Guest guest Posted March 7, 2002 Report Share Posted March 7, 2002 On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Braja wrote: > Actually the Folio seems to be full of mistakes. Which is ok if you > recognize them, but if you don't ..... Yes. This is why I noted that it's mediate. That's also fine if we all have absolute faith in those who are mediating for us, but in most cases we don't even know who they are. In some cases, it seems like they're not really sure about what they're mediating either (see below). > I've discovered a few, while I've had the written word before me and checked > something on folio, and on folio it has been completely different. A lot of > things are also simply missing. ...such as the quotes that are simply fudged in parantheses (e.g., "conversation in Bengali...", or some such). For all we know, Srila Prabhupada said something very important there. Most of the time we don't really care, but this kind of thing can be really pivotal whenever someone dreams up a poison conspiracy or a July 9th interpretation, etc., etc. > The 'creative theories' theory has always been a problem, hasn't it? I think > the folio is the "tool de jour" for those interested in taking that > path... Yes, that's an eternal dilemma--for those interested in taking that path: "tarko 'pratisthah srutayo vibhinnah;" but the absolute truth is actually in the heart of the person we should hear it from directly (dharmasya tattvasya nihitam guhayam). Srila Prabhupada, faithfully representing the entire Vedic tradition in general, therefore stresses direct, aural reception. And of course, as part and parcel of that, we can't forget the samit-panih part either. :-) MDd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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