A very old voice, the voice of His Divine Grace Krishna Das Kaviraja Goswami, author of Sri Caitanya Caritamrita.

 

There is a very old voice of the sixteenth century, which speaks to us through the centuries and that voice is the voice of the author of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, His Divine Grace Krishna Das Kaviraja Goswami and, in Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 8.13, in his original Bengali language, he says the following: 

TEXT 13

ataeva punah kahon ürdhva-bähu hanä

caitanya-nityänanda bhaja kutarka chädiyä

Word for word rendition.

ataeva—therefore; punah—again; kahon—I speak; ürdhva—lifting; bähu—arms; hanä—so doing; caitanya—Shri Caitanya Mahäprabhu; nityänanda—Lord Nityänanda; bhaja—worship; kutarka—useless arguments; chädiyä—giving up.

TRANSLATION

Therefore I say again, lifting my arms: O fellow human beings, please worship Shri Caitanya and Nityänanda without false arguments!

PURPORT by Srila Prabhupada.

Because a person who performs krishna-bhakti but does not understand Shri Krishna Caitanya and Prabhu Nityänanda will simply waste his time, the author, Krishnadäsa Kaviräja Gosvämi, requests everyone to take to the worship of Shri Caitanya and Nityänanda Prabhu and the Panca-tattva. He assures everyone that any person who does so will be successful in Krishna consciousness.

Additional remarks:

His Divine Grace Krishna Das Kaviraja Goswami knew very well that 500 years later, people all over the world will become interested in Lord Caitanya’s Sankirtan movement. Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Sankirtan movement was introduced in New York City in 1965 by the specially deputed His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, founder of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust and Back To Godhead magazine and author or translator of Bhagavad-gita As Is It, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Caitanya Caritamrta and other important law books.

Srila Krishna Das Kaviraja Goswami does not say:” Oh fellow Bengalis” or “Oh fellow Indians”, he says “Oh fellow human beings”, addressing thus all those souls, all over the world, who have achieved a human form of life and additionally want to take full advantage of it. That means he is addressing many billions of “fellow human beings”. (Currently an estimated 7.76 billion). He also requests us to give up all “false arguments”. That means one’s mind should be straightforward, clear and faithful enough to be convinced that simply by offenseless chanting of the maha-mantra

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA

KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

HARE RAMA HARE RAMA

RAMA RAMA HARE HARE

one can achieve the highest perfection of life.

And this is called vyayasayatmika intelligence as confirmed in Bhagavad-gita As It Is 2.41, purport:

A strong faith in Krishna consciousness that one will thereby be elevated to the highest perfection of life is called vyavasayatmika intelligence. There is a nice verse in the Caitanya Caritamrita (Madhya 22.62) in which it is stated:

sraddha-shabde– vishvasa kahe sudridha nishcaya

krishne bhakti kaile sarva-karma haya

Faith means unflinching trust in something sublime.”

In the process of chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra there are ten offenses to be avoided. There are also three stages of advancement: the offensive stage of chanting, the clearing stage and the stage of pure chanting.

In the offensive stage of chanting one may desire all kinds of material happiness, but in the second stage one becomes clear of all material contamination. When one is situated on the transcendental stage, one attains the most coveted position—the stage of loving God. Lord Caitanya taught that this is the highest stage of perfection for human beings.” CC Adi preface.

The Panca-Tattva raise Their arms, Krishna Das Kaviraja Goswami lifts his arms and we also raise our arms in unison. It creates a powerful force and communion when thousands of men, women and children raise their arms and chant the following mantras together:

PANCA-TATTVA MAHA-MANTRA.

