The Case Against Changing Prabhupada’s Books Part III

While planning to print the unabridged version of the Bhagavad-gita, Srila Prabhupada often referred to it as the revised and enlarged edition. When the BBT published its unauthorized adulterated Gita years later, they would henceforward refer to the 1972 printing as the original edition while calling theirs the revised and enlarged edition. This appears to be a subtle act of deception meant to validate the irreverent practice of changing Srila Prabhupada’s Books… The remainder of this article will focus mainly on ...Read More

It Has Always Been Clear to Me that Prabhuapda’s Books Should Never be Changed…

It has always been clear for me that Prabhupada’s books should never be changed, specially once they were edited and accepted by their author, who used them himself to lecture while present. That is why I am keeping the original version of Bhagavad Gita (1975 MacMillan) and not reading from other editions. The message is so clear when you read Srila Prabhupada’s original but when I try to read from the most recent version in some cases the verses, although ...Read More

Arsha Prayoga – Part One

For those who saw the Hare Krishna movement spread from city to city and from country to country, it was clear that the original version of Srila Prabhupada’s books was full of spiritual potency and did not require to be changed in any way for his words to act upon the hearts of the conditioned souls. The question as to whether the writings of the acarya may or may not be revised by his disciples after his disappearance is answered by ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada’s 1969 Sri Isopanisad Back in Print

When the BBT editors made extensive unauthorized changes to Srila Prabhupada’s Sri Isopanisad in 1977 Prabhupada, when he learnt of the changes, was very upset and directly ordered the BBT to return the next printing of Sri Isopanisad to the original way it was published without any unauthorized changes. Now, twenty-six years later, the BBT have reprinted Prabhupada’s original Sri Isopanisad. It is very good news. You can order Srila Prabhupada’s original Sri Isopanisad at www.krishna.tv Yasoda-nandana: In the Gurukula ...Read More

Urey/Miller Experiment. Life from chemicals?

Urey and Miller followed the scientific method. Chemical compounds used by biological organisms were created using conditions simulating primordial earth, strongly suggesting that this method could eventually produce all the necessary compounds to allow the life force to settle in this realm. In 1953 Urey and Miller, performed their famous expirement. Many say they proved life can come from chemicals. Their work ties in very nicely with the Big Bang Theory arising from Albert Einstein’s work and Charles Darwin’s theory of ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada’s books Should Not be changed!

Post-disappearance editorial revisions by conditioned sould to the sacred, memorialized realizations of an exalted Acarya are nothing less than crude, insulting and offensive. Yet, this is precisely what has taken place for two decades and continues to take place by those who, ironically, have a special spiritual duty to preserve Srila Prabhupada’s literary legacy at all cost. Hare Krishna Govinda devi. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Yes, I certainly share your deep concern over the ongoing editorial changes being made to Srila ...Read More

The PERFECT Gift: Srila Prabhupada’s Original 1972 Bhagavad-gita As It Is

Prabhupada’s original Bhagavad-gita As It Is is now available in a full-sized hard cover edition including all the original color plates. The text is identical to the original book as it was produced by photographing the original book. Please click on the link below to open the linked website: The PERFECT Gift: Srila Prabhupada’s Original 1972 Bhagavad-gita As It Is Related PostsISKCON’s Changes to Srila Prabhupada’s Perfect Questions Perfect Answers (PQPA)ISKCON published a new version of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ...Read More

The Big Bang Theory (BBT)

We have all heard it at school in the science class… In the begining there was nothing… and from that nothing came a big bang, caused by no one coming from nowhere… It created all the mass of the universe completely by chance [according to Einstein's Theory]… The mass then contracted and automatically formed all the planets and set them into motion, all orbiting around the sun [all by an impossibly unlikely coincidence!] Then some chemicals appeared from nowhere and mixed ...Read More

Where Angels Fear to Tread

The editors of the 1983 revised Gita did not believe that they actually interpolated philosophy or style.* Their idea was to improve both translations and purports by transposing and clarifying portions of old manuscripts, etc. existing prior to the one finally submitted to Macmillan in 1972. Truly, many of the grammatical, spelling, format and historical inaccuracies corrected in the revision would have been approved by Srila Prabhupada himself had he been ...Read More

Vanaprasta Means Back in the Book Van

I had recently turned 50. Srila Prabhupada would say that after reaching 50 one should go to the forest, or vana. I strongly believe that in our tradition he really means the pusta-vibhaga (book distribution) van. It was 5 a.m. The van groaned and creaked through the darkness up Krishna road. “This van’s never had so many freakin’ books in it before; this is gonna be big! I just hope the chassis holds up. I know you’re gonna like this; it’s ...Read More

Conditioned Souls Writing Vaisnava Literature?

