Posted June 24, 2010: Just learned from my friend Mahasrnga, who distrbutes Srila Prabhupada’s original unchaged books in New Orleans, La. USA, that ISKCON no longer counts Srila Prabhupada’s original Books in thier Book distribution scores. Only the changed version is reported. Not surprising when you consider the fact that you can not even purchase Srila Prabhupada’s original Books from ISKCON any longer. They have been ban by ISKCON leaders. They only offer the changed versions. I was told by a friend that when he requested an original Bhagavad Gita from ISKCON, he was told that they have originals but no longer sell them, that the revised version is superior.
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Steve Perry: Srila Prabhupada’s Original Books Considered Invalid
23. July 2010 by 6 Comments
Revised version is superior? Not hardly. Srila Prabhupada’s writings are not only sublime, but poetic. His prose is like poetry, call it prosetry. No one writes like him, except perhaps Krsnadas Kaviraja. Prabhupada uses all the figures of speech, like consonance, assonance, and repetition. Just as Krsna uses them in his magnificent poetry called the Bhagavad-Gita.
The new renditions are much weaker as the editors have no poety in their hearts. They strip out assonance and consonance for what they consider more appropriate wording; and they see see repetition as redundancy.
The problem is they think Srila Prabhupada is an ordinary man subject to the same defects as the conditioned soul. For instance, Prabhupada said that Krsna dictates to him; but they do not believe Srila Prabhupada; otherwise, they would not dare touch his books. They think Prabhupada made mistakes.
Now it is rumored that they want to rid Prabhupada’s books of all “negative” remarks about the Gaudia Math and about women. However, the truth is never positive or negative. Positive and negative are material judgements, dualistic. The truth is above duality. It is absolute.
In these ways they have ruined Srila Prabhupada’s books and the knowledge, as it is, is rapidly being scattered, lost, in their multiple revisions.
Thank You prabhu for your devotional and wise comment. Jay Srila Prabhupada!
Pamho , Ag tSP,
Dear Prabhupadanugas,
I would like to testify what our beloved desapeared thakura Aindra said when I was negociating one of his now famous harmonium to purchase, in the presence of a devotee which I identified like one of his most intimate associate. I don’t know his good name.
First he ask me : “Who is your guru?” Answer : “We don’t recognise the actual guru system”.
I saw a slight smile in the face of both devotees , it was their only answer.
Later when I was in possession , by his grace , of this transcendental instrument that I keep like my most valuable possession we discuss of my sorrow to see the path taken by th =e actual guruship, he said to me -and should I go to the most inferior realm of demonic existence if I lie-: we should keep going chanting Harinam DESPITE the gurus.
Now , doubts about the accidental events of his death are inviding me. I hope the manuscript of his book is in a safe place and ready to be print and distributed widely.
As for me, I took the vow to translate in french , the most closely posible of SP’s words and meaning Bhagavad as it is , Mac Millan edition in french language, as this book is exhausted and no longer distributed.
Sincerely yours Vrajananda das (South of France)
If it were not for the original books by Srila Prabhupada then the existence of the bastardized ones would not exist. We can thank Srila Prabhupada for both. The existence of the bastardized books is a great help for future generations to understand how competition from corporate literate entities works. In the future if not now great spiritual scholars are at work writing their own books, the history of the Hare Krsna movement is being written as I speak and will actually fill vast libraries. Future generations need to know how to combat ignorance, avarice, greed, lust, anger and the very core of evil itself so comparing the original master pieces to the fake copies will sharpen their awareness.
The bastardized books when compared to the originals of Srila Prabhupadas books are now and will continue into the future to reveal the deep psycological workings of unsettled demonic minds. Much like how one studies fake silk roses compared to real ones from nature.
Besides ISKCON will never sell as many bogus books as Srila Prabhupada sold of his original books..87 million at last count. Quantity doesn’t count quality does.
The world is seeing the Hare Krsna movement for what it really is and ISKCON for what it once was.
July 25 ,2010
Today is Guru-Purnima and I read about this mess.There is no greater a sin than abandoning a Guru and distorting his words and works and claiming to be the light.One is perpetuating only more darkness.
May Light triumph.
I was reading old original Bhagavatam, old books of my mothers, then I bought a set, discovered and compared many changes. It lost potency, did not read like transcendental liturature in changed parts. What Prabhpada said and how he said it should not be rearranged or tried to put into a better figere of speech. I got rid of that dissappointed. I hope in the future all original books will be available, they are the only ones I will read. I’m just saying.