Patriarchy Across Cultures: When The Levee Breaks

December 7, 2009 By

 by Tapati Cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good, Now, cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good, When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move. —Led Zeppelin version, original lyrics by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. Previously some friends had offered me shelter at their cabin in [...]

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Patriarchy Across Cultures: What It’s Like To Sing The Blues

November 15, 2009 By

 by Tapati God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes ‘Cause then you really might know what it’s like to sing the blues–Everlast Previously we had just received word that Mike’s mom had passed away. Mike wanted to go to her funeral but we were broke. We called his dad. It [...]

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Patriarchy Acoss Cultures: From Generation to Generation

November 12, 2009 By

by Tapati     Grandpa Glen and Grandma Velma Tallman My mother sounds like a horrible person as I write about her blocking my efforts to leave home, hitting me, and subsiding into depression and suicide. Of course there remains a stigma associated with mental illness and it’s difficult for most people to find compassion [...]

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Vegetarian for God

November 3, 2009 By

by Tapati     A typical Indian-inspired meal at our house I am often asked why I’m still a vegetarian if I left the Hare Krishna Movement. The only way some people can make sense of being a vegetarian for thirty five years is if religious conviction is involved. It is rare to find a [...]

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No Turning Back

November 3, 2009 By

by Tapati Tapati’s altar I was asked recently if I felt there was any hope that I might someday renew my desire to serve and unite with Krishna and engage in kirtan with others of a like mind in a non-denominational, low pressure environment. Following that, I was asked what I missed about the Hare [...]

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