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8Time Out London August 15 21 2007

OVERHEARDUNDERGROUNDHes very tall but his

mum is a midget.

Harry Potter is way

better than the Bible.

Im older than you,

Im bigger than you,

Im whiter than you.If you dont know

what BJ means ask

your mum.

I tried to get Ronaldo,

Drogba and Lampard

in the same team.

Youd have to be a

lunatic to buy in the

current market.

Spit it out,Gemma!Are we on the green

line or the yellow one?

That busker was

playing The Smiths.

He must be off

his tree.www.themanwhofellasleep.com

The BritishMuseum hasmore than 13million objects inits collections.That is whythey have to

occasionally sell things off in themuseum shop try rummagingaround next to the pencil rubbers.

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Making a virtueof dishonesty

4am Im staying in Hertfordshire,so Im up early to catch the bus tomy job at the Radha KrishnaTemple in Soho Street.

7am We stand before the altar andsing and dance together and offerprayers to the spiritual teachers.Around 20 people take part inactivities throughout the day.8.30am We sit down together to avegetarian breakfast, made up ofmarinated vegetables, milk dishes,bread and fruit to give us energy.9amEveryone starts their duties.I normally make some phone callsand then call members for coachingsessions Im a life coach here. I help

people clarify what they want fromlife and show them how they areexperts at sabotaging themselves.1pm I have lunch in our Soho

restaurant. We usually have somesort of vegetarian lasagne or curry.Food influences our consciousness,so it is important that its good.2.30pm We go out on to the streetsinging and dancing. People arevery receptive. Weve been doingthis since the 1970s and its nowbecome part of the central Londonscene. I have danced on the streetsof many European cities butLondon is special. It makes usextremely happy.

7pm I lead a course about spiritualmatters and personaldevelopment. We do lots ofchanting. I find that it purifies

my consciousness.9pm I go home on the bus. Iusually use that time for mantrameditation, reading and learning,but sometimes I lead coachingsessions on my mobile for otherKrishnas. Sometimes people havean urgent need for coaching and Idont like to tell them to wait.10pm I take rest. Im tired at theend of the day, but blissful. I feelsatisfied and I sleep peacefullyand have good dreams.

24-hour cityAkurura Das, 48, secretary, Soho Krishna Temple

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