Trip to New York
I spent a week in New York in August in order to do some fundraising. It was nice to encounter devotees in the Sanctuary, where a small group of brahmacharis enthusiastically follow the morning program. I say a small group, but in fact, their number is quite large by current standards--more than 10. I attended japa sessions, mangala arati, Bhagavata class, etc., several times and was enlivened. The temple room is small, but clean and nicely decorated. The Deities are effulgent and mesmerizingly beautiful. Adipurusha Das I was staying at Adipurusha's guesthouse on 3rd Street. Adipurusha is a New Yorker through and through. He has spent most of his devotional life as a sankirtan devotee and his facility is used regularly by many devotees who still come to New York to sell hats and whatnot to make money for various programs. This collection can be quite lucrative for those who have mastered the techniques, even though it remains controversial. Adipurusha was the manager of the S...