"Of snakes I am Vasuki," Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita (10.28). And then, in the next verse, "Of serpents I am Ananta." Hey, what's the difference between a serpent and a snake? What did Srila Prabhupada say about this? How did what he said get lost? And how did it get restored? You can find out here: How to tell one snake from another. It's another instructive video from BBTedit.com. … [Read more...] about New video: “How to Tell One Snake from Another”
New video: “Srila Prabhupada’s Sources”
In a new video posted on BBTedit.com, I discuss the source texts Srila Prabhupada drew upon when writing Bhagavad-gita As It Is. Here's the link: Srila Prabhupada's Sources. The 15-minute video, informative rather than polemic, includes several examples. Serious students of Bhagavad-gita As It Is may find it of value. … [Read more...] about New video: “Srila Prabhupada’s Sources”
“Original manuscripts” explained: Parts 2 and 3 now online
What are the "original manuscripts" for Bhagavad-gita As It Is? The second and third of the three videos in which I answer that question are now online at BBTedit.com. These last two videos tell especially about the manuscripts for the middle six and last six chapters (and show what those manuscripts look like). The videos are informative, rather than argumentative. Hare Krishna devotees interested in the integrity of Srila Prabhupada's books may find these video worth watching. Also very much worth seeing are the annotated Gita scans that show the changes I made for the Introduction … [Read more...] about “Original manuscripts” explained: Parts 2 and 3 now online
OUT OF THIS WORLD
Adventures in spacetime and beyond Remembering Sadaputa (Richard L. Thompson) by Carana Renu Dasi Tomorrow marks one year since the passing of His Grace Sadaputa Prabhu. To honor this occasion I have decided to share some of my memories of him. About 10 years ago, after finishing my master’s degree in astrophysics, I took a gap-year and travelled. While backpacking around the world that year, I discovered Prabhupada’s books and I soon began to associate with devotees. The devotees would usually, upon discovering my scientific background, tell me about Sadaputa Prabhu, and guide me to … [Read more...] about OUT OF THIS WORLD
Remembering Sadaputa
Today marks one year since the passing of Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson). To honor this occasion, Caranu Renu Dasi, a Krishna devotee with a doctorate in astrophysics, has decided to share some of her memories of him. She has posted them on her blog, and you can read them (and see some photos) here: Carana Renu's remembrances of Sadaputa She writes in her concluding sentence: "He was a true pioneer and I expect that, 10, 50, or 100 years from now, devotees in ISKCON [the International Society for Krishna Consciousness] will look back and realize, more than we do now, the … [Read more...] about Remembering Sadaputa
What are the original manuscripts?
What are the "original manuscripts" for Bhagavad-gita As It Is? The first of three videos in which I answer that question is now online at BBTedit.com. This first video, sixteen minutes long, tells especially about the manuscripts for the first six chapters (and shows what they look like). The video is informative, rather than argumentative. Hare Krishna devotees interested in the integrity of Srila Prabhupada's books may find the video worth watching. … [Read more...] about What are the original manuscripts?
BBTedit.com puts annotated Gita scans online
BBT press release: The BBT has launched a new website, BBTedit.com, full of information about the editing of Srila Prabhupada’s books. Among the features: More than 80 video clips: BBT editors and other senior devotees offer facts and perspectives on editorial history, myths, and controversies. A collection of Srila Prabhupada’s instructions about editing. First time ever: Annotated scans of Jayadvaita Swami's copy of the 1972 Gita show his editing for the second edition. The scans show practically all the revisions and restorations done for the … [Read more...] about BBTedit.com puts annotated Gita scans online
Durga and the lancet
On Janmastami I had the pleasure of reading with other devotees from Srila Prabhupada's "Krishna Book" about Lord Krishna's advent in this world. In the course of reading, we heard that when the goddess Durga appeared before Kamsa, "in her eight hands she held a bow, lancet, arrows, bell, conchshell, disc, club and shield." Wait a second. Lancet? Surely that couldn't be right. A lancet is a small, sharp surgical instrument for making small incisions, opening abscesses, and the like. In former days, doctors would sometimes use a lancet to pierce a vein for therapeutic blood-letting. … [Read more...] about Durga and the lancet
“All the changes” soon online for the purports of Srila Prabhupada’s Gita
Changes! Changes! Want to see all the changes made to the purports of Srila Prabhupada's 1972 Bhagavad-gita As It Is? The BBT will soon be putting them all online. When I made my revisions for the second edition, I did them directly on a copy of the book--that is, a copy of the first edition. After the second edition was published, for many years my first-edition copy was lost. But about three years ago, Dravida Dasa found it in a trunk in San Diego. More recently, that copy has been digitized. And soon the BBT will be putting it online. On that copy, you'll be able to see all the … [Read more...] about “All the changes” soon online for the purports of Srila Prabhupada’s Gita
Techie devotees: Help build the BBT digital repository
The BBT has a lot of valuable stuff--books, manuscripts, letters, photos, paintings, audio, videos, and more, some of it in the Bhaktivedanta Archives, some of it elsewhere. A lot of it is in digital form, some of it not. Following the model for an Open Archival Information System, the BBT has begun a "Digital Repository" project. Among its purposes: To put all the BBT's stuff (as far as possible) into an up-to-date digital form, with suitable "metatags" to help in finding things. To archive all the stuff in one digital repository--one digital "box" (of course with backups). To … [Read more...] about Techie devotees: Help build the BBT digital repository
You must be logged in to post a comment.