Šrí Šrímad A. Č. Bhaktivédanta Swami Prabhupáda Boeken

Librarian note: An older edition can be found here . Text from inside cover: De Bhagavad-gītā behelst de quintessens van de Vedische wijsheid van India en is in dit licht een der grootste klassieke werken op geestelijk en filosofisch gebied die de wereld ooit heeft gekend. Haar inhoud heeft de vorm van een tweegesprek tussen Śrī Kṛṣṇa, de Opperheer, en Arjuna, Zijn vriend en innige toegewijde. In dit tweegesprek onderricht Śrī Kṛṣṇa Zijn vriend, midden op een slagveld, aangaande de wetenschap der zelfverwerkelijking. De eeuwige wijsheid van de Gītā heeft in de duizenden jaren van haar bestaan altijd een levendige belangstelling gewekt in het hart der mensen, zowel in oost als in west. Henry David Thoreau heeft zelfs ten aanzien van de Bhagavad-gītā verklaard, “dat bij haar vergeleken onze wereld en haar literatuur er maar schamel en onbeduidend uitzien”. Deze vertaling met kommentaar is het werk van Śrī Śrīmad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, de meest vooraanstaande kenner van en leraar in de Vedische religie en filosofie, en tevens de schakel die het Westen verbindt met de geestelijke erfopvolging welke teruggaat op Śrī Kṛṣṇa Zelf en de linie vormt waarlangs de oorspronkelijke kennis der Veda’s overgedragen wordt. Terwijl andere vertalingen van deze Schrift, die slechts blijkgeven van de filosofische vooringenomenheid van hun auteur, de diepe boodschap van de Bhagavad-gītā verduisterd hebben, biedt de versie van Śrīla Prabhupāda in klare en exacte bewoordingen, de intrinsieke betekenis van dit “Lied van God” getrouw, ons een helder en konstruktief inzicht. Met deze vloeiende vertaling, haar bonafide betekenisverklaringen, het gedetailleerde register en de rijke illustraties, laat De Bhagavad-gītā zoals ze is het oude, maar nimmer verouderde Woord van de Gītā herleven.

Tekst van het belangrijkste boek van het hindoeïsme met vertaling en uitleg door de stichter van de Hare Krishna-beweging.

Onderricht van de stichter (1896-1977) van de Hare Krishna Beweging.

Since time immemorial, yogis, sages, and mystics have forsaken the pleasures of the ordinary world and gone to secluded places to meditate, eager to attain even a momentary vision of Lord Sri Krsna. To help the realization and remembrance of those who wished to fully absorb their consciousness in Him, Sri Krsna descended to earth from His transcendental abode five thousand years ago and revealed His eternal spiritual pastimes. The great sage Vyasadeva carefully recorded those pastimes in his Sanskrit writings, headed by Srimad-Bhagavatam, the crown jewel of all Vedic literature. “Krsna” is Srila Prabhupada's summary study of the Bhagavatam's essence -- its Tenth Canto -- and is thus the first comprehensive exposition in English of those extraordinary events. These stories transport the reader from the mundane and commonplace, beckoning him to participate in a miraculous journey to a transcendental realm beyond space and time, a realm where everything and everyone ! lives in the blissful light of the Supreme Absolute, an eternal transcendental youth -- Lord Sri Krsna, the ultimate object of knowledge and the supreme goal of life. This two-volume edition of “Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead,” will inspire the sincere reader to ever-new levels of spiritual experience each time he opens its covers.

The quality of our consciousness goes up or down—and so do our moods—based on the choices we make. Krishna consciousness is both the highest consciousness attainable and the means to attain it.The quality of our consciousness can go up or down, based on how we see the world and act in it. Acting like the permanent, spiritual beings we are—subordinate parts of a supreme whole—enhances our consciousness; we become happy. But if we make the happiness of our temporary body and mind our life's priority, our consciousness shrinks; misery sets in. Spiritual elevation—raising our consciousness to higher, happier levels—happens quickly when we revive our God consciousness.In this compact book, Srila Prabhupada recommends seeing this world as it is—a temporary place, full of anxiety—and following the higher road toward the supreme person, Krishna. Anyone can become elevated; the journey begins with a single step up.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, an epic philosophical and literary classic, holds a prominent position in Indias voluminous written wisdom. The timeless wisdom of India is expressed in the Vedas, ancient Sanskrit texts that touch upon all fields of human knowledge. Originally preserved through oral tradition, the Vedas where first put into writing by Śrīla Vyāsadeva, the "literary incarnation of God". After compiling the Vedas, Śrīla Vyāsadeva was inspired by his spiritual master to present their profound essence in the form of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. Known as "the ripened fruit of the tree of Vedic literature," Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is the most complete and authoritative exposition of Vedic knowledge. This volume contains the first 370 verses (chapters 1 through 7) of the first canto with sanskrit to english word to word -translations and elaborate purports by His Divine Grace. ~ Librarian's note: an alternate cover edition ISBN: 0-912776-27-7

Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana) with original Sanskrit verses, word translations, synonyms, translation and commentary by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is the natural commentary upon Vedanta-Sutra by the same author, Srila Vyasadeva. Vedanta Sutra is a succinct but dense summary of the essence of all the Vedic literatures. In Srimad-Bhagavatam Srila Vyasadeva unpacks these aphorisms so that any sincere reader can easily relate to the highest spiritual truths and apply them practically in life. Therefore, Srimad Bhagavatam is called the ripened fruit of the desire tree of Vedic knowledge, which is extremely relishable to everyone, including liberated souls. Volume contains Cantos One through Ten of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto Ten is Srila Prabhupada's "Krsna Book", printed as Volumes I, II, and III. Also includes a Preface, Introduction, Author Bio, References, Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide, and Glossary of Personal Names.

Whereas material knowledge often leads to pride, spiritual knowledge culminates in humility and appreciation for the personal feature of the Absolute Truth, or Krishna, "the all-attractive one." The greater we think we are, the less we'll be attracted to Krishna; and the Bhagavad-gita won't even make sense to us.