquette with Srila Prabhupada in Madras and Visakhapatnam

Mr. Balu Hosts Srila Prabhupada and the Sankirtan Party in Madras

A Glorious Afterward to the Balu Deity Story—Srimati Radharani’s Youthful Face

Yamuna’s Appreciation for South Indian Cuisine

A Godbrother Controversy and a Life-Changing Revelation for Yamuna

“You are Not a Woman, You are a Vaishnava”

“Where is Krishna?”—A Loving Exchange and a Lesson on Separation

Notes from Yamuna’s Journal

Visakhapatnam—A Meeting with Srila Prabhupada’s Godbrother

A Pilgrimage to Sri Simhachalam

Srila Prabhupada and the Champa Story

Mayapur and the Cornerstone-Laying Ceremony: February-March, 1972

A Short History of Srila Prabhupada’s Mayapur Vision

Srila Prabhupada Brings His Western Devotees to Mayapur

ISKCON’s First Mayapur Gaura Purnima Festival

The Cornerstone-Laying Ceremony

Srila Prabhupada’s Exalted Sister Pishima

Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers—A Mayapur Epiphany

Sri Sri Radha-Madhava

A Pilgrimage with Prabhupada to Bhaktivinoda Thakur’s Birthplace in Birnagar

A Short Stop in Calcutta, Then on to Vrindavan

Yamuna’s Letter to Srila Prabhupada on Leaving Calcutta

Srimati Radharani Gives Her Sanction for the Land at Raman Reti

A Prophecy Foretold—“We Will Have Centers in Mayapur and Vrindavan for the Pleasure of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur”

The Cornerstone Ceremony for the Krishna-Balarama Temple

Anand Prabhu—“My Old Godbrother, A Sincere Vaishnava”

Yamuna Devi at Radha-Damodar Mandir—A Portrait of Change

Yamuna on the Renovation of Srila Prabhupada’s Rooms at Radha-Damodar Mandir

“Making this Vrindavan Project a Heaven on Earth”

A Snapshot of Yamuna’s First Summer at Radha-Damodar Mandir

Yamuna Becomes Fireproof and Waterproof

Yamuna’s Struggles with Calligraphy in the Heat

Srila Prabhupada’s Displeasure with the Progress at Raman Reti

Yamuna’s Crucible—An Accusation of Impropriety and its Outcome

Srila Prabhupada Arrives for the Month of Damodara

Sweet Exchanges Between Yamuna and Srila Prabhupada

Yamuna Cooks for Srila Prabhupada at Radha-Damodar

Pishima Cooks for Srila Prabhupada and Yamuna Learns from Her

Srila Prabhupada’s Radha-Damodar Schedule

Srila Prabhupada’s Dealings with Vrindavan’s Monkeys

Srila Prabhupada’s Lectures from the Courtyard at Radha-Damodar

Yamuna’s Initial Krishna-Balarama Deity Service

Yamuna’s Famous Deity Book

A Final Prayer Reflecting on Srila Prabhupada’s Vrindavan Stay