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Garlic, Onions and the Liberated Women

• Subject: Garlic, Onions and the Liberated Women
• From: D R
• Date: Fri Jul 14 07:10:21 1995
• Message-Id: id585

Dear D

Hello. Hare Krishna!

I am very pleased to hear about your interest in Krishna. I am in Australia and
not connected with Ray Cappo's Shelter but I have met him on a few occasions,
although not for a few years now.

I have heard his book, "In Defense of Reality" is very popular among the straight-
edge scene and I know Ragunatha is a very powerful preacher. But I don't know
their schedule or what they are doing. I once saw an email address for his record
company in alt.punk, I will see if I can find it for you.

It is fantastic that you are sometimes chanting the Hare Krishna mantra. That is
the main thing. In this age the chanting is reccomended above all else. So keep
chanting as much as possible, the results will be very good. Also being a
vegetarian is very important. Our consciousness is very much affected by what we
eat. If you eat foods in the mode of goodness [grains, milk products, fruit and
vegetables] your consciousness will be elevated to the mode of goodness, however,
if you eat food in the mode of ignorance [meat, intoxication, rotten things,
mushrooms, etc] your consciousness will be degraded to the mode of ignorance and
it will be very difficult to understand spiritual knowledge.

And that you have many unanswered questions is very good. Questions mean
intelligence. Krishna consciousness is not about blind faith, the answers to all
questions are there but we have to find someone who can explain it properly to us.
Sometimes some devotees don't read the books so much and don't know the answers to
all the questions so one may get the wrong idea from them, but Krishna
consciousness is a great science and all answers are there.

I would be pleased to discuss Krishna with you so go ahead and send some
questions! Devotees very much enjoy talking about Krishna [as you already know].
There is great pleasure and spiritual advancement to be found in asking and
answering questions about Krishna. So I am looking forward to your reply.

Thank you very much. Hare Krishna!

Madhudvisa dasa



>Madhudvisa dasa,
>Hello, my name is D R and I have been very interested is
>learning more about ISKCON and the "Hare Krishna" philosophy.  The first
>time I went to a temple was about 2 years ago, and I have returned several
>times.  I have found the environment at the temple (Miami/Coconut Grove) to
>be very friendly, and free.  I have always been welcomed with open arms and
>big smiles.  I know that there has to be something behind all that
>hapiness.  I chant sometimes, have been a vegetarian for almost 4 years
>now, and follow the other basics to attaining consciosness (e.g. no
>gambling).  I have many questions that still remain unanswered.  Although I
>admit that after chanting or visiting the temple, I feel as the load of the
>world has been lifted off my back, there are some things that I just can't
>believe.  I have tried reading several books, but most don't explain things
>in detail, or just not in a way I can understand.  The only book I read
>that was any real help was by Ray Cappo (In Defense of Reality), and
>although I did not agree with all of it, I found it to be in terms that I
>could understand.  I believe that it's conversational format made this
>possible.  I have tried to speak with some of the devotees at temple, and
>am even very good friends with one, but they all seem to go around my
>questions, or get so enthusiastic about my interest that they go on a

>tangent and start talking about how Krishna was as a child, and how
>beautiful he was (even with blue skin?), etc.  I would like someone who
>would like to have discussions with me about all this.  Please e-mail me at
>  or pass this message on to someone who can.  Thank you
>for your courtesies extended, and I look forward to be hearing from someone
>soon.
>D
>P.S.  Is Shelter ever going to play in Miami again?  I have been waiting
>for a long time!
>
>
>

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