Volume One of Krishna Book may also be printed this calendar year, or early next year. Easy Journey to Other Planets was printed in the first quarter, and Krishna, The Reservoir Thus, whether or not there is support from within ISKCON for editing changes is not exactly a controlling issue since the BBT is legally independent of ISKCON and the GBC. This latter point — that the BBT is independent of ISKCON — was an express condition of the trust document executed by Srila Prabhupada in Los Angeles in 1972 (and was reaffirmed in the BBTI v Kary case in 1998). Of course, if ISKCON rallied for the pre-1978 books and pressure was placed on the BBT to only print the pre-1978 books, the BBT would have to take note — but the GBC cannot just flip a switch to make it happen. Anybody who really wants to know the deep and confidential purpose behind this human birth should definitely read Krishna Book. Krishna Book Review & Synopsis

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2: Classic Works

Srila Prabhupada’s original ISKCON Press 1970 KRSNA Book. KRSNA, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the story of Krishna’s life. It starts with His birth in the prison house of King Kamsa and follows the adventures of Krishna throughout His life including His escape from being killed by cruel King Kamsa, His childhood in Vrindavan and His loving pastimes with all the residents of Vrindavan including His parents, His cowherd boyfriends, His gopi girlfriends and all the other residents of Vrindavan including even the animals. Considering these points, various conclusions in your writings need reevaluation in light of actual historical facts. Russian court dismisses plea seeking ban on Gita". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 21 March 2012 . Retrieved 21 March 2012. Prabhupada's translation is sold outside India due to the efforts of Hare Krishna members on the streets, in airports, and in other public places. The book also enjoys brisk sales within India. It has been published in fifty-nine languages, including French, German, Danish, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Latvian, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Georgian, Croatian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Nepali, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada,

Devotee: “Definitive English edition of Bhagavad-gītā. By bringing us a new and living interpretation of the text already known to many, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda has increased our own understanding manyfold.” Draws from the Bhagavad Purana, the Bhagavad Gita, the Mahabharata, and India’s sacred oral traditionGovinda Dasi: “…Jayadvaita Maharaja has said that Srila Prabhupada did not specifically give him the permission to…”

I could tell you that some of the verses that some of the BBT staff questioned, Prabhupada would never have approved. I can say with confidence, Prabhupada would never have approved.” Lord Krishna was born nearly 5,000 years ago in a small place called Mathura, located approximately 145 kilometre south-east of India’s modern capital Delhi. Being one of the most recognizable and beloved gods of the Hindu pantheon, Lord Krishna is widely perceived in most traditions as the very incarnation of the Supreme God, who, according to Hindu philosophy takes birth in the human form for the spiritual benefit and salvation of His devotees.All the text has been heavily edited and the whole mood of the book has been completely changed. We have not done anything below about the editing, we have just pointed out a few pieces of text (shown in bold) that have been completely deleted from the new edition. Jayadvaita Swami: “I never got an explicit word from Srila Prabhupada to do this work at an explicit time.”(Conversation between Govinda Dasi and Jayadvaita Swami about the posthumous changes to Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita, Honolulu on Jan 19, 2003) The demigods have got essential roles to play in the management and operation of the material world, they are free to travel within the material world, so obviously some of them are coming here and observing and managing the situation, but we can’t see them. Krishna, one of the most beloved characters of the Hindu pantheon, has been portrayed in many a god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero, an exemplary ruler, and the Supreme Being. In The Complete Life of Krishna , Vanamali, a leading Krishna expert from a long line of prominent Krishna devotees, provides the first book in English or Sanskrit to cover the complete range of the avatar’s life.

Gita row: Russia court refuses to ban Bhagvad Gita". NDTV. 28 December 2011 . Retrieved 28 December 2011. Dravida dasa [Editor for the BBT(I)]” (Letter from Dravida Dasa to Yasodanandana Dasa,Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 09:45:12 -0700)JAYADVAITA SWAMI ADMITS THERE IS NOAUTHORIZATION Vyapaka Dasa: “Do you have explicit instructions from Srila Prabhupada authorizing you to make post-samadhi changes to his books?” Brahmanas, elders, women, children and cows are said to deserve special protection, with animals, especially cows, being preserved from slaughter at all costs. Prabhupada encouraged readers to adopt a lacto-vegetarian diet and gives agriculture as the ideal economic basis of society. Prabhupada concluded that the society should be "Krishna conscious"—enlightened by devotion ( bhakti) to Krishna ( God).