http://www.adi-vani.org Showcasing issues involving Srila Prabhupada\'s books adi-vani.org adi-vani.org (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) http://www.adi-vani.org/images/logo.jpg http://www.adi-vani.org The difference between Srila Prabhupada39s books and other socalled gurus39 conditioned souls writing is Srila Prabhupada39s instruction was coming directly from Krsna This is the transcendental platform http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=131 2008-04-11 Mahesh dasa (mailto:mahesh@agtsp.freeserve.co.uk) How many Bhagavadgita As It Is verses were changed in the 1983 revised edition Over threefourths of them 77 or 541 verses were changed out of 700 total http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=130 2007-10-24 Krsna Krpa Dasi (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Famous conversation in which Srila Prabhupada clearly articulates his view and instructions regarding editorial changes to his books http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=129 2007-10-20 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Things seemed to running in such a way that it was possible for editors to make changes to Srila Prabhupada39s books and then to have those changed books published without informing Srila Prabhupada http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=128 2007-10-20 Alex J. (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Practically the whole TLC was rewritten All the changes are small ones The problem is that there are so many of them and that they are not at all beneficial http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=126 2007-10-20 Srimad Bhagavatam Das (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) I also do not like too much editorial work This too much editorial work on Gitopanisad has created some misunderstanding between the editorial staffs Srila Prabhupada http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=125 2007-10-20 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Prabhupada quot As it is you translate Don39t make any change Then it will be all right quot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=124 2007-10-14 Damaghosa Das (mailto:DasDasDas@aol.com) Back in 1975 ISKCON was printing and distributing one million copies of Back to Godhead per month Then things changed Our humble attempt is to revive reform reestablish what we can do http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=123 2007-10-04 Gadadhara Das (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) when and where did Srila Prabhupada give anyone the order to go back to original transcripts and the dictation tapes and revise all books verse by verse http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=122 2007-09-23 Gadadhara Das (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) But the added problem as shown above is that not one change has been shown to be an improvement http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=121 2007-09-18 Krsna Dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) It is beyond shameful and offensive changing the thoughts and words of our beloved and great acharya Srila Prabhupadas books http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=120 2007-09-17 Shambhu Dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) They may be free to publish as they wish but should do so independent of using Srila Prabhupada as the author of their changes That is dishonest as is false advertising http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=119 2007-09-15 Satyahit dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Srila Prabhupada39s pre1978 authorized and approved works are transcendental http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=118 2007-06-12 Locanananda dasa (mailto:lfelda@aol.com) Hayagriva earned a Master Degree in English at New York University and became Srila Prabhupada39s senior editor from the very beginning of ISKCON in 1966 and into the early 1970s he was in fact Prabhupada39s right hand man for book editing for quite a few years http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=117 2007-04-07 Samba Das (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) If the BBTI will say that their 1982 version is as identical to Srila Prabhupada39s original version in regards to conclusions spiritual potency and effectiveness on world societies then this must be proven to those scholars who challenge them that their version does not http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=116 2007-02-14 Hasti Gopal Das (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja Defends Srila Prabhupada http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=115 2006-12-07 Bhagavat dasa (mailto:bigredjoe109@msn.com) Note The attached PDF file is a recent presentation by Madhudvisa Prabhu to the BBT Trustees on the book changes http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=114 2006-10-29 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) A comparative sidebyside view of editorial changes to the book http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=113 2006-10-26 Sun Staff (mailto:sun@harekrsna.com) Let us send a strong message to the editors and the BBT Trustees that these books do not belong to them but rather to Srila Prabhupada and the vaisnava community as a whole http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=112 2006-07-17 Vyapaka Das (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quot Jayadvaita Swami again confirms