By Madhava Smullen
The final volume in ISKCON pioneer Shyamasundar Das’s epic Srila Prabhupada trilogy “Chasing Rhinos with the Swami” is available now for pre-order. Nearly three years in the making, the book runs to 460 pages, with 290 photos, many never seen before. It’s a thrilling firsthand account of the ISKCON Founder-Acharya’s unbending energy, uncanny intelligence, sidesplitting humor and adventurous spirit as he travels around the world.
Shyamasundar Das traveled with Srila Prabhupada as his secretary for roughly two years, but served him closely for most of seven. The title of his “Chasing Rhinos” series comes from a metaphor Prabhupada used – similar to “shooting for the moon” – to describe doing ambitious, seemingly impossible things for Krishna.
Volume 1 of the trilogy, which came out in 2016, followed Shyamasundar’s experiences from 1966 to 1970 as he assisted Prabhupada in establishing Krishna consciousness in San Francisco at the peak of the Hippie Revolution, as well as starting ISKCON in the UK while meeting the Beatles and putting out a hit record. Meanwhile Volume 2 covered Prabhupada’s travels in India, Russia, and around the world from 1970 to 1974.
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