Letter to: Rupanuga,
17 February, 1970
My dear Rupanuga,
Our editing is to correct grammatical and spelling errors only, without interpolation of style or philosophy.
What they have done is to CUNNINGLY DEVICE A WAY HOW TO GET RID OF SRILA PRABHUPADA AS CURRENT DIKSA GURU. If you study they WAY of INTERPOLATION done by Jayadvaita and company they wanted to make it sound as if there were MANY DIKSA gurus so they DEVIOUSLY inserted “they”
And another TRICK was to put in an ADDED sentence:
” Nor by independent study of books of knowledge can one progress in spiritual life.”
BG 4.34
TRANSLATION
Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soulS can impart knowledge unto you because THEY have seen the truth.
PURPORT
The path of spiritual realization is undoubtedly difficult. The Lord therefore advises us to approach a bona fide spiritual master in the line of disciplic succession from the Lord Himself. No one can be a bona fide spiritual master without following this principle of disciplic succession. The Lord is the original spiritual master, and a person in the disciplic succession can convey the message of the Lord as it is to his disciple. No one can be spiritually realized by manufacturing his own process, as is the fashion of the foolish pretenders. The Bhägavatam (6.3.19) says, dharmaà tu säkñäd bhagavat-praëétam: the path of religion is directly enunciated by the Lord. Therefore, mental speculation or dry arguments cannot help lead one to the right path. Nor by independent study of books of knowledge can one progress in spiritual life. One has to approach a bona fide spiritual master to receive the knowledge. Such a spiritual master should be accepted in full surrender, and one should serve the spiritual master like a menial servant, without false prestige. Satisfaction of the self-realized spiritual master is the secret of advancement in spiritual life. Inquiries and submission constitute the proper combination for spiritual understanding. Unless there is submission and service, inquiries from the learned spiritual master will not be effective. One must be able to pass the test of the spiritual master, and when he sees the genuine desire of the disciple, he automatically blesses the disciple with genuine spiritual understanding. In this verse, both blind following and absurd inquiries are condemned. Not only should one hear submissively from the spiritual master, but one must also get a clear understanding from him, in submission and service and inquiries. A bona fide spiritual master is by nature very kind toward the disciple. Therefore when the student is submissive and is always ready to render service, the reciprocation of knowledge and inquiries becomes perfect.
Note: EVEN if they come out with an excuse that it was in the Manuscript. That is NOT a fact. Hiyagriva the first editor was working from FIRST DRAFT. And that was the only thing there. Not only that Srila Prabhuapada in a number of Bhagavad Gita classes OVER THE YEARS so IF Srila Prabhupada wanted anything changing he would have commented as he did about “Cattle raising”.
Lets look at Jayadvaita’s interpolation TRICKERY: ” Nor by independent study of books of knowledge can one progress in spiritual life.”
Srila Prabhupada’s books are NOT JUST ANY ORDINARY books of knowledge Srila Prabhupada’s books are NOT different from HIM:
Adi 1.35 The Spiritual Masters
There is NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL MASTER’S INSTRUCTIONS AND THE SPIRITUAL MASTER HIMSELF. In his absence, therefore, his words of direction should be the pride of the disciple.
SB 2.9.8 P Answers by Citing the Lord’ s Version
The potency of transcendental sound is NEVER minimized because the vibrator is apparently absent.
690113LE.LA Lectures
Arcye sila-dhir gurusu nara-matir. Just like the statue of Krsna, to consider that “This is a stone…” Similarly, arcye sila-dhir gurusu na… Gurusu means those who are acaryas, to accept their body as ordinary man’s body, this is denied in the sastras. So although a physical body is not present, the vibration should be accepted as the presence of the spiritual master, vibration. What we have heard from the spiritual master, THAT IS LIVING.
74-11-22. Letter: Bahurupa
In my books the philosophy of Krishna Consciousness is explained fully so if there is anything which you do not understand, then you simply have to read again and again. By reading daily the knowledge will be revealed to you and by this process your spiritual life will develop.
