Guest guest Posted March 6, 2002 Report Share Posted March 6, 2002 > > > > > > Books are the basis. > > > Preaching is the essence. > > > Utility is the principle. > > > Purity is the force. > > > > Let's keep in mind, though, that this aphorism is not Srila Prabhupada's > > but a synthesis of one devoteee's understanding. > > Yes! I was recently informed of this very point! So many devotees quote > the above as coming from Srila Prabhupada, when it actually came from one > of his disciples. > > Your servant, > Madhumati devi dasi The whole 'credo' comes from a Chinese scroll, which Pancadravida prabhu presented to Prabhupada in 1977 (although there was a translation discussion regarding 'purity', and one devotee read it as 'cleanliness'). However, 5 years prior in 1972, Prabhupada wrote in a letter that "books are the basis", and one year later in 1973, he wrote in a letter that "purity is the force". There's no reference to the entire saying other than this room conversation anywhere on the VedaBase. Ys, Braja Sevaki dd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2002 Report Share Posted March 6, 2002 At 05:14 PM 3/6/2002 +1000, Braja wrote: > > > > > > > > Books are the basis. > > > > Preaching is the essence. > > > > Utility is the principle. > > > > Purity is the force. > > > > > > Let's keep in mind, though, that this aphorism is not Srila Prabhupada's > > > but a synthesis of one devoteee's understanding. > > > > Yes! I was recently informed of this very point! So many devotees quote > > the above as coming from Srila Prabhupada, when it actually came from one > > of his disciples. > > > > Your servant, > > Madhumati devi dasi > > >The whole 'credo' comes from a Chinese scroll, which Pancadravida prabhu >presented to Prabhupada in 1977 (although there was a translation discussion >regarding 'purity', and one devotee read it as 'cleanliness'). > >However, 5 years prior in 1972, Prabhupada wrote in a letter that "books are >the basis", and one year later in 1973, he wrote in a letter that "purity is >the force". > >There's no reference to the entire saying other than this room conversation >anywhere on the VedaBase. Ditto. Babhru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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