(jaya) sri krishna caitanya prabhu nityananda

sri advaita gadadhara srivasadi gaura bhakta vrind

HARE KRISHNA MAHA-MANTRA.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama

Rama Rama Hare Hare

Actually, the body is just like a wood oven. As soon as all the wood is burnt out the fire smolders under the ashes and the heat abates. The heat of the fire can still be felt but it is much weaker. Similarly, as soon as the body lacks food it feels colder and uncomfortable. Conversely, when one accepts prasadam,  the fire of digestion is kindled immediately and the increased and comfortable heat is felt throughout the body. This is especially felt in wintertime indeed. This process is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita As It Is 15.14, wherein Krishna confirms that He non-different from the fire of digestion:

TEXT 14

aham vaishvänaro bhütvä

präninàm deham äshritah

pränäpäna-samäyuktah

pacämy annam catur-vidham

WORD FOR WORD RENDITION.

aham—I; vaishvänarah—My plenary portion as the digesting fire; bhütvä—becoming; präninäm—of all living entities; deham—in the bodies; äshritah—situated; präna—the outgoing air; apäna—the down—going air; samäyuktah—keeping in balance; pacämi—I digest; annam—foodstuff; catuh—vidham—the four kinds.

TRANSLATION

I am the fire of digestion in the bodies of all living entities, and I join with the air of life, outgoing and incoming, to digest the four kinds of foodstuff.

PURPORT

According to Äyur-vedic shästra, we understand that there is a fire in the stomach which digests all food sent there. When the fire is not blazing there is no hunger, and when the fire is in order we become hungry. Sometimes when the fire is not going nicely, treatment is required. In any case, this fire is representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vedic mantras (Brihad-äranyaka Upanishad 5.9.1) also confirm that the Supreme Lord or Brahman is situated in the form of fire within the stomach and is digesting all kinds of foodstuff (ayam agnir vaishvänaro yo ‘yam antah purushe yenedam annam pacyate). Therefore since He is helping the digestion of all kinds of foodstuff, the living entity is not independent in the eating process. Unless the Supreme Lord helps him in digesting, there is no possibility of eating. He thus produces and digests foodstuff, and by His grace we are enjoying life. In the Vedänta-sütra (1.2.27) this is also confirmed. Shabdädibhyo ‘ntah pratishthänäc ca: the Lord is situated within sound and within the body, within the air and even within the stomach as the digestive force. There are four kinds of foodstuff—some are drunk, some are chewed, some are licked up, and some are sucked—and He is the digestive force for all of them.

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The meaning of RASA by Srila Prabhupada. Copyrights BBT


RASA  

One should understand, through the transparent medium of the spiritual master, that the Supreme Lord exists everywhere in His transcendental spiritual nature and that the living entities’ relationships with the Lord are directly and indirectly existing everywhere, even in this material world. In the spiritual world there are five kinds of relationships with the Supreme Lord—shänta, däsya, sakhya, vätsalya and mädhurya. The perverted reflections of these rasas are found in the material world. Land, home, furniture and other inert material objects are related in shänta, or the neutral and silent sense, whereas servants work in the däsya relationship. The reciprocation between friends is called sakhya, the affection of a parent for a child is known as vätsalya, and the affairs of conjugal love constitute mädhurya. These five relationships in the material world are distorted reflections of the original, pure sentiments, which should be understood and perfected in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master. In the material world the perverted rasas bring frustration. If these rasas are reestablished with Lord Krishna, the result is eternal, blissful life. Adi 1.56 p.

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“It (the machine) has improved the pocket of the capitalist, but it has not improved the condition of the mass of people.” Srila Prabhupada dixit in 730902BG.Lon. Copyrights BBT

They have discovered machine, and the machine is working hundred men’s work. So actually, a hundred men are unemployed. So the machine has not improved the situation. It has improved the pocket of the capitalist, but it has not improved the condition of the mass of people. No. They are unemployed. Therefore, in the Western countries, because the machine and industry, therefore, now they are producing from the university hippies, unemployed. Thousands and thousands of young boys and girls. Girls are not meant for working outside. Girls are meant for working inside. So the whole thing has topsy-turvied. Why? Because there is no good king. This is the cause.

