Troy Harris
PROFILE | TROY HARRIS Senior Research Poet Venerable Dr. Sritantra sritantra@gmail.com 1953 Born, Los Angeles 1971–1972 Shaping an Inner Compass: at 18 years, formally registers for the draft and straightaway refuses military participation. Pursues Conscientious Objector status (1-O), "In opposition to the slaughter of Vietnamese people." Stands before the Pasadena Draft Board with testimonies from evangelical leader, Reverend Watson, and his father, David Keith Harris, Second World War veteran. He attains a landmark victory. 1976 Graduates, BA, Philosophy Cal Poly Pomona. Arrives in Japan; wins accord with one's deepest compass: Pierces bejeweled coterie of Supreme Filiation Keepership Guru Mahākassapa, Guru Isa and Guru Watazumi instate the officiant lodestar coronet in consort with the ancient guild induction bylaws rite; The vessel is impregnated by a disseminative quorum of five immortal breathing souls. Upasampadā; Mahākassapa December full m...