An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

I met and knew many wonderful people and
enjoyed the glamorous highlife of L.A. while I did
meaningful work promoting issues like the environment,
decentralization, feminism, holism, and peace.
We had a good influence in these areas. It was some of
the most meaningful work I did and great fun.
I became alarmed when I learned Rameshwar,
ISKCON GBC, was our sole source of funding. I
pleaded with Maziarz to diversify funding so we
wouldn’t be dependent on them or subject to a sudden
cutoff. He assured me the funding was secure
and refused to seriously look for other sources.
Sure enough, Tamal Krishna came to town and
under his pressure, Rameshwar cut us off. The New
Age Caucus had no reserve funds and closed. Before
long, I lived on my friend Dave Brooks’ back porch in
Silver Lake.
I went in the hills above the observatory in
Griffiths Park on an LSD vision quest. As I stood on a
hilltop overlooking L.A. lying in the smog below, cars
running around like ants, I looked up and a hawk circled
above my head. I thought, “I don’t need all this.
I’m going back to Hawai’i and live in Waimanu Valley.”
While on the Big Island in 1974 to install deities
and do an initiation, Jagat and I hiked into Waipi’o
Valley where the road ends on the northeast shore. I
remembered hearing about Waimanu Valley, accessible
only by foot, boat or helicopter where thousands
of native Hawai’ians lived before the Europeans
came. I figured it could support me.
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