Antony Brennan: If you have heard of Vanipedia you will know about this team of devotees, lead by Visnu Murti Dasa, who are creating a dynamic, interactive, encyclopedia of Srila Prabhupada’s words. Vanipedia will eventually include everything Srila Prabhupada wrote and said, the entire record of Prabhupada Vani. “Read my books” is an instruction given many times by Srila Prabhupada. It can often be found in his correspondence to devotees and others. In a ‘garden conversation’ in Los Angeles, USA, on June 25, 1975, Prabhupada says “Some way or other, if they read my books, they will be benefited. There is no doubt about it.” “So far we have found there are at least 42 different ways that Srila Prabhupada has instructed the devotees to read his books,” Visnu Murti Prabhu says in a recent email.

For the benefit of everyone, here are the many ways Srila Prabhupada told us that we should read his books.

“Always,” “again and again,” “as much as possible,” “attentively,” “at least one hour daily,” “at least three hours a day,” “by discussing them,” “carefully,” “constantly,” “continuously,” “daily,” “devotedly,” “diligently,” “faithfully,” “from different lights of directions,” “from all angles of vision,” “intensely,” “in small installments,” “in the association of devotees,” “minutely,” “more and more,” “nicely,” “one after another,” “over and over,” “penetratingly,” “persistently,” “philosophically,” “profoundly,” “profusely,” “regularly,” “repeatedly,” “scientifically,” “scrutinizingly,” “seriously,” “sincerely,” “submissively,” “thoroughly,” “thoughtfully,” “to understand the subject matter from different angles of vision,” “with adherence,” “very deeply,” and “with the help of your senior God-brothers and sisters.”

All glories to Srila Prabhupada Pick out a few ways you can read his books and soak yourself in Prabhupada Vani here

www.vanipedia.org

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