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Consciousness the Missing Link
Consciousness The Missing Link,Devotional Books,Krishna Books,Iskcon,Vrindavan
- GenresSpirituality
70 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 1986
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta
814 books707 followersHis Divine Grace Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (अभय चरणारविन्द भक्तिवेदान्त स्वामी प्रभुपाद)was born as Abhay Charan De on 1 September 1896 in Calcutta, India.
He first met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, in Calcutta in 1922. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, a prominent devotional scholar and the founder of sixty-four branches of Gaudiya Mathas (Vedic institutes), liked this educated young man and convinced him to dedicate his life to teaching Vedic knowledge in the Western world. Srila Prabhupada became his student, and eleven years later (1933) at Allahabad, he became his formally initiated disciple.
At their first meeting, in 1922, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura requested Srila Prabhupada to broadcast Vedic knowledge through the English language. In the years that followed, Srila Prabhupada wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad-gita and in 1944, without assistance, started an English fortnightly magazine.
In the last ten years of his life, in spite of his advanced age, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe twelve times on lecture tours that have took him to six continents. In spite of such a vigorous schedule, Srila Prabhupada continued to write prolifically. His writings constitute a veritable library of Vedic philosophy, religion, literature and culture.
He first met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, in Calcutta in 1922. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, a prominent devotional scholar and the founder of sixty-four branches of Gaudiya Mathas (Vedic institutes), liked this educated young man and convinced him to dedicate his life to teaching Vedic knowledge in the Western world. Srila Prabhupada became his student, and eleven years later (1933) at Allahabad, he became his formally initiated disciple.
At their first meeting, in 1922, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura requested Srila Prabhupada to broadcast Vedic knowledge through the English language. In the years that followed, Srila Prabhupada wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad-gita and in 1944, without assistance, started an English fortnightly magazine.
In the last ten years of his life, in spite of his advanced age, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe twelve times on lecture tours that have took him to six continents. In spite of such a vigorous schedule, Srila Prabhupada continued to write prolifically. His writings constitute a veritable library of Vedic philosophy, religion, literature and culture.
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July 8, 2023
My humble obeisance to HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder- Acarya of ISKCON..
The book is started with the conversation between a scientist Dr. Benford and Srila Prabhupada ji. At the end of the talk, Dr. Benford has been convinced that his modern science is imperfect, baseless and science can't create life.
Similarly, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi-1937 Nobel Laureate also commented that there was nothing in electrons and atoms, which have no Life at all.
So, where does life come from? It is the "Soul" within our body. From that the body has consciousness. The content of consciousness is filled by the interaction of the body with the material world through the senses. Moreover, we will acquire the next body whatever the consciousness of ours at the time of death, without fail.
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम् ।
तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावित: ॥
yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ
tyajaty ante kalevaram
taṁ tam evaiti kaunteya
sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ
This verse of Bhagavad Gita 8.6 explains, "Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kuntī, that state he will attain without fail."
The book is started with the conversation between a scientist Dr. Benford and Srila Prabhupada ji. At the end of the talk, Dr. Benford has been convinced that his modern science is imperfect, baseless and science can't create life.
Similarly, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi-1937 Nobel Laureate also commented that there was nothing in electrons and atoms, which have no Life at all.
So, where does life come from? It is the "Soul" within our body. From that the body has consciousness. The content of consciousness is filled by the interaction of the body with the material world through the senses. Moreover, we will acquire the next body whatever the consciousness of ours at the time of death, without fail.
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम् ।
तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावित: ॥
yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ
tyajaty ante kalevaram
taṁ tam evaiti kaunteya
sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ
This verse of Bhagavad Gita 8.6 explains, "Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kuntī, that state he will attain without fail."
October 27, 2018
After reading the first chapter which was basically the swamiji giving attitude to the professor,I had given up on this book anyway. I hope it's just the translation because all I could understand from the first chapter was the professor being declared a fool. I mean , yes he has a different opinion and you can humbly put forth yours. What is the need to call him foolish and talking to him arrogantly? Then I went on to the next chapter and then the next and gave up on this book. It is a very short book, but I gave up after 60%>
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June 17, 2010Nice books
February 6, 2015
A lil disappointing after beyond birth and death! But OMG, Swamiji's books require so much attention. All of it, actually.
December 24, 2018
Amazing book. A nice confluence of science and consciousness.
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