Are you living simply?

December 20, 1999

Hare Krsna

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to respond on the topic

"Are you living simply". However, now I would like to clarify my original

purpose in entering this forum. Although all the topics of discussion;lamp

oil, herbs, composting, etc. are interesting , I had a very specific purpose

in mind. I want to find people, especially families, with an interest and

experience in plain living, that would like to start a community

specifically devoted to that lifestyle. I see Samba Prabhu in Mauritius,

Madhava Gosh in West Virginia, and a few others scattered about the US and

the world. I believe however that what is needed is to bring these few

serious persons together in one place. Otherwise simple living that can

last, be passed on to future generations and expanded will be difficult or

impossible to develop. So I am submitting, not a topic for discussion but a

call for practical implementation. To learn to grow food or make a lamp is

relatively easy but to bring 5 or 10 families together to cooperatively live

simply seems near impossible, but to me it seems necessary in order to do it

properly.

I will answer e-mails but would appreciate snail-mail from interested

persons.

Acarya dasa

RD 1 Box 835-E

Port Royal PA 17082

Thank you. Your servant

Acarya dasa

December 22, 1999

Haribol, Acarya this is very nice to hear!!!

Its exactly what we're trying to do here in Australia. I am presently just

moved to a place without electricity or running water and loving it, but I

think the devotee who owns the land still wants to keep his car and

resultantly cash-crop. I still admire their efforts in the right direction,

they've only had the land 6 months, but I would love to be part of a farm,

where all SP's instructions are being implemented. I mean that the goal is

that way. I think it would be very powerful preaching.

Topmost in mind is- what country were you thinking of? We would only be

attracted to a warm climate. Never seen snow, never want to, so sorry about

laying on conditions, but I know my limitations,

ys, niscala

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