There is no need by any of my disciples to read any books besides my books–in fact, such reading may be detrimental to their advancement in Krishna Consciousness. The following is a practical analysis of Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.2.45) purport composed by a conditioned soul Hridayananda das “goswami”. “Srila Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakura also points out in his commentary, atra pasyed iti darsana-yogyataiva vivaksita, na tu tatha darsanasya sarva-kalikata. “in this verse the word pasyet, or ” one must see,” does not mean that ...Read More

World Enlightenment Day VIII: Saturday December 13, 2003

Those who have tried it know for themselves that Krsna awards an unusually sweet taste to anyone who makes even a small effort to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books. Indeed, Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu wrote in His siksastakam prayers: pratipadam purnamrtasvadanam – “At every step, this Sankirtana process will give you a full taste of the nectar for which you are always anxious.”

A History that Could Have Been Avoided

(response to Akruranath’s article Hansadutta Distorts History) Sometime in 1990, we published a Chinese Gita in Singapore when BBT refused to sell us books. In 1992, BBTI launched a copyright infringement suit against Bhima in Singapore. From the outset, Bhima responded, First show proof that you own the copyrights. After several years of due legal process and much expenditure, at last came the moment when affidavits of “evidence in chief” were exchanged, and when BBTI learned that Bhima’s defence relied on ...Read More

Just What is Jayadvaita’s Point?

I was one BBT trustee along with Srila Prabhupada and Bali Mardan when I went to Srila Prabhupada and suggested we reprint his Original Bhagavatams for the pleasure of his devotees who liked the old Indian version… Before finishing my proposal, Srila Prabhupada admonished me saying, no–whatever Hayagriva has done is perfect, I have full faith in him as the editor of my books. This was quite some time after the publication of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad Gita. He went on ...Read More

Adi-Vani.org VOICES Letter Writing Campaign Begins

On the auspicious Appearance Day of Lord Sri Nityananda, an Internet write in campaign –VOICES! — has been launched requesting followers of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to express their support for NO CHANGE! to Srila Prabhupada’s adi-vani. Letters of support and appreciation for Srila Prabhupada’s authorized and approved books, of up to 2,000 words may be sent to voices@adi-vani.org. Please be sure to include your name. All submissions will be published in a special area on adi-vani.org, ...Read More

Book Changes: A Dangerous Precedent

There is no precedent in our sampradaya for posthumous, unapproved changes to an acarya’s books. If a devotee needs to clarify a previous acarya’s work for the understanding of his contemporaries, he writes a separate tika and appends it to the original work, leaving the previous acaryas’ commentaries unchanged. This is the accepted practice in the Gaudiya-sampradaya. Hare Krsna! I have been a devotee since 1967, and joined ISKCON in Miami in 1971. In 1974 I served as a proofreader for Srila ...Read More

A Time for Substance, not Fluff

By sidestepping the pivotal issue of the lack of authority to make post-disappearance changes to the books of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the spiritual myopia which has severely eclipsed the presentation of Srila Prabhupada’s vani for many years has only become all the more evident. This is an article from the new website Adi-Vani.org Please visit this web site for more information on Prabhupada’s original books. A Response to an Unfortunate Article, fails to address the substantive ...Read More

ISKCON Leaders Vote to Stop The Distribution of Prabhupada’s Books…

There was a meeting in LA of a 16 member Strategic Planning Team (SSPT). This group was formed to assess the state and future dierection of iskcon’s preaching and social issues in North America. They produced a survey and sent it out to devotees across NA. The survey was completed end of Nov and the team of 16 met in LA to assess it and start charting NA Iskcon’s future course. I do not know who all 16 members were, but ...Read More

Universe in ‘Endless Cycle’

Get your head around this: the Universe had no beginning and it will have no end. Two scientists have put forward a new model to explain how the cosmos is and where it might be going. They say it is necessary to take account of startling recent discoveries such as the observation that everything in the Universe is moving apart at an accelerating rate. Paul Steinhardt and Neil Turok propose that the cosmos goes through an endless cycle ...Read More

Teachings of Lord Caitanya 1968-72 to Present Comparison

All Glories To Srila Prabhupada, the 1968 and 72 Editions of TLC are the same. After that (1974) many changes took place. Srila Prabhupada didn’t really like those changes and wanted that the original TLC be printed again. That didn’t happen and now we have over 1,108 changes in the TLC. In other words the whole TLC was re-written. Teachings of Lord Chaitanya     1968 – 72 Comparison to Present ...Read More

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