that there was no instruction to edit the Bhagavad Gita As It Is quot Note This email exchange is taken from a post on the Sampradaya Sun at httpharekrsnacomsuneditorials0706editorials468htm http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=111 2006-07-05 Vyapaka Das (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Jayadvaita himself in that meeting with me in Mayapur you talk about where he was screaming profanities at me and physically attacking me admitted that there are many changes he has made in the Gita that he should not have made He admits himself he made many mistakes http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=110 2006-06-29 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) I assert that we may trust that authentic representation of Srila Prabhupada is the strongest assurance of protection integrity and healthy expansion that an organization may enjoy http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=109 2006-05-17 Dhira Govinda Dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Now just the very fact that Srila Prabhupada called His Purports His Devotional Ecstasies would make any diligent servant of his stop and think twice or maybe three times before even considering changing a purport http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=108 2006-05-06 Bala Das (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotTo my knowledge Srila Prabhupada never asked us to reedit the book Srila Prabhupada staunchly opposed needless changesquot Jayadvaita Swami http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=107 2006-05-06 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Srila Prabhupada did not alter edit or change His spiritual masters words to suit the more simplified minds of the present day http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=106 2006-04-27 Satyahit dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) No reputable Academic institution endorses posthumous change Language evolves as a function of the culture it represents but literary works are fixed in time as it should be http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=105 2006-04-24 Vyswambhara Das (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Here is a list of visitor countries by volume for the month of March 2006 http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=104 2006-04-15 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Hayagriva Well I think when referring to Krsna we should always have a capital quotHquot Prabhupada Especially Yes Especially for Krsna you can http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=103 2006-04-11 Jadurani Devi Dasi (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Chicago lowercases such pronouns but its not wrong to uppercase especially if you are writing for a religious readership or anyone else who might take lowercasing as a sign of disrespect http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=102 2006-03-21 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) The editorial cottage industry which Jayadvaita Swami invented and has expanded for the past three decades is based on smoke and mirrors and has only served to creat havoc and distortion This must stop http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=101 2006-03-15 Gupta dasa (mailto:gupta@krishnabooks.org) NO NEED OF ANY DISCUSSION GOING TO SO CALLED SCHOLARS FOR quotEXPERT ADVICEquot OR ANYWHERE WE SIMPLY HAVE TO ACCEPT VERBATIM THE WORDS OF SRILA PRABHUPADA AND DONT CHANGE THEM IN ANY WAYTHEY ARE CLEAR AS IS PERIOD http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=100 2006-03-12 Damaghosa Das (mailto:DasDasDas@aol.com) YOU are now doing what Prabhupada has warned us about so called scholars who want to KILL Krsna by their demoniac changing of the words of sastra First kill the guru then kill Krsna http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=99 2006-03-08 Damaghosa Das (mailto:DasDasDas@aol.com) I39m just asking the BBT to be up front about what they39re doing so devotees have a choice Kelilalita devi http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=98 2006-01-19 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) This philosophy of Krishna consciousness is very delicate Changing one word can spoil everything Such changes can not be allowed to be made simply on the basis of one man39s authority without even the knowledge of anyone else what to speak of the authorization of anyone else http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=97 2005-08-25 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) I am hoping that you will respond to this with a substantial letter that shows you have actually at least contemplated these issues and considered the possibility that allowing BBT editors absolute freedom to change anything at all in Prabhupada39s books they feel like changing with no checks and balances and no documentation and no system to authorize such changes is crazy and has destroyed the authority of Prabhupada39s books http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=96 2005-08-23 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) The issue is not the person who is changing the books or if the changes are actually an improvement or not or even if the changes bring the books closer to the original manuscript The issue is Srila Prabhupada did not ever instruct anyone to make such changes http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=95 2005-08-16 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) How