So the whole Battlefield of Kurukṣetra was arranged by Kṛṣṇa so that these irresponsible rogues, dressed as king, should be all killed. That was the plan of Kṛṣṇa. Just like Duryodhana. Duryodhana, in the dress of a king, he was a rogue. He cheated the Pāṇḍavas by gambling. “You bet your wife. You bet your kingdom.” In this way, they were devotees, simple—cheated them. So Kṛṣṇa wanted to see that these cheaters and rogues must be killed. That was His plan. Therefore He said, yadṛcchayā copapannaṁ svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam: “Arjuna, you are hesitating to fight, but it is a great opportunity for you. Because as a kṣatriya, if you kill these cheaters and rogues, that will be a great achievement for you. And even though you cannot kill them, if you die yourself, then the heavenly door is open for you.” Because a kṣatriya who dies in the battlefield for the right cause, he goes to the heaven. If he conquers over the enemy, he enjoys the kingdom. And if he dies… But the cause must be right. Svarga-dvāram.

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Mumbai High Court positive verdict on Iskcon.

Bombay High Court declares ‘ISKCON’ is a well-known trademark

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The court also upheld the global Krishna consciousness movement’s plea that ISKCON comes under the purview of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.(HT file photo)

The Bombay high court (HC) on Friday declared that the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) to be a “well-known trademark” that enjoys protection under the provisions of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

ISKCON authorities had moved the HC, seeking a permanent injunction against Iskcon Apparel Private Limited, a private enterprise, for infringing on its registered trademark.

The issue was resolved after a director of the firm informed the HC that they have changed the company’s name to Alcis Sports Private Limited, and also gave an undertaking of not using ISKCON’s name in the future.

The court also upheld the global Krishna consciousness movement’s plea that ISKCON comes under the purview of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

The trademark is evident in over 600 ISKCON temples, 65 eco-farm communities, 110 vegetarian restaurants across the world, including India, ISKCON’s counsel told the court in its plea.

Justice BP Colabawalla accepted ISKCON’s argument.

“Since it is a coined a trademark, which is associated exclusively with the plaintiff, it, undoubtedly, deserves the highest degree of protection,” said Justice Colabawalla.

He said ISKCON has acquired immense and long-standing reputation and goodwill both at home and aboard, while upholding its plea.

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bombay-hc-declares-iskcon-is-a-well-known-trademark/story-sneWwAweANDfn2UfCf6YMP.html

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Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s, not to be imitated and forceful Sankirtan style with the unfavorable and His kind and magnanimous treatment of the favorable. Krishna Book, chapter 41. “Krishna enters Mathura.” Copyrights BBT. “Please distribute book, distribute book, distribute book.”

