<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Short Story on Rasa Parayana</title><link>https://rasa-parayana.art/tags/short-story/</link><description>Recent content in Short Story on Rasa Parayana</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><copyright>Essays on Gaudiya Vaishnava thought and practice.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://rasa-parayana.art/tags/short-story/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Hilltown Church</title><link>https://rasa-parayana.art/post/hilltown-church/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://rasa-parayana.art/post/hilltown-church/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Damodar turned to me abruptly and whispered: &amp;ldquo;I want you to listen to me carefully.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was startled, and rather apprehensive at his sudden shift in tone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;I need you to just trust me for three hours. Please, just follow along, as if there is nothing out of the ordinary.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He looked at me with concerned, serious brown eyes, and I stared back, puzzled. He was grinning. I was worried. He continued.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>