An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

ing by train to North Dakota to visit relatives on the
old homestead where her father was raised.
I just got my new suit and wanted to show it
off to her. I put it on and went down stairs. She was
surprised at my appearance as were the other devotees.
They also stayed at the temple on their way
back. Sucitra and I both shared an interest in astrology.
I showed her and the kids old movies of Prabhupad
that I had access to. We were both older disciples
of Prabhupad rather than our god brothers who took
over as gurus since his death.
After several weeks preaching on campuses
with attractive coeds and living in a small room alone
practicing a life-style that was a matter of necessity, I
was horny and wanted a female companion. Illicit sex
or sex outside of marriage was not permitted in the
movement. I had to think of marriage. There were no
eligible women in the Pittsburg temple.
I talked it over with Radhanath. He discouraged
me from marriage thinking it better to be celibate.
I wasn't interested in that. He said there were
eligible women on the farm. On our way back from a
speaking engagement in Cleveland, we stopped at
New Vrindaban.
I told Kuladri, the president of the community,
that I wanted to get married. He pulled out a roster,
and went over the list of single women. All of them
were disciples of Bhaktipada except Sucitra. One of
them was an attractive new devotee recruited at the
Rainbow Family Gathering. I couldn't trust her, as her
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