RadhaKrishna 2

While Krishna and Balaräma were passing in this way, They saw a washerman and dyer of clothing. Krishna was pleased to ask him for some nice clothing. He also promised that if the washerman would deliver the nicest dyed cloth to Him, the washerman would become very happy, and all good fortune would be his. Krishna was not a beggar, nor was He in need of clothing, but by this request He indicated that everyone should be ready to offer Krishna whatever He wants. That is the meaning of Krishna consciousness.
Unfortunately, this washerman was a servant of Kamsa and therefore could not appreciate the demand of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the effect of bad association. He could have immediately delivered the clothing to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who promised him all good fortune, but being a servant of Kamsa, the sinful demon could not accept the offer. Instead of being pleased, he was very angry and refused the Lord’s request, saying, ”How is it that You are asking for clothing which is meant for the King?” The washerman then began to instruct Krishna and Balaräma: ”My dear boys, in the future don’t be so impudent as to ask for things which belong to the King. Otherwise, You will be punished by the government men. They will arrest You and punish You, and You will be in difficulty. I have practical experience of this fact. Anyone who unlawfully wants to use the King’s property is very severely punished.”
On hearing this, Lord Krishna, the son of Devaki, became very angry at the washerman, and striking him with the upper portion of His hand, He separated the man’s head from his body. The washerman fell down dead on the ground. In this way Lord Krishna confirmed the statement of the Brahma-samhitä that every limb of His body is capable of doing everything He likes. Without a sword, but simply with His hand, He cut off the head of the washerman. This is proof that the Supreme Lord is omnipotent. If He wants to do something, He can do it without extraneous help.
After this ghastly incident, the employees of the washerman immediately dispersed, leaving the clothing. Krishna and Balaräma took possession of it and dressed according to Their choice; the rest of the clothes were offered to the cowherd boys, who also used them as they desired. What they did not use remained there. Krishna, Balaräma and the boys then proceeded along the main road. In the meantime, a devotee-tailor took the opportunity of service and prepared some nice clothes from the cloth for Krishna and Balaräma. Thus being very nicely attired, Krishna and Balaräma looked like elephants dressed with colored clothing on the full-moon day or the dark-moon day. Krishna was very much pleased with the tailor and gave him the benediction of särüpya-mukti, which means that after leaving his body he would be liberated and would attain a four-handed body exactly like that of Näräyana in the Vaikuntha planets. Krishna also granted him that as long as he would live he would earn sufficient opulence to be able to enjoy sense gratification. By this incident Krishna proved that those who are Krishna conscious devotees will not be lacking material enjoyment of sense gratification. They will have sufficient opportunity for such things, but after leaving this body they will be allowed to enter the spiritual planets of Vaikunthaloka or Krishnloka, Goloka Vrindävana.
After dressing nicely, Krishna and Balaräma went to a florist of the name Sudämä. As soon as They reached the precinct of his house, the florist immediately came out and with great devotion fell down on his face to offer his respectful obeisances. He offered a nice seat to Krishna and Balaräma and asked his assistant to bring out flowers, betel nuts and pulp of candana. The florist’s welcome greatly satisfied the Lord.
The florist very humbly and submissively offered his prayers to the Lord, saying, ”My dear Lord, because You have come to my place, I think all my forefathers and all my worshipable superiors are pleased and delivered. My dear Lord, You are the supreme cause of all causes of this cosmic manifestation, but for the benefit of the residents of this earthly planet, You have appeared with Your plenary portion to give protection to Your devotees and annihilate the demons. You are equally disposed as the friend of all living entities; You are the Supersoul, and You do not discriminate between friend and enemy. Yet You are pleased to give Your devotees the special result of their devotional activities. My Lord, I am praying that You please tell me whatever You wish me to do, because I am Your eternal servant. If You would order me to do something, it would be a great favor to me.” The florist, Sudämä, was greatly pleased within his heart by seeing Krishna and Balaräma in his place, and thus, as his choicest desire, he made two exquisite garlands of various flowers and presented them to the Lord. Krishna and Balaräma were very much pleased with his sincere service, and Krishna offered the florist His salutation and benedictions, which He is always prepared to bestow upon the surrendered souls. When the florist was offered benedictions, he begged from the Lord that he might remain His eternal servant in devotional service and by such service do good to all living creatures. By this, it is clear that a devotee of the Lord in Krishna consciousness should not be satisfied simply by his own advancement in devotional service; he must be willing to work for the welfare of all others. This example was followed by the Six Gosvämis of Vrindävana. It is therefore stated in a prayer about them, lokäntà hita-kärinau: Vaishnavas, or devotees of the Lord, are not selfish. Whatever benefits they derive from the Supreme Personality of Godhead as benedictions they want to distribute to all other persons. That is the greatest of all humanitarian activities. Being satisfied with the florist, Lord Krishna not only gave him whatever benedictions he wanted, but over and above that He offered him all material opulences, family prosperity, a long duration of life and whatever else his heart desired within the material world.

 

“Please distribute book, distribute book, distribute book.”

 

“These are the Bhägavata. There is no comparison. There is no literature throughout the universe like Srimad-Bhägavatam. There is no comparison. There is no competition. Every word is for the good of the human society. Every word, each and every word. Therefore we stress so much in the book distribution. Somehow or other, if the book goes in one’s hand, he will be benefited. At least he will see, “Oh, they have taken so much price. Let me see what is there.” If he reads one shloka, his life will be success. If he reads one Shloka, one word. This is such nice things. Therefore we are stressing so much, “Please distribute book, distribute book, distribute book.” A greater mridanga. We are chanting, playing our mridanga. It is heard within this room or little more. But this mridanga will go home to home, country to country, community to community, this mridanga.” 740105SB.LA

 

“Please distribute book, distribute book, distribute book.”

