Tune In, Turn On, and Bliss Out
If you want to enjoy genuine happiness and not be a miserable fool like 99.99% of the world population, you need to tune in, turn on, and bliss out. Tune in to Krishna. Turn on your true spiritual identity. And bliss out by surfing on the waves of Lord Caitanya's unlimited mercy. You've nothing to lose except for your ignorance and anxiety. So, why not do it right now?
Sincerely,
Wes
In the early days of ISKCON Srila Prabhupada only had a few followers, and even though they were new to Krishna consciousness and very young he engaged them in helping to produce his books. Sometimes even a guest who was not a devotee was engaged in helping out. For example, there was a boy name Neal who wanted to do volunteer work for a non-profit organization and who chose ISKCON. He just happened to be a typist. So he was engaged in typing out Srila Prabhupada’s dictation tapes for the Bhagavad-gita. On the dictation tape Srila Prabhupada mentions the planet of the Pitris, the forefathers. Neal didn’t know anything about this. He thought Srila Prabhupada was saying the planet of the trees. So even Srila Prabhupada did not say the planet of the trees, this mistake was printed in the original Bhagavad-gita. Instead of planet of the forefathers, the planet of the trees was printed.
So, as responsible publishers the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust has corrected this and other errors made by the editors who should have caught their mistakes. So the conclusion is that Srila Prabhupada’s book have not been changed. Rather the mistakes made by the young inexperienced editors have been undone to put Srila Prabhupada’s books back to what Srila Prabhupada was actually saying.
Therefore you can read Srila Prabhupada’s books with confidence that they are connecting you with actual teachings of Srila Prabhupada.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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Question: Authenticity of ISKCON's Books?
As devotees, what tangible assurances do we have that Srila Prabhupada's words remain unchanged by ISKCON? For example, in my copy of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is there was a revision that took place in 1989, 12 years after His Divine Grace left this material world. I feel in my heart that Srila Prabhupada is a bona fide spiritual master. But I don't trust ISKCON. Please help release my doubt!Sincerely,
Wes
Answer: They Purely Present Srila Prabhupada's Teachings
It is our duty to purely present Srila Prabhupada’s teachings to the world so everyone can attain true happiness.In the early days of ISKCON Srila Prabhupada only had a few followers, and even though they were new to Krishna consciousness and very young he engaged them in helping to produce his books. Sometimes even a guest who was not a devotee was engaged in helping out. For example, there was a boy name Neal who wanted to do volunteer work for a non-profit organization and who chose ISKCON. He just happened to be a typist. So he was engaged in typing out Srila Prabhupada’s dictation tapes for the Bhagavad-gita. On the dictation tape Srila Prabhupada mentions the planet of the Pitris, the forefathers. Neal didn’t know anything about this. He thought Srila Prabhupada was saying the planet of the trees. So even Srila Prabhupada did not say the planet of the trees, this mistake was printed in the original Bhagavad-gita. Instead of planet of the forefathers, the planet of the trees was printed.
So, as responsible publishers the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust has corrected this and other errors made by the editors who should have caught their mistakes. So the conclusion is that Srila Prabhupada’s book have not been changed. Rather the mistakes made by the young inexperienced editors have been undone to put Srila Prabhupada’s books back to what Srila Prabhupada was actually saying.
Therefore you can read Srila Prabhupada’s books with confidence that they are connecting you with actual teachings of Srila Prabhupada.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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