An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

Some young guys from Atlantic City, New Jersey offered
to help me. I prostrated myself before Prabhupad,
grabbed his foot that was sticking out from behind
his desk, and held it to my head. Prabhupad patted
and rubbed my head giving his blessings.
The Philadelphia Temple
Nayanana Bhiram drove me to Philadelphia and
dropped me off at the bus depot. I left my backpack in
a locker and headed to a downtown park. I met some
people who lived in a theatre commune in West Phili.
They let me stay with them until I could rent a place.
I found a furnished brick townhouse for reasonable
rent. A new devotee, Lalita Kumar, two of his
friends from Atlantic City, and Nayanana Bhiram,
who was more experienced, joined me. We stored
most of the beautiful antique furniture that came with
the house in a spare room. We sat and slept on the
floor. The living room was made into a temple. We
kept the Persian rug and baby grand piano there, built
an altar, and began regular worship.
It was a much more comfortable living arrangement
than in New York. I had my own room,
which doubled as my office. The others lived two to a
room. The atmosphere was more relaxed. Everyone
was there because they wanted to be and worked cooperatively.
Philadelphia was a much saner city than
New York, even though the cops gave us a harder
time.
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