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BGAII 2.17 P. The amazingly superficial expediency of JDS is to be strongly condemned!

In O(riginal) T(ranscript) Srila Prabhupada writes:

{Similarly in the Bhagavatam also the same version is stated as follows:

kesagra-sata-bhagasya shatamshah sadrishatmakah

jivah sukshma-svarupo’yam sankhyatito hi cit-kanah

There are innumerable particles of spiritual atoms, which are measured as one ten-thousandth part of the upper portion of hair.”}

 

In BGAII V1 Hayagriva with some faithfulness states:

{Similarly in the Bhagavatam the same version is stated:

kesagra-sata-bhagasya shatamshah sadrishatmakah

jivah sukshma-svarupo’yam sankhyatito hi cit-kanah

There are innumerable particles of spiritual atoms, which are measured as one ten-thousandth part of the upper portion of hair.”}

Hayagriva decides to drop “also” and “as follows”, even though there is no good reason to drop these two sequences of words.

But Jayadvaita’s amazingly superficial solution must be strongly condemned.

Realizing that the verse quoted is not one of the 18 000 original Srimad Bhagavatam verses, with his bird’s brain, he immediately condemns Srila Prabhupada’s statement as false and unceremoniously rearranges it as follows:

“Similarly the same version is stated.”

Not only is he offensive to his Guru, Srila Prabhupada, but he also disrespects the readers of Bhagavad-gita As It Is as well. He means: “Hey readers, if you really care to know where this verse comes from, find out by yourselves, cause I personally don’t care a fig, besides I am really far too busy falsifying the whole book. Thanks for believing me, guys, cause you are really making a big mistake. But I’ll keep running and misleading you as long as the running is easy.”

That is his ordinary rascal cheating mentality in action! Cheating because once more he has misrepresented Srila Prabhupada, the perfect and transcendental emissary of God, Krishna.

“The words spoken by the Lord are called apauruñeya, meaning that they are different from words spoken by a person of the mundane world who is infected with four defects. A mundaner (1) is sure to commit mistakes, (2) is invariably illusioned, (3) has the tendency to cheat others and (4) is limited by imperfect senses. With these four imperfections, one cannot deliver perfect information of all-pervading knowledge.” BGAII Introduction.

I add the text of my reply to Dravida Prabhu on this subject matter dated July 1st 2020:

“Thank you very much for your quick response, Dravida Prabhu.

1 ) As a worker on the Vedic scriptures, the amazingly superficial expediency of JDS is to be strongly condemned, yes!!!

2 ) We all agree that this verse does not seem to part of the original 18000 of the SB.

3 ) To reference  CC M19.140 instead, was my first thought and is indeed a minimum requirement.

4) But how many commentaries to the SB did Srila Prabhupada write? Many thousands, is it not!

Almost one for each verse up to canto 10. This does represent thousands indeed!

  We routinely refer to them as the SB.

In that sense, SB commentaries are not different from SB

 Therefore Srila Prabhupada is right as in 99 % of the cases

His OT rendition should be left alone.

Jai Srila Prabhupada!

And thank you very much for your attention!”

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In BGAII 2.16 P., both Hayagriva and JDS show their philosophical shortcomings, misconceptions and ignorance.

In BGAII 2.16 P., both Hayagriva and JDS show their philosophical shortcomings, misconceptions and ignorance.

Srila Pabhupada writes:

It is stated there (Vishnu Purana) that Visnu and His abodes all are self-illuminated spiritual existence. “Jyotimsi visnur bhavanani / bhuvanani visnuh”

which becomes in both BGAII version 1 and 2:

{In the Vishnu Purana (2.12.38) it is stated that Visnu and His abodes all have self-illuminated spiritual existence. “Jyotimsi visnur bhavanani / bhuvanani visnuh”}

In the material atmosphere, there is an essential dichotomy between existence and possession. Existence is different from possession. Existence possesses but possession may be dead matter. Possession may, therefore, be inferior to existence. Except for Krishna consciousness, it is impossible to overcome this dichotomy.