Los Angeles, California 90034730513mw.la Conversations
Paramahamsa: Srila Prabhupada, when you are not present with us, how is it possible to receive instructions, for example, on questions that may arise?
Srila Prabhupada: Well, the questions… Answers are there in my books.
Paramahamsa: Other than that, for example, that we would ask you in…
Srila Prabhupada: Yes.
Paramahamsa: Do you direct us also through the heart? Besides the Paramatma?
Srila Prabhupada: If your heart is pure. Everything depends on purity.
70-01-24. Letter: Ranadhira
Every one of you must regularly read our books at least twice–in the morning and evening, and automatically all questions will be answered.
70-02-14.Sac Letter: Sacisuta
If you simply chant your rounds daily as prescribed and stick strictly to the rules and regulations, all these questions will automatically be answered by Krsna as Supersoul. You may refer in this connection to Bhagavad gita, (10:10), “To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” and (10:11), “Out of compassion for them, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.” This process of understanding by devotional service is essential for developing Krsna Consciousness and you all must follow this program assiduously.
72-02-19. Letter: Upendra
(8) In other words, if you are sincere to serve continuously and always chanting, all such questions become answered automatically. I never asked my Spiritual Master one question except one: “How shall I serve you?” So in this way, kindly inform the others that I may be relieved to give you so many more nice books–that is my real desire.
72-03-07.Ani Letter: Aniruddha
Thank you very much for serving Krishna in this way, and if you go on sincerely serving like this, chanting, and following the regulative principles strictly, all your questions will be answered by Krishna automatically.
72-12-14. Letter: Tusta Krsna
Next you ask if I am present in my picture and form? Yes. In form as well as in teachings. To carry out the teachings of guru is more important than to worship the form, but none of them should be neglected. Form is called vapu and teachings is called vani. Both should be worshiped. Vani is MORE important than vapu.
73-12-25. Letter: Gurukrpa , Yasodanandana
Whatever is to be learned of the teachings of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura can be learned from our books. There is no need whatsoever for any outside instruction.
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Bhakti Viksa ALSO played the DEVIOUS TRICK in Caitanya Caritamrta — the man has lust for accepting disciples BUT Srila Prabhupada says in the ORIGINAL purport it is BEST NOT TO ACCEPT ANY DISCIPLES.
So by CUNNINGNESS AND TRICKERY they want it made ACCEPTABLE hence they are CHANGING THE VEDABASE ALSO TO THAT EFFECT. VERY VERY Cunning manipulation:
Madhya 7.130 The Lord’ s Tour of South India
The cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is explained here very nicely. One who surrenders to Him and is ready to follow Him with heart and soul does not need to change his location. Nor is it necessary for one to change status. One may remain a householder, a medical practitioner, an engineer or whatever. It doesn’t matter. One only has to follow the instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and instruct relatives and friends in the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. One has to learn humility and meekness at home, following the instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and in that way one’s life will be spiritually successful. One should not try to be an artificially advanced devotee, thinking, “I am a first-class devotee.” Such thinking should be avoided. IT IS BEST NOT TO ACCEPT ANY DISCIPLES. One has to become purified at home by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and preaching the principles enunciated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thus one can become a spiritual master and be freed from the contamination of material life.
Bhakti Vikasa Interpolation Vs the Truth
http://www.iskcontimes.com/bhakti%20vikasa-interpolation-vs-the-truth
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Bhakti Vikasa is a SAHAJIYA
http://www.iskcontimes.com/bhakti-vikasa-is-a-SAHAJIYA
Note: LOOKS AS IF THEY ARE going to resort CHANGING Srila Prabhupada’s words in the CURRENT VEDABASE. You can check this. IN THAT CASE, BEST STICK TO THE OLDER VERSION:
http://krishna.org/ms-dos-prabhupada-vedabase-folio-views/
1)This is EASY to use.
