I have a question maybe someone here has info. I keep coming across books written by "HH Bhanu Swami". I am not sure who this person is, if he is a sincere devotee, if he's a rascal or if he is qualified to be writing about the movement. Web... moreI have a question maybe someone here has info. I keep coming across books written by "HH Bhanu Swami". I am not sure who this person is, if he is a sincere devotee, if he's a rascal or if he is qualified to be writing about the movement. Web searches come up vague on this person. I always do research on these authors on account of the chance these people are phony rascals using Srila Prabhupada just to capitalize and make money. Thank you in advance! less
"YOU PRESENT THE THING AS IT IS. DON'T ADULTERATE IT."
Srila Prabhupada:
So if you follow the footprints of Arjuna, then you are rightly understanding Bhagavad-gītā. But if you are following the footprints of some rascal, then you are not... more"YOU PRESENT THE THING AS IT IS. DON'T ADULTERATE IT."
Srila Prabhupada:
So if you follow the footprints of Arjuna, then you are rightly understanding Bhagavad-gītā. But if you are following the footprints of some rascal, then you are not understanding Bhagavad-gītā. You are understanding something else. This is the secret. Here we have got so many commentaries on Bhagavad-gītā, as one thinks. As if Kṛṣṇa left Bhagavad-gītā to be commented by some rascals to understand! Why? He said Bhagavad-gītā clearly. Why it is to be interpreted by some rascals? Did Kṛṣṇa mean that "I leave Bhagavad-gītā ambiguous and some learned scholar will come. He will explain"? What is this nonsense? Everything is clear. Bhagavad-gītā, in the beginning it is said that
dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre
samavetā yuyutsavaḥ
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva
kim akurvata sañjaya
(BG 1.1)
Now, why it should be interpreted that "Dharma-kṣetra means this, kuru-kṣetra means this, pāṇḍavāḥ... less
At many points when I had any doubts regarding Krishna consciousness, Madhudvisa dasa very kindly clarified my doubts. Even many of his comments to others questions were very helpful. So I decided to store all his comments in krishna.org so that I could... moreAt many points when I had any doubts regarding Krishna consciousness, Madhudvisa dasa very kindly clarified my doubts. Even many of his comments to others questions were very helpful. So I decided to store all his comments in krishna.org so that I could read them whenever I needed, even without Internet access. I have all of Madhudvisa dasa's comments(around 6000) in a csv file, which can be opened using Microsoft Excel. If any of you want the file, you could download from the link below.
"YOU PRESENT THE THING AS IT IS. DON'T ADULTERATE IT."
Srila Prabhupada:
So if you follow the footprints of Arjuna, then you are rightly understanding Bhagavad-gītā. But if you are following the footprints of some rascal, then you are not... more"YOU PRESENT THE THING AS IT IS. DON'T ADULTERATE IT."
Srila Prabhupada:
So if you follow the footprints of Arjuna, then you are rightly understanding Bhagavad-gītā. But if you are following the footprints of some rascal, then you are not understanding Bhagavad-gītā. You are understanding something else. This is the secret. Here we have got so many commentaries on Bhagavad-gītā, as one thinks. As if Kṛṣṇa left Bhagavad-gītā to be commented by some rascals to understand! Why? He said Bhagavad-gītā clearly. Why it is to be interpreted by some rascals? Did Kṛṣṇa mean that "I leave Bhagavad-gītā ambiguous and some learned scholar will come. He will explain"? What is this nonsense? Everything is clear. Bhagavad-gītā, in the beginning it is said that
dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre
samavetā yuyutsavaḥ
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva
kim akurvata sañjaya
(BG 1.1)
Now, why it should be interpreted that "Dharma-kṣetra means this, kuru-kṣetra means this, pāṇḍavāḥ means this"? Why? It is clear. Kurukṣetra still existing. Everyone knows. And that is dharma-kṣetra. Everyone knows. It is not known now. From the Vedic age. Kuru-kṣetre dharmam ācaret. Still people go there for performing ritualistic ceremonies. So Kurukṣetra is still there and it is dharma-kṣetra from time immemorial. Why it should be interpreted that "Kurukṣetra means this, and dharma-kṣetra means this"? Why? Where is the dictionary?
But because one has got some whims, he wants to fulfill his whims on the authority of Bhagavad-gītā, he interprets in a different way. Therefore we are presenting Bhagavad-gītā as it is, without nonsensically interpreting. Therefore it is being effective. Before me, many swamis went to the Western countries to preach this Bhagavad-gītā. Not a single person became a devotee of Kṛṣṇa. Not a single person. There is not in the history. And now Bhagavad-gītā is being presented as it is, thousands are becoming devotee of Kṛṣṇa. This is the secret. People give me credit that "Swamiji, you have done wonderful. Nobody could do it." I am not a wonderful man. Neither I do know anything magic. I have presented Bhagavad-gītā as it is. That's all. This is the secret. Anyone can do that. You present the thing as it is. Don't adulterate it. Then it will be accepted. Just like paramānna, kṣīra. Kṣīra is very nice food, but if you adulterate it with some grains of sand, it is spoiled. It is spoiled.
[Excerpt from Lecture on Bhagavad Gita -Ahmedabad, December 8, 1972] less
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