Material Life – Maitreya Dasa

CAPTIVE YEARS O TO 23 YEARS – 1944 TO 1967
FROM	TO
MAR 2 1944		BORN - O.20 AM. - IAN CHARLES COTTAGE HOSPITAL, GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY, DISTRICT OF INVERALLAN, COUNTY OF MORAY, SCOTLAND.
MAR 45	APR 46	JONES STREET, BLAENCLYDACH, TONYPANDY, SOUTH WALES - HOME OF PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS.
APR 46	OCT 46	DORCHESTER, DORSET - HOME OF PARENTS.
OCT 46	MAR 47	JONES STREET, BLAENCLYDACH, TONYPANDY, SOUTH WALES - HOME OF PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS.
MAR 47	MAY 48	BIRMINGHAM – 3 HOMES OF FATHER AND HIS SECOND WIFE.
MAY 48	FEB 50	43, CLARENCE PLACE, KINGSDOWN, BRISTOL,2 - HOME OF PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS.
FEB 50	NOV 51	ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM – HOME OF FATHER AND HIS SECOND WIFE.
NOV 51	JUN 55	43, CLARENCE PLACE, KINGSDOWN, BRISTOL,2 - HOME OF PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS.
JUN 55	JUN 61	8, WILLERSLEY AVENUE, ORPINGTON, KENT – HOME OF FATHER AND HIS THIRD WIFE.
JUN 61	MAY 67	43, CLARENCE PLACE, KINGSDOWN, BRISTOL,2 - HOME OF PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS.

FIRST ESCAPE --- TO AFRICA 1967
JUN 67	SEP 69	NCHANGA CONSOLIDATED COPPER MINES, CHINGOLA, ZAMBIA, AFRICA – ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
JUN 68	JUL 68	FIVE-WEEK TOUR OF RHODESIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, AND MOZAMBIQUE
SEP 69	DEC 69	RETURN TO ENGLAND VIA NAIROBI, KENYA / DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA / ZANZIBAR, CAIRO, ALEXANDRIA, BEIRUT, CYPRUS, ISRAEL, ISTANBUL, SOFIA, BULGARIA / BUDAPEST, AND VIENNA.
DEC 69	AUG 77 REFUGE	40, BLACK BARNS, CROSS HOUSES, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE – HOME OF PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER AND AUNT.
DEC 69	OCT 70	LANDSCAPING COMPANY, CHURCH STRETTON, SHROPSHIRE – FEW MONTHS ONLY. TRAINEE BANK MANAGER, BIRMINGHAM – FEW MONTHS ONLY.
OCT 70	OCT 71	QUEENS MEWS, BAYSWATER, LONDON – MAW ELLIS WARNE & CO., ACCOUNTANTS, GRAYS INN, HOLBORN

SECOND ESCAPE --- OVERLAND TO AUSTRALIA 1971
OCT 6, 71	JAN 20, 72	BUS, BOAT, FLIGHT, FERRY TO PENANG, MALAYSIA VIA GREECE, TURKEY, SYRIA, IRAQ, INDIA, NEPAL, AND THAILAND.
JAN 20, 72	APR 2, 72	BATU FERRINGHI, PENANG, MALAYSIA.
APR 2, 72	APR 3, 72	FLIGHT FROM PENANG TO LONDON VIA SINGAPORE.
APR 3, 72	APR 6, 72	LONDON – RECONNECTED WITH COCKNEY FLATMATE – MET A YOUNG MUSICIAN FROM NEW YORK.
APR 6, 72	JUN 5, 72	BLACK BARNS REFUGE.

THIRD ESCAPE --- TO USA 1971
JUN 5, 72	JUL 4, 72	TO AMERICA AND CANADA – NEW YORK, BROOKLYN / ALFRED UNIVERSITY, UPSTATE NEW YORK / SAN FRANCISCO, VANCOUVER – HITCHHIKED OVER THE ROCKIES – BUS ACROSS THE PRAIRIES TO MONTREAL, QUEBEC – ECONOMY FLIGHT TO LONDON
JUL 4, 72	JUL 5, 72	IN A RENTED CAR WENT IN SEARCH OF PARENTS AND OLD FRIENDS IN ORPINGTON
JUL 6, 72	JUN 30, 73	BLACK BARNS REFUGE – DURING THIS YEAR TOOK TEMPORARY WORK ON TWO LOCAL FARMS AND IN THE FORESTRY.
JUL 1, 73	SEP 1, 73	FIRST OVERLAND TOUR TO GREECE AND TURKEY
SEP 1, 73	SEP 13,73	BLACK BARNS REFUGE.

