Yes, You are welcomed. Why not? What non-sense to think you are un-welcomed. <o:p></o:p>
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If you visit the temple do you expect everyone to wonder who-what-where-when-how-why you are there?<o:p></o:p>
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When attending the temple you should act like the majority of Indians visiting —they enter, stay, donate and leave.<o:p></o:p>
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You may want the same camaraderie as temple devotees share among themselves. No? And if not then you have been slighted?<o:p></o:p>
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Karma-yoga? How do you practice this at a lace Prabhupada's teachings(?) you do mean to say that you want to be at a yoga temple but you don't follow the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comTemple</ST1<ST1Guru's </st1:place>instructions.<o:p></o:p>
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The reason for distancing from friends and relatives is to "prepare for death" —this is not my concept or dramatic choice of words. <o:p></o:p>
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For each birth you've had since time immemorial you had friends and relatives—where are they now?<o:p></o:p>
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Stay at the temple "to be trained-up".<o:p></o:p>
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When you visit, is there a line of people headed for the 'argument with some temple authority?' <o:p></o:p>
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When I go to the temple the place is filled with 100's of people all over the place single-mindedly doing different services, like the cup-cake sales, baby sitting, pot washing, and other esoteric mystic stuff—it's a party to practice one's behavior when we do get the audience of <st1:place w:st="on">Krishna</st1:place> and his associates.<o:p></o:p>
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Visit the temple and consider yourself a fool, you know nothing of value for your own good, you don't know why or how you got there. Then feel the the bliss you have been following.<o:p></o:p>
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You have family who ask you to read aloud from <st1:place w:st="on">Krishna</st1:place>'s Pastimes? Your family Guru is indisposed? You fear change? A Vaisnava Brahmacarya who is successful in separating his wondering mind from the his Intelligence and wisdom can conquer all Fear and thus lastly liberate himself and 10 generations, before and after him, of his own family line. <o:p></o:p>
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The people who told you that you must do this or that inorder to visit the temple said nothing about bringing the whole family with you, nor did they say that you're obliged to stay. You're free to 'Leave' the temple anytime—which again, you'd do all on your own. <o:p></o:p>
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<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Temple</st1:place></st1:City> etiquette is what you must learn—this is very esoteric and beneficial—it will make a gentleman out of you. <o:p></o:p>
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Everyone at a temple has come from different walks of life—you must first matriculate, forward you dues, study the texts books, pass exams, tutor others, do extracurricular activities, find your niche and then leave.<o:p></o:p>
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There are Ekadasi fast days that you could do, you should do while visiting on those days. <o:p></o:p>
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"I don't see how any amount of chanting and spiritual advancement would make me want to stop loving and being involved in my family and friends"—nobody would expect you to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p>
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The Peace Corp, the Men's Room, Military service, Paid admission tickets, a Pair of shoes, ex-girl friend, prison time, boxing match, are the many things that you would do without … being involved in family and friends. <o:p></o:p>
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What is of value to you in a <st1:place w:st="on"><ST1Krishna </ST1Temple,</ST1</st1:place> mundane self-centered stuff?<o:p></o:p>
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