2) Easy to do compilations: for saving give FILE NAME > OPEN SP FOLDER (IN “C” DRIVE).
pamho agtACBSP, this is pure madness also mada intossication to go against our only well wisher and saviour by manufacturing the transcendental books which are perfect,they been trying to chance everything in iskcon after SRILA PRABHUPADA depart from this world physically and this is the proof that they are not perfect but still they are so fool and dull by keeping going in the opposite site of our salvation without any consideration regarding the bona fide connection this is hypocrisy that cause quarrel because it’s against the vedic teaching which is perfect changeless,i heard H.H jas before was not agreed to accept any disciple but now he change mind i mean at least got one disciple now it’s a girl,SRILA PRABHUPADA also used to say this is the american disease constanly change the vedic culture is situated in the opposite site i mean not change at all,who are you sir to change vedic sastra?anyway the false ego is the last thing to die the pure devotee is different from all others bogus guru because is false ego free,he don’t move under the law of material nature by keeping changing he just follow the instructions of our suhrit satam best friend in the heart,SRILA PRABHUPADA also said that people who accept the truth are more dangerous then people who doesn’t because of this change,they say i accepted SRILA PRABHUPADA but they rejected HIM through their actions under nature law because they forget to consult the supreme consultant our best friend within ours hearts a pure devotee like our guru maharaj never forget that this is another difference between bogus and real gurus,anyway we hope they can understand one day why they are still in ignorance because of this super hypocrisy,SRILA PRABHUPADA is the best of all demigods while all these deviants are just wretches who are trying to find the real identity in the wrong direction,good luck to all of them,agtSP ys haribol
The book changes are a curious thing:
Over the years I’ve not met a single person genuinely interested in Krishna consciousness who was unable to understand the message of Bhagavad-gita As It Is (original version) because of the grammar or style. Also never heard anyone say they were just about to surrender life and soul to the movement until they discovered a missing hyphen or an out-dated expression in one of the books. (For me personally the attraction to Srila Prabhupada wasn’t because he sounded the same as the rest of the world, but because he didn’t).
I also wonder if there’s any concrete evidence to demonstrate the so called mistakes in Prabhupada’s books had stunted Iskcon’s growth or kept thoughtful people away. Conversely, why aren’t we now seeing droves of intellectuals flocking to the movement via the new-and-improved Bhagavad-gita?
The fact remains that the most vibrant period of growth within the Iskcon movement – that time when all of today’s ‘senior members’ joined – was when only the original, Prabhupada approved Bhagavad-gita was around.
JFS : Conversely, why aren’t we now seeing droves of intellectuals flocking to the movement via the new-and-improved Bhagavad-gita?
Mahesh: Jayadvaita’s corrupt ADULTERATED Bhagavad Gita will only attract some CHEAP SENTIMENTAL followers – just like stool you find house flies they enjoy it. They have no QUALITY : they are BONEHEADS.