can one preach a philosophy of He39s as good as God because he39s extremely near dear to God39 and simultaneously by practical action changing the wording of his books perhaps be saying even louder quotOur interpretation of this verse and this purport is better than our Guru39squot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=94 2005-08-16 Madhavananda Dasa (mailto:madhava58@yahoo.com) A new approach to an old debate History demonstrates that hidden coauthors are socalled editing Srila Prabhupada39s books http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=93 2005-05-30 Concerned Book Distributors (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotI also do not like too much editorial work This too much editorial work on Gitopanisad has created some misunderstanding between the editorial staffsquot Srila Prabhupada http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=92 2005-04-16 Dravinaksa dasa (mailto:dougyes@peoplepc.com) But by registering the identical phrase as a domain name without the hyphen and then automatically redirecting traffic to a website krishnacom which features changed books is Jayadvaita Swami trying to tell us that he actually prefers Srila Prabhupadas original books http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=91 2004-12-24 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotWe stand on our Krishna philosophy and because it has the full potency of Krishna Himself there is no limit to the effect it will have upon the world if we remain sincere and convinced for spreading this philosophy purelyquot Srila Prabhupada http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=90 2004-12-16 Dravinaksa dasa (mailto:dougyes@peoplepc.com) Thanks to the diligent efforts of His Grace Dhira Govinda Prabhu the Chairman of the ISKCON Office of Child Protection we now have evidence that the current BBT which is controlled by GBC supporters are making changes motivated slowly by the desire to doctor Srila Prabhupada39s books so that they fit in with whatever happens to be the prevailing view instituted in ISKCON by the GBC http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=89 2004-11-27 Adridharana Dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) It is obvious then that the Bhagavadgita As It Is published by MacMillan in 1972 was the actual revised and enlarged edition The Gita that is currently sold by the BBT is the unauthorized revised and reduced adulteration of Srila Prabhupada39s original Gita http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=88 2004-11-27 Locanananda dasa (mailto:lfelda@aol.com) wwwGitamrtaorg This is the only site where the 700 verses of the Bhagavadgita can be heard with one click in English Hindi and Arabic Free of charge Coming soon in Spanish Sanskrit and Gujarati http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=87 2004-11-25 Kamlesh Patel (mailto:harekrishna@karamsad.com) By Gadadhar dasa quotSo I am approaching you for your help and participation in distribution of Srila Prabhupada39s books which glorify Supreme Personality of Godhead Shri Krishna in best possible way and promote Vedic Culture and Philosophy The example of honey bee is that it goes from flowers to flowers and collect little bit of pollen and thus build madhapudo This process is called Madhukariquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=86 2004-10-13 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Site was hacked in Feb 04 http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=85 2004-10-07 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) The following sentence was added quotstill one should stick to the Society if one thinks the Societys members are not pure devoteesquot It is very interesting to note that they add the word even at the beginning of the paragraph http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=82 2004-09-11 Mukunda dasa (mailto:pss_108@yahoo.co.uk) When the BBT editors made extensive unauthorized changes to Srila Prabhupada39s Sri Isopanisad in 1977 Prabhupada when he learnt of the changes was very upset and directly ordered the BBT to return the next printing of Sri Isopanisad to the original way it was published without any unauthorized changes Now twentysix years later the BBT have reprinted Prabhupada39s original Sri Isopanisad http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=81 2004-04-25 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) Hare Krishna The recent destructive hacking of the Voices forum module was taken as an indication that the Letters of Support should be more visible to Readers For those who do not see their Letter of Support please resubmit for posting39 Staff at adivaniorg http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=80 2004-04-21 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=79 2003-03-15 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=78 2003-03-14 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=77 2003-03-14 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=76 2003-03-09 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=75 2003-03-09 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=74 2003-03-06 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=73 2003-03-06 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=72 2003-02-26 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=71 2003-02-25 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=70 2003-02-24 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=69 2003-02-24 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=68 