Guest guest Posted June 29, 2001 Report Share Posted June 29, 2001 Dear Prabhu, Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada Is it recommended to write,mark,underline and/or highlight bhagavad Gita test in verse or purport? Why? Please answer. Your servant, Bhakta Gopal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2001 Report Share Posted July 3, 2001 > Dear Prabhu, > Hare Krishna! > Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada > > Is it recommended to write,mark,underline and/or highlight bhagavad Gita > test in verse or purport? Why? > Please answer. > > Your servant, > Bhakta Gopal Hare Krishna. Dandavats. Jaya Srila Prabhupada. I have no scriptural evidence against underlining in these books, but it is my opinion that these books should be treated as a deity of the Lord - as Krishna Himself. If we treat the books with such respect, the knowledge within them will manifest to us very quickly. I would suggest keeping a separate notebook that is used only for your reading of Bhagavad Gita. As you read, note down important points you come across. This is much better than underlining, for by actually writing out the sentence it is being imprinted in your mind. It may take longer then drawing a line, but I would suggest reading the Gita in a slow and meditative method, rather than a rush to finish. There is a story in the Puranas of a brahmana scratching out parts of the Gita he felt were less important. Of course this is far different from underlining, so it is not completely relevant. When this brahmana received darshana of the Lord, the Lord's body was covered in scratches and bleeding. It does establish that the Bhagavad Gita is non-different form the body of the Lord. I would go as far as suggesting that one should perform puja to the scriptures he is trying to study. First offer worship to the Lord in the form of Bhagavad Gita, and then "bring your seat close to the Lord" (upasana) for study. Your servant, Jahnava Nitai Das Bhaktivedanta Ashram, http://www.indiadivine.com _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, J.N.Das wrote: > I have no scriptural evidence against underlining in these books, but it is > my opinion that these books should be treated as a deity of the Lord - as > Krishna Himself. I was told that Prabhupada said not to write in them as well. But I don't have a reference for that. > I would go as far as suggesting that one should perform puja to the > scriptures he is trying to study. At least among professional reciters, this is traditional. But in general, I've seen that devotees in India seem to respect the books more carefully than we do in the West. MDd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 > On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, J.N.Das wrote: > > I have no scriptural evidence against underlining in these > books, but it is > > my opinion that these books should be treated as a deity of the > Lord - as > > Krishna Himself. > I was told that Prabhupada said not to write in them as well. But > I don't have a reference for that. > > > > I would go as far as suggesting that one should perform puja to the > > scriptures he is trying to study. In Nectar of Devotion, I remember Srila Prabhupada quoting a Puraanic statement to the effect that worship of Vaishnava literature was spiritually beneficial. I don't recall the exact reference, but the implications are clear. Personally, I never mark in my books. I usually keep a notebook next to each book I read, and write down questions, doubts, important verses as I go. - K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2001 Report Share Posted July 5, 2001 > I usually keep a notebook next > to each book I read, and write down questions, doubts, important verses as I > go. The wording in this sentence brought out a thought in me. I feel it is always best to have a separate notebook for each book we study. Everything should be very organized and systematic when we read. That way when we go back to review points, everything remains clear. When we take notes in a single book, the subjects become mumbled together and review becomes very disorganized. Your servant, Jahnava Nitai Das Bhaktivedanta Ashram, http://www.indiadivine.com _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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