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Hare Krishna,

 

There is no greater opportunity than the human form of

life for achieving permanent relief from all the

miseries of material existence. This is why the

Vedanta Sutra enjoins, " athato brahma jijnasa--Now

that you've got a human form you must utilize it to

realized the Absolute Truth. " Just as a fish feels

happy and enlivened in the water, similarly as soon as

we seriously take up the pathway of reviving our

original divine consciousness we become naturally

ecstatic.

 

There is a tremendous resurgence throughout the world

of souls who are seeking relief from the pangs of

material existence. What is the reason for such an

upsurge of seeking out the Absolute Truth ? When

Krishna-Bhakti is spread , the atmosphere of the

universe is uplifted.

 

Srila Prabhupada taught the science of bhakti

(devotion to God) in its original pure form. He made

all of his teachings fully available and accessible in

his books . The best entry point into his teachings is

his translation and commentary on the spiritual

classic, the Bhagavad-gita. His edition is called

" Bhagavad-gita As It Is " because it stands in stark

contrast to the hundreds of other editions that are

available . While other authors have given

Bhagavad-gita as it is not, Srila Prabhupada has given

Bhagavad-gita as it is.

 

In the other editions invariably there are

interpretations added by the translator that minimize

the person Krishna. Some authors draw the conclusion

that the person Krishna is simply a poetic symbol for

the unborn, unmanifested that is within you, me and

everything. Using the very words of Krishna they try

to kill Krishna by twisting His words. Some editions

state that by worshipping God you will become God .

Such things are nowhere stated in the Bhagavad-gita .

They are simply the fanciful imaginations of the

spiritually incompetent translators/commentators .

 

In Bhagavad-gita As It Is Srila Prabhupada simply

takes the original Sanskrit and translates it into

English without any distortion. Since the

Bhagavad-gita is spoken in very simple Sanskrit, those

who are skeptical can take a semester or two of

introductory level Sanskrit at their nearest

university and see for themselves the accuracy of

Srila Prabhupada's translation.

 

In the Bhagavad-gita, the Supreme God Himself is

directly speaking to us. By His divine arrangement His

devotee and eternal companion Arjuna plays the role of

someone who has fallen into illusion for the purpose

of enabling the Bhagavad-gita to be spoken for our

benefit. We are ones who are actually in illusion.

 

The Bhagavad-gita was spoken 5,000 years ago on a

battlefield called Kurukshetra. That place is still

there today . Even today you can go there by train.

You will get down at the Kurukshetra station. Some

atheistic commentators say that Kurukshetra is simply

a symbol for the human body. But we can go to

Kurukshetra and see the actual spot where the

Bhagavad-gita was spoken .

 

If you are serious to know the absolute truth you must

carefully study the Bhagavad-gita. By carefully

studying and applying the teachings of the

Bhagavad-gita you will in fact fully realize the

highest truth . We guarantee it.