An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

est of his teachings were passed on through his disciples
writings like Jesus' teachings.
Back to Godhead published my commentary in
two installments as “Lord Chaitanya’s Mission and
Precepts.” I received many compliments on this writing
and considered it my best to date. I republished it
as a pamphlet in 2004.
I went to Benares and visited a Shiva temple
Chaitanya visited on pilgrimage five hundred years
earlier. I stayed in an inn and visited other parts of the
ancient holy city. I also continued fund-raising.
From there, I went to Bihar. After a stay with a
businessman, I decided to go to Vrindaban rest, renew
my energy, and see how construction was progressing.
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Gurudas and Yamuna Devi were in charge. They
only put in a well with a hand pump and didn’t begin
construction. They went to Calcutta with most western
devotees to celebrate the Jagannath Rathayatra
Festival.
I got sick and went to the Delhi temple with
another American disciple. It was a bare room at an
inn. All the devotees were in Calcutta. We laid our
blankets on the bare concrete floor and rested. We lay
there sick for a couple of days. We needed food and
medicine. We only had enough money to buy one or
the other.
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