An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

The next day, we told Swamiji what happened.
He was pleased with us for depending on Krishna.
He said, "I used to rent a very nice house in Calcutta
for little rent. It was haunted, so no one else would
live there. I sat in my rocking chair and chanted Hare
Krishna. The ghost would be standing there but he
would not approach me. Always chant Hare Krishna
and it will save you."
Swamiji went to New York for three months to
teach his disciples there. He suffered a stroke which
almost killed him. His disciples were upset, and we
wondered how we would carry on without him.
Swami Chinmoyananda, an Indian who taught
a philosophy of becoming one with impersonal
Brahman, came to Haight Ashbury to give a talk. Several
devotees went. During the question and answer
period, I challenged things he said. I used quotes
from Bhagavad Gita, the main Hindu scripture, to back
up my argument and felt I did a good job of it. Some
devotees thought I was too heavy on Chinmoyananda,
but when Swamiji heard about it, he was
pleased.
When Swamiji returned to the Bay Area, the
devotees got him a house on Stinson Beach to recuperate
in relative seclusion. Kirtanananda, Hayagriva's
former gay lover from New York, came with
Swamiji and lived with him as his servant. Although
no one was supposed to see him without permission,
Krishna Devi and I went there by bus along with Upendra
who was going serve Swamiji.
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