“The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the townlets wither a time … Continue reading
Category Archives: ISKCON LA, 1976
“The attraction and superiority of California are in its days. It has better days & more of them, than any other country.”* There is no doubt that California is the land of the bizarre. We have earthquakes, smog, floods, high … Continue reading
“I have thought of relocating, somewhere where I’d be more appreciated. California, perhaps. I could teach earthquake preparedness.”* Anna, most of coastal California is earthquake country and until you have experienced your first quake you have no idea what this … Continue reading
There has been a tradition within ISKCON called the Christmas marathon that I have known since the beginning of the movement. I have no idea how or even if it still goes on today, but it certainly did during my … Continue reading
You may recall that once I married Kama Nagari I soon discovered that she was an epileptic, but in our medieval state of Krishna conscious, both Kama Nagari and I interpreted her condition as demon possession. Looking back on this … Continue reading
If you recall I once wrote about my life in the box. I am, of course, speaking about the box of medieval Vaishnavism, Krishna Consciousness. While it was true that for many years I did indeed do my best to … Continue reading
Now that Kama Nagari and I were back together again I no longer could afford the luxury of depression and so I become normal, and together we got down to the hard work of living again. We needed a place … Continue reading
In the Hindu wedding there is a time at the beginning of the ceremony where the groom is given the opportunity to leave and avoid marriage all together. This is done just before the bride enters; it is called Kashi … Continue reading
Nearly six weeks had passed and still I had not contacted Kama Nagari. Eventually she got me on the phone with the help of Jagadisha’s wife, Lakshmi Muni. She asked me what she was supposed to do. She had no … Continue reading