So they get the triple AI. AI. AI. rating by the YAD Spiritual Rating Agency (YADSRA). “A” for Arrogance for daring once more falsely and exhibiting the low-class impudence and audacity to correct Our perfect Spiritual Master, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and “I” for Ignorance for failing to understand the difference between existence and possession. On the spiritual platform, there is no difference between existence and possession. It is all existence. But Hayagriva and JDS, being on the material platform, differentiate between existence and possession, like an ordinary karmi, conditioned soul. As always, Srila Prabhupada is right and correct and His own words need to be re-established in order to make it Bhagavad-gita As It Is and Bhagavad-gita as Srila Prabhupada intended it to be. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! What would we do and where would we go without Your shining light in the chaotic and alarming darkness of this age, Kali-yuga?

We would all wander uselessly in this world, as Srimat Prabhodhananda Sarasvati is quoted in CC Adi 13.123:

{Srimat Prabodhänanda Sarasvati has composed the following verses in his Caitanya-candrämrita (37):

acaitanyam idam vishvam yadi caitanyam ishvaram
na viduh sarva-shästra-jnä hy api bhrämyanti te janäh

”This material world is without Krishna consciousness. Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu is Krishna consciousness personified. Therefore if a very learned scholar or scientist does not understand Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu, certainly he is wandering uselessly in this world.” }

Or more graphically wandering like zombies in some Hollywood movies, such as The Walking Dead

Thank you very much for reading me!

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NAVA BHARATA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, NAVA BHARATA!

 

 

 

 

 

I am convinced that many Australians will think that this outstanding country is just the best country for their own purposes. Mostly due to its climate comparable to the Indian climate,  but also due to the fair and broad-mindedness and the valour of its people, Australia is, IMHO, just the best possible country for the cultivation of one’s consciousness of Krishna. We could say, it’s a new India just out of the box, whereas India itself has been used by all and abused by some for thousands of years.

JAYA BHARATA KI JAI!

JAYA MAHABHARATA KI JAI!

JAYA NAVA BHARATA KI JAI!

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THE GREAT BLUFF and HOAX of the CURRENT PRESENTATION of the BHAGAVAD-GITA AS IT IS.

 

People, there is a great bluff and hoax going on.

There are two different books calling themselves Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

But neither of them is really Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

That is the first illegality.

How can two different books carry the same name?

Just like there is only one Supreme Personality of Godhead, whether we call Him Allah, Jehovah or Krishna. He is ONE. Similarly, there can only be ONE Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

At best, at least one of them must be counterfeit. IMHO they both are!

The amount of disrespect and disdain, unfaithfulness, betrayal, falsity, breach of trust shown by the successive editors to the original author or translator His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is abysmal and millions of miles away of what could be categorized as innocent mistakes and may even denote a hidden personal agenda. This offensive attitude is magnified enormously by the actual position of Srila Prabupada, as an emissary of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and will not remain un-dealt with by Krishna Himself personally.

To this point of time I, myself, have been calling them Bhagavad-gita As It Is Version One and Bhagavad-gita As It Is Version Two.

That also is incorrect!

These are not Bhagavad-gita As It Is at all!

In all honesty, the first one should be called HAYAGRIVA BHAGAVAD GITA and the second one should be called JAYADVAITA BHAGAVAD GITA, as per the respective disciples-perhaps should I say so-called disciples- of Srila Prabhupada who edited them, the first so-called disciple being intermittently a drug addict, in short he was a drug addict and some say he was a homosexual as well.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is supposed to be based on the Bhagavad-gita As It Is. Bhagavad-gita As It Is is their ABC teaching, the glorious Srimad Bhagavatam, being the next step. But no one will be honest enough to tell you about these things. It is all clad in total silence. It is a conspiracy of silence. The editor of the official Back to Godhead magazine, Nagaraja Dasa in USA, literally “The King of Snakes”, being a very first-class conspirator. Business must go on after all. And as per my experience, silence is, unfortunately, the preferred method of solving things at The International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON. But the great saint and teacher, Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada clearly writes in His publication The Nectar of Instruction, text one, purport: “SILENCE MAY APPEAR HELPFUL FOR SOME TIME, BUT ULTIMATELY IT PROVES A FAILURE.” So the question will be: ”Is ISKCON heading toward a spectacular failure at the current rate of management?”

