Kirtanananda Swami first meeting Srila Prabhupada
Kirtanananda: I first saw Prabhupada in the summer of 1966. My roommate, Howard Wheeler, later Hayagriva, was walking to Second Avenue and met Prabhupada on the street near the Bowery. Howard recognized his dress as that of a holy man and asked him, "Are you from India?" Prabhupada said, "Yes. Are you from India?" Howard said, "No, but I just came back. My roommate and I took a trip to India." Prabhupada told him that he was holding classes at 26 Second Avenue and invited him to come and bring his friends. So Howard came back and told me, and we decided to check it out. That next Friday night we went to the 26 Second Avenue storefront, and that's where I first saw Prabhupada. He came through the door and sat down on the floor.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 2 by Siddhanta Dasa
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