Hare Krsna, Hanumatpresaka Swami,

This is Bhakta Beauford,

We met when you were in Oxford with Ravi Gupta and the Center for Hindu Studies, many years ago. Of course, my name is not Bhakta Beauford, but to keep from getting fired from my academic post I better us a pseudonym when writing here.

I've kept an eye on your publications and classes for these many years?

I have a question? How does one stop smoking? Thank you??!!

HpS - Thank you for your kind attention! Hare Krsna.... First, do you really want to stop smoking? The following technique works but the result often is that people discover that they really don't want to stop smoking. There is a deeper reason why they do it.

Before every inhalation chant one Maha-mantra.... and as much as possible all the while you are smoking chant HK/HR. Hope to hear from you again as is practical!!!!