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with some water in it and poured it on his face saying,
"This isn't a hotel. If you want to stay here, you'll
have to get up early, chant your rounds, follow the
devotional principles, and do some work."
He laid there silently fuming, and I returned to
my room.
When I came out a short while later, he was
waiting there with a bucket of water, which he threw
on me. Yadav-acharya, a black devotee from Detroit,
saw this and laughed. However, when the priest
raised the metal bucket to hit me with it, he didn’t
think it was funny and ran to my assistance.
I avoided the blow. We fought with the priest,
who was no match for the two of us, and yet, he kept
fighting. Yadav-acharya, a good street fighter, pulverized
the priest’s face and gouged his eye. Finally, the
priest gave up and ran off.
In India, to beat someone with bare hands was
not a crime. The priest went to the nearby police outpost
at the edge of town and told them we used a
knife on him. His face was such a mess they believed
him. They came and arrested us. I accused the priest
of attacking me. The three of us were marched
through town and taken to jail. After a while, we all
dropped charges and were released.
When Swamiji heard about this, he was furious.
He ordered me to apologize to the priest and beg
his forgiveness. I did, but I didn't like it at all. Swamiji
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