Jayadvaita's Unauthorized Bootleg gita

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On 27 Mar 1999, Janesvara Dasa wrote:

 

> On 27 Mar 1999, Jayadvaita Swami wrote:

>

> > 2ND EDITION: Discharging one's specific duty in any field of action in

> > accordance with THE ORDERS OF HIGHER AUTHORITIES serves to elevate one

> > to a higher status of life.

...

 

would

> realize that things need to be dealt with on a more democratic platform

> amongst Godbrothers. We are all in this together. Don't we all have a say in

> such grave matters before some few individuals just go ahead and change

> things?

 

Democracy won't help; the person who knows or is blessed by Lord Krsna can

change things and yet keep the spirit of the text in tact. Some Godbrothers

that you speak of should NEVER be consulted especially those who are now

Mayavadis.

 

> Thousands of Srila Prabhupada's disciples are at odds over this Book edit

> issue and yet no concerted effort has ever been made to ask FIRST before

> making the changes.

 

Actually, your analysis is offensive because it is shortsighted. The argument

over meaning only constitutes the mental platform. The physical platform is

the black and white and you should already know that's not too important

(since the gita is being translated into many languages with different

patterns of black and white). So what's left? The devotional platform (the

only one that really matters). There are two types of devotional services:

(1) authorized by the spiritual master or Krsna and (2) ajnata-sukrta

(unknowingly doing service that is accepted/desired by Krsna). You seem to

deny (1). Unless you can rule out (2), you are risking vaisnava aparadha.

Once you can PROVE to rule out (2), then you can argue on the mental plane

whether it preserves the meaning.

 

> They should at least call their book by its rightful name ( which even

common

> publishing pirates use): Jayadvaita's Bhagavad-gita As It Isn't - The

> Unauthorized Bootleg. Get it now while its HOT!

 

If Krsna has accepted his service, it remains Bhagavad-gita AS IT IS and you

are in thick soup (which I believe you already are in).

 

> And if not, why wouldn't they publish them without his approval? (I know

it's

> obvious to some of us but I'm still curious to hear the answer).

>

If Prabhupada was here physically, would you criticize Jayadvaita Swami

without Prabhupada's approval? Why? I know the answer is NOT obvious so I'll

give it to you: because it's NOT your service. Just by executing your

devotional service, everything else is automatically taken care of.

 

Sincerely,

 

Virender

http://www.krishnasoft.com