An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

We decided to risk spending the money on cabfare
to go downtown and raise more money. We went
to the shoe shop of a life member where we met Gurudas
and Yamuna on the way back to Vrindaban.
They gave us money and assured us the Delhi devotees
would return soon. We went to a restaurant, ate a
good meal, and then got medicine. We soon felt better.
The Delhi devotees informed us that Tamal
Krishna Maharaj was recruited to raise money for the
Vrindaban temple. He planned a trip to Hyderabad in
south India for this purpose. I phoned and arranged
to join him in Calcutta.
Tamal Krishna, three celibate male students,
and I took a train to Hyderabad, which is a Moslem
stronghold that sought to be part of Pakistan when
India became independent in the 1940s. We took literature
and slide shows of ISKCON's activities
around the world. We also had letters of introduction
from two Calcutta businessmen to their Hyderabad
branch managers instructing them to provide full assistance
to us.
The managers met us at the train station. They
arranged our stay at a good vegetarian hotel and
meals at their homes. They also provided introductions
to leading businesspersons of Hyderabad and a
chauffeur driven car for our use.
Tamal and I arranged a press conference and
got front page coverage. We received many speaking
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