{"product_id":"2940148757870","title":"The Life And Times Of Bhakta Jim","description":"In the last years of the 1970's I was involved with the Hare Krishna movement.  If for some reason you weren't, this is the book that will tell you what you missed.  After leaving the movement I wrote a memoir about it which I put in a box in my closet and mostly forgot.  The Life And Times Of Bhakta Jim is based on that old manuscript, with new commentary that tries to look back on those days with understanding and humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you ever wondered what Eat, Pray, Love would be like if it was written by a man be advised that this is NOT THAT BOOK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable Of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Life And Times Of Bhakta Jim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  1. Dedication\u003cbr\u003e  2. Epigraph\u003cbr\u003e  3. Writing My Own Hagiography\u003cbr\u003e  4. What To Expect From This Book\u003cbr\u003e  5. How I Got There\u003cbr\u003e  6. The Pleasure Of The Soul\u003cbr\u003e  7. I Become A Fringie\u003cbr\u003e  8. God On Parade\u003cbr\u003e  9. God Has A Birthday\u003cbr\u003e 10. I Meet Some Gurus (And Am Unimpressed)\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mother Mishrani Shaves Up\u003cbr\u003e 12. A Short Lived Spiritual Marriage\u003cbr\u003e 13. A Visit To The Women's Ashram\u003cbr\u003e 14. A Guru's Ultimatum: Don't Refuse The Mercy!\u003cbr\u003e 15. Bhakta Jim Joins The Bhakta Program\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Transcendental Drama\u003cbr\u003e 17. I Get An Apartment Near The Temple\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Bhaktas Visit A Farm\u003cbr\u003e 19. Bhakta Jim, Book Distributor\u003cbr\u003e 20. On Parade With The Black Muslims\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Coming Atomic War Of 1979\u003cbr\u003e 22. Janmastami\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Bhaktas Go To Jail\u003cbr\u003e 24. Bhakta Jim Gets Deprogrammed\u003cbr\u003e 25. Six Weeks Of Rehab\u003cbr\u003e 26. Kidnapping Mother Mishrani\u003cbr\u003e 27. Epilog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  1. Hare Krishna Beliefs\u003cbr\u003e  2. Fun With Sanskrit: A Glossary Of Hare Krishna Terms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat they're saying about BHAKTA JIM:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Actually, Bhakta Jim, I can see that you're just trying to imitate Krishna. That apartment you have now is your Vaikuntha (spiritual world). You have your marginal potency, your bank balance. You just want to live in your Vaikuntha with your pleasure expansion, Mother Mishrani.\" -- Prahladananda das\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You're a good writer and your poetry quite nice, but this ability should be used to glorify Krishna.\" -- Pashupati devi-dasi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I want you to know that ever since I met you I also have loved you.  But what does real love mean.  Real love is to help someone free from the suffering of this material existence, not causing more pain.\" -- Mishrani devi-dasi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I've been trying to find some way in which you could go back to Godhead . . . I have come to the conclusion that it would not be the best thing for you to live in the temple. I think that the temple atmosphere would drive you crazy, because you still have so many material desires. So I want you to go to your job Monday, but I want you to give half of your income to the temple treasurer each month, following the example of Rupa Goswami. Twenty-five percent you should use for daily expenses, and the other twenty-five I want you to save because you'll be glad to have it someday . . . Also, I want you to have association of devotees. Keep attending the morning programs, like you have been doing. Don't wear your business clothes, but wear a dhoti and kurta and put on tilaka. I want you to rent a house near the temple, and some of the rooms will be for you to live in, and the rest will house the Bhakta program. You will not have to find this house, as Jaya Krishna is looking for one now . . . If you follow this program, I will initiate you in due time.\" -- Tamal Krishna Goswami\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bhakta Jim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084391891184,"sku":"2940148757870","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148757870_p0.jpg?v=1763707925","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148757870","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}