Question: When I heard your story about how you came to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and how you left your comfortable life in America to take sannyāsa at the age of 21, I was really astounded. What inspired you to make this movement of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu your life’s mission?

Jayapatākā Swami: You see I was looking for some answer, what was life? I tried different processes – yoga, Buddhism, many different processes. Then I met the devotees in San Francisco, helped build the ratha yatra cart. Then I went to see Śrīla Prabhupāda in...