Guest guest Report post Posted November 29, 2003 I am a student at the Unversity of South Florida and I am writing a paper for my world religions class. I am hoping someone might be interested in sharing some information for me as one practicing the religion. We are to write on the traditional vs. the contemporary forms of a religion (I picked Hinduism), particularly how it is practiced in America today. I am focusing on the changes in interpretations of the Bhagavad Gita. I need to address how it is practiced in America so I figured I would focus on ISKCON practices since it has been a recent religious movement in the U.S. based on Hinduism. If anyone has answers to these questions and would like to share with me, please e-mail me at nyssa@tampabay.rr.com within the next week. Thank you. How is the Bhagavad Gita involved in your practice? How have translations effected the meaning of the Bhagavad Gita? What does the Bhagavad Gita have to teach someone living in modern America? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 29, 2003 You can get many of the main books to read online here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bhaktachris 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2003 How is bhagavad-gita involved in our practise? It is the sum and substance of our philosophy, just as Krishna spoke it to Arjuna. Prabhupada, founder/acharya of this movement speeks it to us as it is same as Arjuna heard it. There is no other way to present the bhagavad-gita other than the way Krishna spoke it. How have translations effected the meaning of the bhagavad-gita? Prabhupada's translation has not effected the meaning in any way it is as it was spoken thousands of years ago. Some translations try to say that the meaning of the bhagavad-gita is this or that other than the way Krishna spoke it. You can not get the full meaning that way. What does the bhagavad-gita have to teach someone living in modern america? It can teach us the most important knowledge, how to become happy, what our posistion is in this material world, who we really are and so much more. So much more great knowledge can be had within its covers Address for center close to Tampa:14607 N 16th street,Lutz,Fl.33549 email: krishnaram108@hotmail.com click here to visit web page for iskcon @ alacua florida farm/temple, visit and go to vegetarian sunday feast click here to see web site for Iskcon Gainsville Florida, also visit and have vegetarian sunday feast click here to view temple locations including Miami Florida click here to go to web site for Bhagavad-gita As It Is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