FOURTH ESCAPE --- TO SOUTH AFRICA 1973
SEP 14, 73	SEP 28, 73	UNION CASTLE STEAMSHIP COMPANY FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA VIA THE CANARY ISLANDS AND CAPETOWN.
SEP 29, 73	SEP 30, 73	PORT ELIZABETH.
OCT 1, 73	OCT 14, 73	HITCHHIKED TO JOHANNESBURG AND AWAITED A FLIGHT TO LONDON.
OCT 14, 73	OCT 15, 73	FLIGHT TO LONDON.
OCT 15 73	JUL 31, 74	BLACK BARNS REFUGE – WORK FOR WATATITE SEALANTS 2 MONTHS AND A 500 ACRE FARM ON BAYSTON HILL FOR 6 MONTHS.
AUG 1, 74	AUG 31, 74	SECOND OVERLAND TOUR TO GREECE FOLLOWED BY THE THIRD OVERLAND TOUR TO DENMARK.
SEP 1, 74	SEP 5, 74	BLACK BARNS REFUGE.
SEP 6, 74	DEC 8, 74	FOURTH OVERLAND TRIP TO KATHMANDU, NEPAL VIA JUGOSLAVIA, GREECE, TURKEY, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, AND INDIA, AND RETURN VIA INDIA, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, TURKEY, AND BULGARIA, TO LONDON.
DEC 9, 74	MAR 27, 75	BLACK BARNS REFUGE.
MAR 28, 75	MAR 29, 75	TO ZURICH, SWITZERLAND.
MAR 29, 75	MAY 30, 75	FIFTH OVERLAND TOUR FROM ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, TO NEW DELHI, INDIA VIA GREECE, TURKEY, IRAN, AND PAKISTAN, AND RETURN VIA PAKISTAN, IRAN, TURKEY, AND BULGARIA TO LONDON.
MAY 31, 75	JUN 10, 75	BLACK BARNS REFUGE.
JUN 10, 75	JUN 14, 75	HITCHHIKE TO ALGECIRAS IN SOUTHERN SPAIN AND CATCH THE FERRY TO TANGIERS, MOROCCO.
JUN 14, 75	JUN 24, 75	A FEW DAYS IN THE KASBAH TANGIERS AND THEN 23 MILES DOWN THE COAST TO THE FORTIFIED SEASIDE TOWN OF ASILAH
JUN 24,75	JUN 27, 75	RETURN TO ALGECIRAS AND LONDON
JUN 28, 75	JUL 21.75	BLACK BARNS REFUGE.
JUL 21,75	DEC 10, 75	SIXTH OVERLAND TOUR TO KATHMANDU, NEPAL VIA GREECE, TURKEY, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, AND INDIA RETURNING VIA THE SAME COUNTRIES TO LONDON.
DEC 10, 75	DEC 22, 75	LONDON - SUNDOWNERS OVERLAND ACCOMMODATION.
DEC 22, 75	JAN 16, 76	SEVENTH OVERLAND TOUR TO MARRAKECH IN SOUTHERN MOROCCO (SUNDOWNERS) - VIA PARIS, PORTUGAL, AND SPAIN - RETURNING TO LONDON VIA CEUTA, A SPANISH ENCLAVE SITUATED IN NORTHERN MOROCCO OVERLOOKING THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR.
JAN 17, 76	MAY 31, 76	BLACK BARNS REFUGE,
JUN 1, 76	SEP 12, 76	ST. MARY’S, SCILLY ISLES – POTATO PICKER.
SEP 12, 76	SEP 13, 76	BLACK BARNS REFUGE
SEP 13, 76	SEP 20, 76	NORWICH, THE COUNTY TOWN OF NORFOLK. TAXI DRIVER
SEP 20, 76	OCT 29, 76	EIGHTH OVERLAND TOUR TO KATHMANDU, NEPAL FROM LONDON (MR K.) - VIA GREECE, TURKEY, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, AND INDIA.
OCT 29, 76	NOV 10, 76	KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
NOV 10, 76	NOV 12, 76	TO NEW DELHI, INDIA.
NOV 12, 76	FEB 19, 77	TO GOA - 3 WEEKS – HAMPI, VIJAYANAGARA, KARNATAKA – 2 WEEKS VENUS HOTEL, PAHAR GANJ, NEW DELHI – 6 WEEKS
FEB 19, 77	FEB 20, 77	FLIGHT FROM NEW DELHI TO LONDON
FEB 20,77	SEP 5, 77	BLACK BARNS REFUGE – EXCURSIONS TO – HEREFORD NEAR THE BORDER WITH WALES – NO WORK - BRECON, SOUTH CENTRAL WALES – HOTEL PORTER – IRELAND, THE BLARNEY STONE, GALWAY, AND DUBLIN – NO WORK – SCOTLAND, BIRTH PLACE, ABERDEEN, EDINBURGH – NO WORK.
SEP 5, 77	NOV 29, 77	NINTH AND FINAL OVERLAND TOUR - TO KATHMANDU, NEPAL (HANN OVERLAND) – VIA GREECE, TURKEY, SYRIA, JORDAN, ISRAEL, JORDAN, IRAQ, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, AND INDIA.
NOV 29, 77	DEC 17, 77	KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
DEC 17, 77	JAN 5, 78	TO SRI LANKA - VIA JAGANNATHA PURI, ORISSA / MADRAS, AND RAMESWARAM
JAN 5, 78	JAN 31, 78	SRI LANKA – HIKKADUWA – 3WEEKS – NUWARA ELIYA, POLONNARUWA
JAN 31, 78	MAR 2, 78	FROM SRI LANKA NORTH TO COCHIN, KERALA, INDIA – FROM COCHIN FERRY TO BOMBAY – FROM BOMBAY BUS TO GUJRAT – IN GUJRAT – PALITANA, JUNAGADH, SOMNATH, AND DWARKA – FROM DWARKA A TRAIN TO RAJASTHAN – IN RAJASTHAN – THE TEMPLE OF LORD BRAHMA AND THE LAKE AT PUSHKAR – FROM PUSKAR WITHIN 2 DAYS, THE RAILWAY JUNCTION IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN.
MAR 2, 78	MAR 31, 78	FROM LAHORE, PAKISTAN, TO HASTINGS, ENGLAND – VIA AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, TURKEY, GREECE, AND GERMANY
MAR 31, 78	APR 15, 78	HASTINGS
APR 15, 78	JUL 16, 78	FROM HASTINGS TO ORKNEY – NO WORK – 3 WEEKS - FROM ORKNEY TO INVERNESS, SCOTLAND – GARBAGE COLLECTION, ROAD SWEEPING, AND ROADSIDE COLLECTION – 7 WEEKS. FROM INVERNESS TO WEYMOUTH, SOUTHERN ENGLAND - VIA STONEHENGE

