The London Devotees singing Hare Krishna with George Harrison

George was known throughout the world as a popular musician with the Beatles. As a musical group they changed the world in hairstyles, attitude, and youth culture. But what did George end up doing for me and for many other devotees around the world? He introduced us to Krishna consciousness in such a way that we weren’t reached before. Because of him I bought my first copy of the Gītā, and it was through George that I heard the chants and the songs of the Radha Krishna Temple.

– Robert  Koenig, Mineola , New York

I FIRST MET Hare Krishna devotees in the winter of 1971. I was a sophomore (second-year student) at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, about sixty-five miles north of Denver. I saw four or five devotees with shaven heads and saffron robes chanting in front of the Student Union building.

“Wow!” I thought. “What next?”

I started walking the other way, when suddenly Continue reading →