Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness and the Hare Krishnas | 
pickI live part time in Wheeling,WV and I discovered the Hare Krishna Golden Palace is right down the road. This fascinating book chronicles the history of the Hare Krishna movement in the US, while highlighting the illegal things that went on in order to keep the cult thriving and the money flowing. The leaders resorted to drug smuggling, drug dealing, money laundering and murder. *for those of you interested in cults and true crime.
MicheleinPhilly Oooh, interesting! 5y
LeahBergen @britt_brooke Have you read this? 5y
BarbaraBB Fascinating!! 5y
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britt_brooke @LeahBergen I have not. Stacking! Thank you. 🤗 5y
Mdargusch I remember seeing these people in airports. The women were basically treated as slaves and were forced to go pan handle at certain locations. Lots of bad things were going on. @MicheleinPhilly @LeahBergen @BarbaraBB @britt_brooke 5y
britt_brooke @Mdargusch OMG. 5y
MicheleinPhilly Really?? I had no idea they were anything other than a little cuckoo. I‘ll definitely be checking this out. 5y
LeahBergen Really? 😮 5y
Mdargusch I had the same impression @MicheleinPhilly and @LeahBergen Apparently the US leaders of the cult were trying to outdo each other so their competition led to so many dark things. 5y
MicheleinPhilly Interestingly the novel I‘m reading now has a whole storyline involving a house full of Hare Krishnas and their treatment of women. It‘s wild how the universe syncs up like that sometimes. 5y
Mdargusch So coincidental @MicheleinPhilly 😌 5y