One of the earliest disciples of Srila Prabhupada joins the 8th Element Podcast for a powerful and deeply controversial conversation about spirituality, society, war, institutional corruption, and the future of Krishna consciousness.

Rupanuga Prabhu shares firsthand stories from the early days of the Hare Krishna movement in New York City, his personal experiences with Srila Prabhupada, the Buffalo preaching movement, the rise of spiritual communities in America, and his concerns about modern institutionalism.

This episode dives into:

• The original mission of Srila Prabhupada

• Book editing controversies

• Spiritual movements and infiltration

• World War predictions and karma

• The danger of institutional ego

• Why “Perfection at Home” may be the future

• The power of chanting and  ...