[Rarebooks] FS: Allen Ginsberg Handwritten Letter on the Hare Krishnas and his meditation practices

[Charles Agvent]

GINSBERG, Allen. AUTOGRAPH LETTER (AL). Boulder, CO, 14 June 1983 (from 
postmark). On both sides of a letter on 6" x 9" lined paper to Ginsberg 
asking if he were still involved with the Hare Krishnas, he responds: 
"Not since 1968-- No-- I like Bhaktivedanta Swami Dispite [sic] his 
hard-shell Baptist style orthodoxy-- but I don't follow their theistic 
approach and I do follow Buddhist meditation practice Take a look at 
Chogyam Trungpa’s books-- MEDITATION IN ACTION and CUTTING THRU 
SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM published -- Shambhala Press, Boulder. or see NEW 
AGE JOURNAL June 1983 for my meditation activities. or read BEGINNERS 
MIND, ZEN MIND by Suzuki Roshi (not D. T. Suzuki) OK--" With the 
envelope hand-addressed by Ginsberg with the return address of the 
Naropa Institute. While not signed by the poet, interesting content. 
Folds from mailing. Near Fine. (#021436)        $600

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