Srila Prabhupada gives a very good example of adulterated Dalda ghee compared to PURE ghee:
721130BG.HYD Lectures
So we should follow… This is called parampara system. As Arjuna understood Bhagavad-gita, if we understand in that way, then we are perfect. I may be imperfect, but because I understand Bhagavad-gita as it was understood by Arjuna, I am perfect. Because the knowledge I am distributing, that is not imperfect. Just like a post peon. A post peon is delivering you one thousand dollars. So he may be poor man, but the one thousand dollars, he is delivering, that is a fact. That is not bogus thing. Because he has not manufactured something. He has received that money order from the post office. He’s asked to deliver it to such and such person. His honesty is to deliver the money order as it is to the bona fide person. That is his perfection. He doesn’t require… Because he’s delivering one thousand dollars, he doesn’t require to become a very rich man. He may be a poor man. Similarly, a guru, a guru is perfect when he delivers the words of the superior authority as it is. Then he’s perfect. He may be imperfect in your estimation. But that is his perfection, that he is not misleading people by becoming a so-called rascal scholar and interpreting in a different way and misleading the whole population. That is perfection. People say so much about me, that I have done some wonderful thing. But I say that I am not a magician. I’m not a magician. MY ONLY CREDIT IS THAT I AM PRESENTING KRSNA AS HE IS. THAT’S ALL. I AM NOT DILUTING KRSNA. THAT IS NOT MY BUSINESS. AND THEREFORE, BECAUSE IT IS PURE, PURE GHEE, THEREFORE EVERYONE ACCEPTS. AND IF YOU PLACE DALDA, MIXING WITH GHEE SOME RASCAL THING, THEN NOBODY WILL ACCEPT. Therefore, so many swamis went before me in the Western countries, and they presented adulterated, and there was not a single person became a krsna-bhakta. Now, by thousands they are becoming. Why? Because it is presented pure thing. PURE THING WILL BE ACCEPTED EVERYWHERE. I GIVE THIS EXAMPLE. IN A, IN DELHI, THERE IS… I HAVE SEEN. ONE, THERE IS CONFECTIONER’S SHOP. HE RIGIDLY PREPARES IN PURE GHEE ALL THE SWEETMEATS. SO YOU’LL FIND ALWAYS HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS THERE. AND THERE ARE BY THE SIDE OF THAT… DALDA MANUFACTURE. IT IS NOT… PEOPLE ARE STILL PREPARED TO PAY SUFFICIENTLY IF YOU GIVE PURE THING. SO OUR THIS KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS MOVEMENT IS PRESENTING BHAGAVAD-GITA AS IT IS. WE HAVE NOT MANUFACTURED ANYTHING. While I started this movement in America, some friend suggested that “You are writing ‘International Society for Krishna Consciousness.’ Why not make it ‘God consciousness.’ It will be accepted by everyone.” God is Krsna. There must, there must be clearly stated: “Krishna consciousness.” I don’t mind if nobody accepts it, but there must be ‘Krsna.
720911rc.arl Conversations
Prabhupada: BECAUSE HE SELLS, I MEAN TO SAY, CONFECTIONERY MADE OF PURE GHEE YOU’LL FIND ALWAYS HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS WAITING. AND THERE ARE MANY DALDA GHEE SHOP NOT SO CROWDED. SOME CHEAP MEN ARE GOING THERE. SO ANYTHING YOU PRESENT PURE, THERE WILL BE AUTOMATIC CUSTOMER. AND THAT IS BEING PROVED. We are presenting Krsna as He is, and they are being accepted everywhere, all over the world. But as soon as you make adulteration Krsna, manufacture your concoction–“Krsna means this, Kuruksetra means this,” all nonsense talk–immediately lost. Why should we do that, adulteration? There is no business adulterating. So many scholars, so many swamis, they have simply presented adulterated. Just like even Mahatma Gandhi says, “The Kuruksetra means this body.” And where he got this meaning? Where is the dictionary meaning? You should speak something which must be authorized. Where is the dictionary where Kuruksetra is explained as this body? And Kuruksetra station is still existing. People are going to Kuruksetra for religious performances. Kuru-ksetre dharma-ksetre. Why should I interpret Kuruksetra, “the body”? This is going on. So that will not be effective. It may be effective, a few person, somebody’s admirer. But it will not go far above that. But if you present as it is, it will be accepted by any real inquirer.
No doubt, JAS knows and understands very well that Srila Prabhupada does not approve of any changes at all as it appears from his memories where he says ;
” Jayadvaita Swami: Another time Srila Prabhupada was having his massage in his Henry Street quarters in Brooklyn. Someone had gotten him a little vibrator, and Prabhupada’s assistant was massaging Prabhupada with it. Then Baradraj Prabhu came in to ask questions about the paintings. But Prabhupada had an issue to take up with Baradraj. Prabhupada said, “What are these bust pictures?” Prabhupada was referring to paintings of the acharyas that portrayed only their head and shoulders. Prabhupada didn’t consider those paintings appropriate, and he instructed Baradraj that their full forms should be shown. He said, “The paintings are not for decoration, they are for worship.” He said, “Vande guroh sri” (I offer obeisances to the spiritual master), and he pointed to his foot, “. . . caranaravindam” beginning with the lotus feet).
