Acharya; The Life Story of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
Title: Acharya; The Life Story of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
Author: Bhaktisiddhanta Das
Publisher: DE Publishers
Publication Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 386 with Black & white illustrations/photos throughout
For those who are seekers of the absolute truth and want to attain the prime goal of life, to understand the true meaning of life, why we are here and what is the purpose of our frail existence- then you have the central meaning of this book called ACHARYA. The answer to all these important questions is that we are eternal spirit souls and our lives should be dedicated in unalloyed devotional service to Lord Krsna The Supreme Personality of Godhead.We have attempted to present an accurate segment of the unlimited pastimes of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Srila Prabhupada. The journey is led by Srila Prabhupada himself; through his own words he recounts his life story from early childhood- to his last words before leaving this material realm. His last words were; HARE KRSNA.
Throughout his life the instruction he gave in his books, lectures, letters, and personal exchanges with some of the most brilliant minds of this world all culminated in this one mantra; Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
Through Srila Prabhupada we come to know God as a person, we now know his address; we now have an unlimited source of knowledge concerning Lord Krsna’s activities and pastimes. We even know His phone number where He is always available and anyone even a child can dial the number without any charge; Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
Success in life comes when we realize that we must find a spiritual guide; we should be looking for a person who is able to see past, present and future in a single glance. We should look for a person who is pure, free from the entanglement of all material encumbrances. We should be looking for someone who knows God and can show us who God really is; we need to know what God looks like since He is a person? Otherwise how can we worship and love an imaginary power with no form? Questions plaguing mankind since time immemorial are answered in this book by Srila Prabhupada.
Seeing Srila Prabhupada through pictures gives a deeper meaning to all the various aspects of his unusual lifestyle. What is presented is only a glimpse, the tip of the iceberg which is still waiting to be seen in Srila Prabhupada’s own books. My humble prayer is that all those who read this book will feel inspired to follow their own quest for understanding the absolute truth by opening any of Srila Prabhupada’s books and swim in an unlimited ocean of spiritual bliss.
Your In service,
Bhaktisiddhanta das
