An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

Another time, we three monks went to Seva
Kunj and sat in a grove of small trees towards the
back. We soon realized we were surrounded by
rhesus monkeys. Gargamuni said, "Let's move carefully
and try not to excite them and get out of here!"
We got up and started walking away. The
monkeys followed. We started to run. We dropped a
couple of things but didn’t go back for them. The
monkeys yelled and shook their fists in hot pursuit.
We made it to the gate where there were sticks to hold
the monkeys at bay. Our monk staffs would’ve served
us well in that situation.
We went to Govardhan Hill, which the Bhagavat
legend says Krishna lifted to protect his devotees
from torrential rains the storm god Indra sent as punishment
for their not worshiping him. We got a room
at an inn for the night, but the many mosquitoes in
the room kept us from sleep. We got up in the middle
of the night and walked to Radha Kund. It was eerily
beautiful walking down the moonlit road in this mysterious
spiritual place.
According to tradition, Radha Kund is holier
than Vrindaban because it’s the bathing place of
Radha, Krishna's lover. This is the holiest place on
earth for her devotees. It is a deep pool with a stone
walkway and steps going down into the water. When
we arrived, a Bhagavat reading was going on in one of
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