2003-02-22 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=67 2003-02-19 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=66 2003-02-19 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=65 2003-02-19 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=64 2003-02-18 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=63 2003-02-18 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=62 2003-02-18 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=61 2003-02-16 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=60 2003-02-15 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=59 2003-02-15 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of Support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=57 2003-02-14 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Letter of support http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=56 2003-02-12 General Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Editors Note Here is the full version of the email correspondence previously published between Jayadvaita Swami and Madhudvisa Prabhu regarding changes to Srila Prabhupadas books along with Jayadvaita Swamis cover note explaining why he decided to release the full version of that email http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=55 2004-04-18 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) JS Yes after due deliberation and consultation I decided what to change and what not to change MP The point I have made is this is a very dangerous precedent for the future We have to preserve the original teachings of Srila Prabhupada And the original MacMillan gita was accepted by Prabhupada he did not request anyone to reedit it That is the main point If Prabhupada wanted his books reedited that would be a different matter http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=54 2004-04-06 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) JAS admitted finally that there was never a complete list of the changes to the Gita circulated to the devotees Only a list of changes to the translations He also admitted that the changes to the purports are quotvery extensivequot And to this day the only person who is aware of these xtensive changes to Prabhupada39s purports is JAS No one else has ever seen them He also expressed his disgust that Prabhupada39s original books are being printed and distributed http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=53 2004-03-29 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) quotEveryone can become a first class speaker Simply cram the purports of my books The references are there the philosophy is there Everything is therequot SPL VI 1987 Gopijanavallabha das 190974 http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=52 2004-03-16 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotShould Srila Prabhupada39s books be changedquot Results quotNoquot 192 votes quotYes or Need more infoquot 15 votes http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=51 2004-03-12 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotOne Krishna book sold means we go forward one step in our Krishna consciousness We should always remember thisquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=50 2004-03-12 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) Srila Prabhupadas authorized and approved 1972 BhagavadGita As It Is can now be heard online in both English and Hindi Go to wwwGitamrtaorg http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=48 2004-01-27 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotI recently reviewed the upgrade for the Vedabase Folio The implications to Jayadvaita39s editorial construct are incredible Does this mean to say that whatever Prabhupada personally spoke to us should be taken as a grain of salt until someone like Jayadvaita has a chance to quotinterpretquot them for us as Srila Prabhupada really meantquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=47 2003-02-28 Name Withheld On Request (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotMany activist groups have used economic protests to change the negative behavior of megacorporations Giant companies like Nike and McDonalds have been forced to change their ways because of grassroots activists In fact there is a saying that you should 39vote with your dollars39 if you want to make a changequot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=46 2003-05-13 Sudama dasa (mailto:sudama@harekrishnatemple.com) quot many of the changes were serious attempts to change Srila Prabhupada39s very practical explanations of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu39s philosophy towards the Advaita School Jay Advaitaquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=45 2003-12-28 Chaitanya Charitamrita Das (mailto:washingtonlakeretreat@yahoo.com) quot the Maharaj stated that he did not whimsically edited Bhagavad Gita Rather he sought the permission of the GBC They voted for it and hence he went ahead with the second edition The onus is now on all the GBCs who served in 1983 and who are still physically and spiritually alive to come out from their quothidingquot and say why they voted for the second edition for the benefit all followers of Srila Prabhupadquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=44 2003-03-15 Devala dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotThis top secret BBT plan by the editors to change Srila Prabhupada39s books has been leaked out and can now be revealedquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=42 2003-03-11 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotThe books of Srila Prabhupada in their originally published form are sufficient in themselves for the attainment of the spiritual perfection of pure devotional servicequot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=41 2003-03-10 Prabhupada dasa (mailto:vaisnavafamily@hotmail.com) quotThis whole issue of book changing serious as it is is in my humble opinion not of paramount importance It is like a diversion a distraction from the really insidious issue of book interpolations What I am referring to here is the additions to the booksquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=40 2003-03-07 Madhusudana dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotThe difference between Srila Prabhupadas books and other socalled gurus writing is Srila Prabhupadas instruction was coming directly from Krsna This is transcendental platform Srila Prabhupada encouraged his disciples however to write their realizationsquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=39 2003-03-05 Mahesh dasa (mailto:mahesh@agtsp.freeserve.co.uk) quotWe must remember that the book changes did not appear as an isolated event in an otherwise progressive continuation of the wonderful movement to save humankind It was quite the opposite To many it was abominably regressive And it is absolutely necessary to understand the changes of the books in that context quot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=38 2003-03-05 Dhanesvara dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotSo Srila Prabhupada was clear enough regarding the importance of his books and what role they will play It is clear that there is no need to speculate after only a few years if his books are still sufficient for our needs They were are and always will be more than sufficient for our needs and there is no need to alter or supplement them in anywayquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=37 2003-03-04 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) February 2003 Site Statistics indicate regular Readers from countries around the planet and a rising level of interest in this critical spiritual issue http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=36 2003-03-01 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotUnder the circumstances the spiritual solution is to return to the original books used in the physical presence of Srila Prabhupadaquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=35 2003-03-01 Balavanta dasa (mailto:whogle@bellsouth.net) quotSo similarly we should give reception to the transcendental vibrations made by Krsna and His bona fide representatives That will make us awakened Not that we understand everythingquot Srila Prabhupada http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=34 2003-02-21 Dravinaksa dasa (mailto:dougyes@peoplepc.com) quotSound recordings of the entire BhagavadGita As It Is by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada can he heard and downloaded for free from wwwkaramsadcom This web site is the only one I am aware of where the entire Bhagavadgita can be heard free of chargequot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=33 2003-02-20 Kamlesh Patel (mailto:harekrishna@karamsad.com) quotThe changes made are very significant because they change the entire meaning of the text Diksa transcendental Knowledge is imparted by one selfrealized person the acarya Srila Prabhupada It is one singular person uttamaadhikari Srila Prabhupada that transmits diksa see antya 41924194 into the madhyamaadhikaris heartquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=32 2003-02-19 Mahesh dasa (mailto:mahesh@agtsp.freeserve.co.uk) quotLet us all work together to restore Srila Prabhupada39s books to their pristine and uncontaminated glory Then let us distribute those books again and preach the pure devotional service of the Lord to the innocent masses yearning to be free of the shackles of maya Let us enter the arena of the material world proclaiming the Glories of the Lord with the absolute conviction that we can only benefit everyone we meet with the highest goodquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=31 2003-02-18 Bhagavat dasa (mailto:bigredjoe109@msn.com) quotIf the policy of the BBT to make unnecessary changes violates the rule of arsaprayoga the principle by which we honor the acarya how can the distribution of such revised editions enhance the reputation of the great acarya It does not Rather it belittles and dishonors him whether the BBT trustees understand this principle or not Therefore the revised books should not be printed The next printing and all future printings should be again to the original wayquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=30 2003-02-17 Locanananda dasa (mailto:lfelda@aol.com) quotThe overriding fact is that Srila Prabhupada never told Jayadvaita Maharaja or anyone else to edit his books after he left I repeat Srila Prabhupada never gave Jayadvaita Maharaja or anybody authority to edit or change his books after his departure Instead he said Print the books the original way By late 1976 he was acutely aware of the American disease of compulsively changing things so he chose the safest route to protect his books NO CHANGES http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=29 2003-02-12 Govinda dasi (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotOver the years since Srila Prabhupada departed many groups of devotee39s outside of ISKCON