There is no question at all to add the nomenclature AS IT IS to any of these two Bhagavad-gitas, because IT IS NOT Bhagavad-gita!

The appellation “BHAGAVAD GITA AS IT IS NOT” is, therefore, most appropriate.

So we have here in fact:

1) HAYAGRIVA BHAGAVAD-GITA AS IT IS NOT

and

2) JAYADVAITA BHAGAVAD-GITA AS IT IS NOT

Henceforward, let us please be honest and adopt these two true and appropriate designations.

Neither of them are Bhagavad-gita As It Is, even though they call themselves Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

Bhagavad-gita As It Is is a different production altogether by Srila Prabhupada Himself, the original translator and author. And the closest we get to BHAGAVAD-GITA AS IT IS is the Original Transcript of Bhagavad-gita (OT)!

The worst of all is that the followers of the two camps are antagonistically opposed to each other and each claims falsely to represent Bhagavad-gita As It Is! A mad situation really, as is the custom in the material world, where the black and the white, the democrats and the republicans, the day and the night, and Hayagriva Bhagavad-gita As It Is Not and Jayadvaita Bhagavad-gita As It Is Not always conflict.

Or is ISKCON perhaps progressively becoming a professional institution whose members AND leaders will accept any compromise whatsoever FOR THE MONEY AND ASSOCIATED MATERIAL ADVANTAGES. That also represents a flagrant failure!

Expert lawyers, if you read me, please tell me what are the possible technical names for this type of illegality. Falsification, breach of trust, etc … naturally come to mind. Thank you very much.

Let me just give one example only and I shall call it:

The epitome of stupidity and arrogance. BGAII 2.4

In the Original Transcript (OT), smart Srila Pabhupada ignored “ishubhih” or “with arrows” on purpose. He did not overlook it. But His two stupid disciples Hayagriva and Jayadvaita, proud of their little understanding of Sanskrit, arrogantly decide to correct their super-qualified Spiritual Master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and decided this counterproductive detail must be added. “Hey, Prabhupada is a bit of a senile old man and we are here to correct all mistakes He has committed in His senility.” It’s a bit like the deaf husband, who chastises his wife for being so-called deaf because he is unable to hear her replies to his calls. 

Now the whole thing sounds so primitive! Just see!

Why should we take lessons from people who fight with arrows? This Bhagavad-gita is so primitive hahahahahaha!” thinks the proud and ignorant modern person. And the editors are contributing to it by adding “with arrows.”

This is a psychological fact! We enjoy reading Bhagavad-gita As It Is but when we arrive at this passage our estimation for Bhagavad-gita drops several notched. We are abruptly lead to believe that this was a kind of stone age. No fancy, electronic airplanes and drones. No guns shooting around corners. No hydrogen and atomic bombs. Just arrows. How primitive they were at the time and why should we take lessons on life from them? This is the counterproductive result of this stupid addition by Hayagriva and Jayadvaita!

These single two words and mantra “with arrows” throw us abruptly into the antiquated mundane, while we have just been flying high in transcendence by studying the most fascinating book on the planet earth, the Bhagavad-gita. Srila Prabhupada carefully avoided this mistake but his two stupid disciples fall mechanically into the trap. That is the difference between Srila Prabhupada’s, the Guru’s tactfulness and foresight and Hayagriva and Jayadvaita thick headedness. The intelligent person, book distributor and preacher knows very well that everything we say is a mantra, that every word and sentence we vibrate is a mantra and immediately shapes things around us.

There is at least one other major instance, where I felt that my thinking was being perverted in association with ISKCON and I was risking becoming stupid and making stupid decisions as well. No need to mention the details again. As a  consequence and to enable me to truly follow in Srila Prabhupada’s footsteps, I had no choice but to create my own organization, The Australian Society for Krishna Culture. ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA!

 

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