Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta Vol. 3, Only He Could Lead Them: A Biography of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, San Francisco/India 1967

by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami

Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta tells the story of a remarkable individual and a remarkable achievement. The individual is A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami philosopher, scholar, religious leader, saint. The achievement is the revolutionary transplanting of a timeless spiritual culture from ancient India to 20th century America. In this volume we encounter one of the most important periods of Srila Prabhupada's life, as he courageously establishes and develops his movement in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, the counter-culture capital of the West Coast. There, in 1967, hundreds of thousands of hippies gathered for a "Summer of Love," and in that unique environment of radical exploration and experimentation, the Swami and the chanting of Hare Krsna were warmly welcomed and celebrated. "This work by Satsvarupa das Gosvami is an eloquent tribute to the memory of a man who played a central role in American religious history during the counter-cultural '60s and '70s.

259 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami (सत्स्वरूप दास गोस्वामी)(born Stephen Guarino on December 6, 1939) is a senior disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), better known in the West as the Hare Krishna movement. Serving as a writer, poet, and artist, Satsvarupa dasa Goswami is the author of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's authorized biography, Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta. After Prabhupada's death, Satsvarupa dasa Goswami was one of the eleven disciples selected to become an initiating guru in ISKCON. Satsvarupa dasa Goswami, is one of the first few westerners ordained by Prabhupada in September 1966. He has been since established as a prolific Vaishnava writer and poet. While traveling, lecturing on Krishna consciousness, and instructing disciples worldwide, he published over hundred books including poems, memoirs, essays, novels, and studies based on the Vaishnava scriptures. In his later years he created hundreds of paintings, drawings, and sculptures that attempt to capture and express his perspective on the culture of Krishna consciousness.

Reviews

[Dr.Krishnaprasad Chaudhari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book 😊