It was around 1969 that it became important to identify Srila Prabhupada as the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. At first Srila Prabhupada was known as A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, then he was A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and then A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. The Founder-Acharya part began while we were publishing the Second Canto in chapter-by-chapter booklets. From the West Coast we heard that we were supposed to write Founder Acharya. But the message was garbled, so we only printed “Founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.” Prabhupada was upset with us. Then another message came and we reprinted. We ran a black line through “Founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness” and put “Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.” Again it was wrong. Finally we got it right—”Founder-Acharya”— and since then that’s been there. Prabhupada foresaw that his position as Founder-Acharya should be well established.
Later, when the Press was in Los Angeles, Srila Prabhupada passed by our newly occupied BBT building and saw the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust sign without “Founder- Acharya” underneath it. Even though Radha-vallabha, who was in charge, had the letters in a box, ready to go (they just hadn’t been put up yet), he got blasted by Srila Prabhupada: “Why is this missing?” Prabhupada considered it crucial. In fact, at one point he issued a letter to all the centers that on all the letterheads, on all the cards, on all the publications of the Society, this line had to be there, “Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.”
Prabhupada foresaw how significant and important it would be for us and for others to understand the Society properly with its Founder Acharya. ”
( Ref: Memories of Srila Prabhupada Tape 40 )
And yet, JAS and his associates continue to change Srila Prabhupada’s BOOKS.
This is hypocrisy which pays to attain certain Labha, Puja and Prathistha which is rooted in every conditioned Jivas mind and thus, the Maya keeps them bewildered in this material world life after life.
OM TAT SAT.
Hari BOL.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
What Jayadvaita has done is BLUFF others that Bhaktivedanta Book Trust is Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International his OWN FOR PROFIT setup. Why does he want to CHANGE all the Srila Prabhupada’s books and make it copyright as BBTI ? Guess?
There are NO ACCOUNTS for BBT for a LONG TIME.
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust is a TRUST and with VERY CLEAR DIRECTIVES of 50% for Printing Srila Prabhupada’s books and 50% for Temples – and NO SALARIES.
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International is a FOR PROFIT setup This is NOT Srila Prabhupada’s directive. It is Jayadvaita and companys PROFIT making concern. Hamsadutta Prabhu does a better explanation:
Hamsadutta:
“Till now, this fundamental focus (BBT as manufacturer or publisher, ISKCON as dealership or distribution network) continues to be ILLEGALLY PLUNDERED BY A CRIMINAL GANG OF LOOK-ALIKE (“BBT – International for profit corporation”) IMPOSTERS. And a staff of meddling, office boy clerks and WANNA-BE editors continue to whimsically change and adulterate the transcendental texts of the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON and BBT, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.”
http://hansadutta.com/hansadutta-as-it-is/2013/05/29/dom-is-a-sideshow-bbt-is-at-the-center/
Here is the BBT as TRUST functionality:
74-09-07. Letter: Hamsaduta:
Now you publish in German language all our books and distribute. Krsna will help you in every respect. The BBT collection should be spent 50% for publishing and 50% for construction of temples.your personal example. This is our life. “anandambudhi-vardhanam.”
74-11-14 Letter: Ramesvara
Regarding not being able to make any more loans from BBT, I think if necessary we can borrow from the bank using the fixed deposits as security. So long as the loans are not paid back to the bank we shall assure that we shall not withdraw the fixed deposits. These properties should be purchased in the name of BBT, and when the local center repays the loan, then the name can be transferred. Now you have loaned Madhudvisa Dollars 133,505.50. How will he repay? What are the terms for repayment? In France they are wanting to borrow Dollars 120,000.00. Can you arrange for this loan in January, 1975? I understand that Spiritual Sky is not able to repay its loan now. This rule must be strictly followed that 50% paid for printing and 50% paid for property and building loans.Try to make improvement more and more.