An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

got various odd jobs as Prabhupad pushed me to become
independent of financial assistance from other
temples. He wanted all available money for his printing
activities. I moved furniture, parked cars, put up
rides at a carnival, and laid pipeline in the desert.
I received a letter from Prabhupad saying I
should go to New York and help Rayarama publish
Back to Godhead, the Krishna movement’s monthly
magazine. A country-western singer at the hotel
lounge who befriended me gave me the plane fare.
Tosan was left in charge soon to be joined by Pat who
was now Patit Uddharan and another devotee who
had been sending a hundred dollars a month to help
support the temple.
I struggled and was not real successful in Santa
Fe from a certain perspective, but I had many good
experiences. Huh! Maybe that’s the story of my life.
Back to Godhead
I wrote several articles for Back to Godhead and did
some printing. Now, my main work was writing, doing
layout, and coordinating with the printer. The
magazine had a circulation of 5,000 copies a month
when I joined it. Devotees sold it on the streets by approaching
people in downtown areas of big cities.
It was a thirty-two page magazine with a
glossy full color cover. Composition was done on an
IBM typewriter by Jayadvaita. Damodar was the art
director. Rayarama, who also wrote for Marvel com-
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