From the very beginning, I knew that His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda was the most extraordinary person I’d ever known. The first encounter occurred in the summer of 1966, in New York City. A friend had invited me to hear a conference that would dictate “an ancient Hindu svāmī” in the Bowery of Lower Manhattan. Dominated by the curiosity of seeing a svāmī giving a conference in a lower neighborhood, I went there, and I began to climb the rails by a dark staircase like the night. A rhythmic sound like bells became stronger and clearer as I climbed up. Finally I reached the third floor, opened the door, and there was he. — The Science of Self-Realization Download: https://90ia3103.usive.