Re-Publishing of Prabhupada's Original Macmillan Bhagavad Gita

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Re-Publishing of Prabhupada's Original Macmillan Bhagavad Gita

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>We are pleased to announce the recent printing by the Bombay BBT of 10,000

>copies of the original unabridged deluxe hardback Macmillan version of

>Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad Gita. We would like to give a special thanks to

>His Holiness Jayadvaita Maharaja who obliged our request for this printing,

>by authorising the Bombay BBT to go ahead. Some months ago when Maharaja

>was visiting the Bangalore Temple, Madhu Pandit prabhu, the Iskcon Reform

>Movement(IRM) secretary asked Maharaja if he would arrange for the printing

>of the original Gitas, since we were very keen to purchase them. True to

>his word Maharaja stayed in constant touch with the Bombay BBT and ensured

>that they were printed. Bangalore has just taken delivery of the first

>batch of them, and has already sold most of them. This initial printing

>however is only for distribution in India. We hope to co-operate with

>Maharaja to begin purchasing *all* of Srila Prabhupada's books in their

>pre-1977 edition, and see this as just the first of what will hopefully be

>many printings by the Bombay BBT of the original edition of the books. And

>with the Bangalore temple alone distributing up to 1 in every 7 books

>distributed in ISKCON, this will have a significant effect.

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>We find some very instructive points in this episode. One is that whilst

>certain devotees have spent the last few years pontificating about the need

>to print Srila Prabhupada's books in their original form, and have been

>very quick to criticise both the IRM and the BBT, they have not succeeded

>to date in printing a *SINGLE* book, even though they have collected money

>from devotees for this purpose. Indeed the only net result of the 'victory'

>for a select group to print Srila Prabhupada's books in their original

>form, has been that much money has changed hands, with further sums

>collected on the promise of printing.

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>Rather, as usual, the IRM has demonstrated that unlike others it does not

>spend life hiding behind a computer and just posturing and pontificating on

>the internet. Rather whilst others TALK the IRM ACTS.

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>Further this sequence of events leads to the ironic conclusion that His

>Holiness Jayadvaita Maharaja, who has taken much criticism over this issue,

>has actually demonstrated MORE desire to print Srila Prabhupada's original

>books, than other self-appointed 'defenders of Srila Prabhupada', who

>whilst they have been quick to criticise, have done NOTHING to actually

>PRINT any books for over *2 years* now.

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>So in its short period of existence, the IRM has been instrumental in bring

>about for the first time in over 20 years, the re-printing of Srila

>Prabhupada's Macmillan Gita. We hope it will just be the beginning of

>future co-operation between the IRM and the BBT, to bring about the

>printing of many more of the original pre-1977 editions of Srila

>Prabhupada's books. Devotees who are interested in financing future

>printings can write to us at this address. Thank You.

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