FIFTH ESCAPE --- TO JERSEY AND DENMARK 1978
JUL 16, 78	JUL 16, 78	FROM WEYMOUTH THE FERRY TO JERSEY.
JUL 16, 78	JUL 23, 78	JERSEY – KITCHEN HELP IN FAMILY RESTAURANT.
JUL 23, 78	JUL 25, 78	FROM JERSEY HOVERCRAFT TO SAINT MALO IN FRANCE FROM SAINT MALO HITCHHIKE TO COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.
JUL 25, 78	JAN 5, 79	COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – DISH WASHER
JAN 5, 79	JAN 7, 79	FROM COPENHAGEN THE FERRY TO KENT, ENGLAND – FROM KENT TRAIN TO GATWICK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SUSSEX

FINAL ESCAPE --- TO NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA - 1979
JAN 7, 79	JAN 8, 79	FLIGHT FROM GATWICK TO NEW YORK
JAN 8	FEB 1, 79	FROM NEW YORK TO LAGUNA BEACH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – VIA THE BAHAI TEMPLE, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS / THE MORMON SIGHTS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AND THE GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA.
FEB 1, 79	MAY 14, 79	FROM LAGUNA BEACH TO GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA – VIA MEXICO, GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA, PANAMA, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, PERU, BOLIVIA, CHILE, ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, PARAGUAY, AND BRAZIL.
MAY 14, 79	MAY 29, 79	KRSNA TEMPLE, UITVLUGT FRONT, GUYANA.
MAY 29, 79	MAY 29, 79	FLIGHT FROM GEORGETOWN, GUYANA TO TRINIDAD.
MAY 29, 79	MAY 31,79	KRSNA TEMPLE TRINIDAD.
MAY 31, 79	MAY 31,79	FLIGHT FROM TRINIDAD TO PUERTO RICO.
MAY 31, 79	JUN 4, 79	KRSNA TEMPLE, GURABO, PUERTO RICO
JUN 4, 79	JUN 4, 79	FLIGHT FROM SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO TO NEW YORK AND THEN TO THE KRSNA TEMPLE AT 340, WEST 55TH STREET, MANHATTAN.