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Part 1: Leaving The Hare Krishna Cult

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Are You a Devote of the Hare Krishna?

The Hare Krishna believe that we're stuck in a karmic cycle. And by focusing only on God and all of your activities to God, they believed that you would break that cycle. A lot of it probably has to do with the lifestyle. I mean, I've seen mean vegetarian. Don't hurt other creatures. They don't use any swear words. We weren't allowed to look at ourselves in the mirror naked. You had to take cold showers. Like sexual temptation even came down to the image of yourself was to be barred.

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