On July 4th 1976, the 200th anniversary of the founding of United States, Kama Nagari, 6 weeks old Vrindavan and I arrived on the border between Canada and the United States at Detroit, Michigan. I was about to become an … Continue reading
Category Archives: Marriage Dallas, 1975
On August 28, 1975 Kama Nagari and I arrived in Toronto from Dallas, Texas. My school started on September 5. We had just $800 to our name, no place to live and no job. In addition, I had been disowned … Continue reading
I have been the father of ten children and I have never been present for the birth of a single one. Now that does not mean that I have been remote or callus. I have been there for my wives, … Continue reading
Here is a brief description of my first apartment. You may relate to this. The apartment that Kama Nagari and I rented on the first day we arrived in Toronto was located on Walker Avenue. It was on the 5th … Continue reading
Our first son, Vrindavan, was born in Toronto on May 25 1976. Doing the math this means that Kama Nagari was pregnant almost immediately after we moved into our apartment. Without any birth control we were well on our way … Continue reading
Within the first week of living with Kama Nagari, after our Dallas Temple “noticeboard marriage,” I remember being wakened in the middle of the night by Kama Nagari. She was shaking in bed and making horrid gaging noises. I had … Continue reading
Coming to America was a watershed moment in my life. Since Dallas, my life has forever taken a different course. The shy introverted Canadian boy had entered a world that he could not imagine. Even though they are close neighbors, … Continue reading
The Dallas temple was divided into three sections: The main assembly area which included the temple room, kitchen, pujari rooms and offices; the dinning hall and dormitory rooms; and a section of guest rooms and other specialized rooms used for … Continue reading
I arrived in Dallas by mid May of 1975 in order to spend my summer at the ISKCON school and to seek diksha. My diksha took place in the last week of July 1975. During the time that I stayed … Continue reading
What is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether? To answer this question at all implies a religion. Is there any sense then, you ask, in putting it? I answer, the man who regards his own life … Continue reading