were denied access to Srila Prabhupada39s original books by the BBT So the BBT once set up for distributing Srila Prabhupada39s books profusely to everyone and anyone were banning certain groups from receiving Srila Prabhupada39s books for reading and distribution That was Jayadvaita39s example to us of how to act quotin a spirit of loving cooperationquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=28 2003-02-11 Satyahit dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Discussion between Govinda dasi and Jayadvaita Swami from istagosthi at the Honolulu Temple on January 19 2003 Jayadvaita Maharaja quotI never got an explicit word from Srila Prabhupada to do this work at an explicit timequot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=27 2003-02-10 Govinda dasi (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Continuing comments from istagosthi at the Honolulu Temple in January 2003 by Bhaktisiddhartha Dasanudas http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=26 2003-02-10 Bhaktisiddhartha Dasanudas (mailto:bhaktisiddhartha@hotmail.com) Continuing comments from istagosthi at the Honolulu Temple in January 2003 by Hladinisakti dasi http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=25 2003-02-10 Hladini-sakti dasi (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotBecause one can no longer get written permission from the author to change anything is it possible to make corrections without showing disrespect to His Divine Grace I believe the solution may be found in the original contract signed with the MacMillan Company publishers of the 1972 complete edition of the Bhagavadgita As It Is Srila Prabhupada wanted the following words added to the section shown below quotonly with the consent of the authorquotquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=24 2003-02-09 Locanananda dasa (mailto:lfelda@aol.com) quotIn what should be the final analysis the 1972 Bhagavadgita As It Is was and is Srila Prabhupada39s authorized final edition Historical tradition spiritual etiquette and common ethics demands that postdisappearance notes by commentators and adjustments by editors to an acaryas published works be placed in an appendix or a separate tika leaving the original published authorized and approved work unchangedquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=23 2003-02-08 Gupta dasa (mailto:gupta@krishnabooks.org) Therefore we are presenting Bhagavad Gita as it is No change Other they are interpreting in their own way That is not BhagavadGita That is something else In the words of God there is no question of changing You cannot change As soon as you make a change immediately it is material it has nothing to do with spiritual world Srila Prabhupada Room Conversation August 5 1976 http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=22 2003-02-07 Yasodanandan dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotHow can the followers of Srila Prabhupada be expected to trust in the literally hundreds of undocumented highly dubious and unnecessary changes to the 1972 BhagavadGita As It Is Changing the books destroys the trust and faith of people in Srila Prabhupada39s books and is another factor which has only served to dramatically undermine Srila Prabhupada39s Missionquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=21 2003-02-04 Nityananda dasa (mailto:govinda@starband.net) quotThe difference between Srila Prabhupadas books and other socalled gurus writing is Srila Prabhupadas instruction was coming DIRECTLY from Krsnaquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=19 2002-12-20 Mahesh dasa (mailto:mahesh@agtsp.freeserve.co.uk) 750716pcsf Conversations Reporter 2 What will happen to the movement in the United States when you die Prabhupada I WILL NEVER DIE Prabhupada I SHALL LIVE FROM MY BOOKS AND YOU WILL UTILIZE http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=18 2002-12-20 Mahesh dasa (mailto:mahesh@agtsp.freeserve.co.uk) quotWe already have the jewels the original editions and translations of Srila Prabhupadas books published translated and edited under the best possible circumstances from Vrndavana with love with the invaluable acknowledgment and benediction of Srila Prabhupada himself What necessity is there for a revisionquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=17 1998-12-11 Staff Contributor (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotI have heard all the many excuses over the years for making changes which from the external perspective may seem logical but these delusions cannot replace the desire of Srila Prabhupada in this connection Srila Prabhupada now appeared angered and replied again but this time more forcefully quotNO CHANGESquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=16 1998-12-14 Mithiladhisa dasa (mailto:mda921@joimail.com) quotSo when you change then the authority is lost Just like in our society sometimes they do something nonsense and they say 39Prabhupada said39 laughter They are doing that We know that It is deteriorated like that Therefore Krsna said sa kaleneha mahata yogo nastah kaunteya 39And in due course of time this yoga was lost Therefore I am repeating the same thing old philosophy to you39 So it requires like thatquot 750509rcper Conversations http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=15 1999-02-17 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) quotSrila Prabhupada wanted the BBT editors to make sure the books were correct grammatically but he did not give anyone the authority to Revise