Chasing Rhinos with the Swami, Vol. 3

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.

This brand new Volume 3, dubbed “the crown jewel” of the series, jumps back to 1972, as Shyamasundar accompanies Srila Prabhupada as his secretary to Mexico, to visit the new temple in Mexico City, as well as to hold programs in Cuernavaca and Acapulco. They then travel around the United States, where Prabhupada gives his Bhagavat Dharma discourses on Govindaji Hill in New Vrindaban to over 500 people, and visits Portland, San Diego, New York and Dallas.

The book also covers travels around Europe in Paris, Amsterdam, and Scotland. In India, Prabhupada discusses the Nectar of Devotion with 100 devotees from around the world for a month, in the Vrindavan courtyard of the work’s author Rupa Goswami. Later Shyamasundar analyzes Srila Prabhupada’s “incredible legal mind” as he battles in the courts for the ISKCON Juhu temple land in Mumbai.

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.

Softbound, 460 pages, 6" x 9". Plus 290 rare photos.