Don't forget about the books ๐
I have been publishing a lot of articles and other writings on the site, but one section I would like you to kindly take a look at is the book section, where you have access to my books free of charge
I have been publishing a lot of different articles and other writings on the site, but one section I would like you to kindly take a look at is the book section, where you have access to my books free of charge. Articles are based on quick points and short descriptions of some points, but the books are where Iโm putting most of the effort, to offer you deeper discussions on the most intriguing parts of our philosophy. On this, Iโm trying to follow the example of Srila Prabhupada, who started by writing articles and publishing his Back to Godhead magazine, but later switched to publishing books, understanding they would have a more lasting effect.
Prabhupada also said that in the future devotees would be writing purports on his purports, and thatโs what Iโm trying to do, explaining difficult points that he comments on in his purports in ways that they can be easily understood.
As I mentioned in a previous article, there are plans to gradually publish explanations of the main works of Srila Prabhupada and previous acaryas, offering you a central place where you can study the most important books of Vaishnava literature without having to leave the shelter of Prabhupadaโs teachings.
Amongst the books that are already published, one of my favorites is the book on the Sankhya Philosophy of Lord Kapila, which is one of the most overlooked parts of Srimad Bhagavatam, without which it is dificult to properly understand the whole text. I put a lot of effort into trying to offer an explanation of the verses that is relevant and at the same time easy to follow:
Another book that is still being written, but I consider important, is the Song of God, an explanation of the Bhagavad-gฤซtฤ. Currently, there are pages for the first two chapters, but gradually we will have the whole Gฤซtฤ. The first volume will cover chapters 1 to 6, and later we will have two more volumes covering from 7 to 12 and 13 to 18.
Another work Iโm doing in parallel to the studies on the Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gฤซtฤ is translations and commentaries on the 11 main Upanisads and the Govinda Bhasya of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana. Srila Prabhupada himself planned to write a commentary on the Govinda Bhasya, considering that having a commentary on the Vedanta-sutra would be important to our society (he even wrote a preface for it), since it is a tradition that all authorized philosophical schools should have a commentary on the Vedanta-sutra explaining their philosophical conclusions on the light of the sutras written by Srila Vyasadeva. Prabhupada opted to focus on his commentary on the Srimad Bhagavatam, which is undoubtedly a more important work, and with the basis on the conclusions he gives in his commentary on the Bhagavatam, Iโm trying to humbly complete a commentary on the Govinda Bhasya that may be faithful to his teachings.
The Vedanta-sutra is a study of the Upanisads, therefore togueter with Iโm trying to complete this work with translations and commentaries of the 11 main Upanisads. Two of them are already complete, the Taittirya Upanisad and the Mundaka Upanisad. The first is already available, and the latter is being published in daily installments that you can follow on the main page. The third in the series, the Mandukya Upanisad, is also coming soon, followed by the first volume of the commentary of the Govinda Bhasya of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana.
An older book that you may be interested in is The Intriguing Vedic Universe, which is a short introduction to Vedic Cosmology, a topic that most have curiosity about. The book offers a logical explanation of the model of the Universe given in the Srimad Bhagavatam, based on the later conclusions given by Srila Prabhupada on this topic. This book will later be expanded into a more complete explanation of the Universe and the process of creation as described in the Srimad Bhagavatam, but for now, you can try the smaller one:
For now, Iโm opting to just publish these books digitally, so you can have access to them as I work, free of charge, without having to wait for a long process of publication. Later, some of these books may also have a printed edition.