and Enlarge his books or change his words or change the stylequot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=14 1999-03-25 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) quotTo give some idea of the changes we have collected 108 of them This is by no means a complete list There are hundreds more similar changes that COMPLETELY alter the meaning of the text in Srila Prabhupada39s book but these 108 changes will give us a small insight as to how different Jayadvaita39s Bhagavadgita is from Srila Prabhupada39s Bhagavadgita As It Isquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=13 1999-03-08 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) quotJayadvaita puts great store on the validity of his quotoriginal manuscriptquot however the editing of the Gita went on for many years and there were many many manuscripts Who knows which one Jayadvaita has Srila Prabhupada himself may have made many changes and corrections by writing on later versions of the manuscript which Jayadvaita does not have or by giving personal directions to the original editors and answering their questionsquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=12 1999-07-02 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) quotMost editors would have some difficulty in editing a book to quotmake it closer to the originalquot if they did not have the original to work from But it39s no problem for our BBT editors They still managed to make hundreds of changes in these six chapters without any original material from Srila Prabhupada to work from at allquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=11 1999-07-03 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) quotTo justify their actions the BBT editors created the illusion that Srila Prabhupada39s books were defective and in need of extensive editing even though they knew His Divine Grace had never authorized anyone to revise his books after his disappearance Subsequent to his departure they conveniently overlooked the principle of quotarsa prayogaquot and proceeded to do exactly what vaisnava tradition strictly prohibitsquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=10 2000-10-12 Locanananda dasa (mailto:lfelda@aol.com) quotThis said it may turn out to be the safest thing after all to put a preliminary freeze on all socalled book changes ISKCON the BBT and the Bhaktivedanta Archives will have to establish a credible and fully accountable procedure before any further editing can take placequot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=9 2003-01-31 Ekkehard Lorenz (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotBesides denoting expurgation bowdlerizing can also refer to any unauthorized editing especially to alter the doctrine or philosophy expressed by a work This usage certainly applies to Jayadvaita39s Gita in which he has altered the original meaning of many passagesquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=8 2003-01-31 Bhaktisiddhartha Dasanudas (mailto:bhaktisiddhartha@hotmail.com) quotWhenever He read it seemed as if someone else had written His books because He didn39t read with the mind of an author who might be looking for editing mistakes or grammatical errorsquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=7 2002-01-30 Srutakirti dasa (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) Truncated summary comments by Govinda dasi and others from istagosthi at the Honolulu Temple in January 2003 http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=6 2003-01-26 Govinda dasi (mailto:email@adi-vani.org) quotAs will be seen from the letters and conversations cited in this article Srila Prabhupada would finally insist on an quotabsolutely no changequot policy based on the principle of arsa prayogaquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=5 2000-05-23 Locanananda dasa (mailto:lfelda@aol.com) quotOne solution might be to keep Prabhupada39s books exactly as they were published when he was present but then to put in footnotes explaining what the editors think was really meant In that way everyone could be satisfiedquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=4 1998-03-07 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) quotMore than 70 of the Bhagavadgita translations and more than 70 of the purports have been changed In many cases the meaning of the new text is substantially different from the meaning of the original text approved by Srila Prabhupadaquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=3 1998-03-08 Madhudvisa dasa (mailto:krishna@krishna.org) quotThe topic of this letter quotPrabhupada39s Booksquot really could sum up the whole thing in a nutshell when we get right down to it Because they are originally Prabhupada39s special blessings upon us particularly his disciples we value how he put them to us like love letters and don39t want to change his expressions of love and truth even in the slightest wayquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=2 2002-12-22 Dhanistha dasi (mailto:dhanistha108@yahoo.com) quotSrila Prabhupada39s literary legacy must be frozen in time so to speak to preserve its integrity and meaning Continuing changes over the upcoming decades and even centuries will only serve to incrementally denigrate the potency of his gift The world wants and needs to hear Srila Prabhupada39s transcendental voice as it is not the prissy sterility of an editorial cottage industry run amokquot http://www.adi-vani.org/articles.php?articleId=1 2003-01-12 Gupta dasa (mailto:gupta@krishnabooks.org)