{"id":23618,"date":"2016-01-18T14:20:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T13:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=23618"},"modified":"2016-01-18T14:23:28","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T13:23:28","slug":"free-e-book-on-iskcon-press-1969-71-this-is-my-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=23618","title":{"rendered":"Free E-book on ISKCON Press 1969-71: \u201cTHIS IS MY HEART\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Hy76jrun4bo\/VpzmVn_xZKI\/AAAAAAAAYzM\/ipY9A4HcdNw\/s0\/2016-01-18_14-19-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Patita Uddharana dasa Adhikary<\/strong> (Patita Pavana dasa)<\/p>\n<p><b>Nectar with a Touch of Printer\u2019s Ink<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>There are so many wonderful articles on the net about the days of ISKCON Press by talented devotee writers that I collected them together\u2014and, voila, a book self-manifested. I took the tour when Shrila Prabhupada first visited the press in \u201869. I witnessed His Divine Grace gently tapping the big offset Chef 29 printing machine and emphatically stated, \u201cThis is my heart.\u201d Every word of the pure devotee is shastra. These words proved to be the title of a book.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Each day the artists\u2014Baradwaja, Muralidhara, Jadurani, Parikshit and sometimes Devahuti\u2014were upstairs in the studio. Adwaita was running the gigantic offset. Uddhava was moving from here to there organizing everything. Madhusudan and Narayani were typing away on the IBM electric in a tiny basement nook. Vaikunthanatha and me were downstairs in the basement\u2014once a morgue\u2014hand binding Ishopanishads of Nectar of Devotions or cutting BTGs. Or we could be found operating the folding machine upstairs once Adwaita had printed the sheets. Brahmananda was in the office with Swarupa seeing to the business aspect. Satswarupa was the temple president, and a very austere one. He was editing the Bhagavatams at the time, or working a job to pay the bills.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It was an important, albeit brief, era of ISKCON\u2019s rapid forward movement. <i>This Is My Heart<\/i> puts those cherished times together through the words of the Prabhus who were either there or who were somehow associated with the period. Each one of the devotee writers has generously granted their permission to use their articles together for the benefit of ISKCON generations to come. The book is intended for free distribution. It is also stored at the Bhaktivedanta Archives and on the latest Vedabase (no photos in that edition however). <\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>To get your free download with illustrations, go to this page on the Suhotra Maharaja website and click on the link half way down the page. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suhotraswami.net\/abhaya-ashram-notes\/\">http:\/\/www.suhotraswami.net\/abhaya-ashram-notes\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Here is what you\u2019ll find:<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Introduction \u201cBooks Any Man Would Be Proud to Have\u201d \u2026\u2026&#8230;. 8 <\/p>\n<p>Shrila Prabhupada on Printing \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 16<\/p>\n<p>The Business of ISKCON Press (Rameshwara dasa) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 28<\/p>\n<p>Prabhupada Instructs the Artists \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 43<\/p>\n<p>Prabhupada Visits Boston December 1969 (Nityananda dasa)\u2026.. 50<\/p>\n<p>Shrila Prabhupada\u2019s Boston Initiation Lecture..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 69<\/p>\n<p>History of ISKCON Press (Swarupa dasa)<\/p>\n<p>Introduction \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 83<\/p>\n<p>1. The Big Mridanga \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 84<\/p>\n<p>2. The Washington Peace Rally \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 86<\/p>\n<p>3. Saving the World from Godlessness \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 89<\/p>\n<p>4. The Cast of Characters \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 92<\/p>\n<p>5. Why the Press Moved from Boston Back to New York \u2026\u2026 95<\/p>\n<p>6. \u201cNorth, East, South and West\u201d\u2026 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;.. 97<\/p>\n<p>7. 32 Tiffany Place, Brooklyn \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 101<\/p>\n<p>The MacMillan Miracle (Satyaraja dasa) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 105<\/p>\n<p>George Harrison and the Krishna Book (Shyamasundara dasa)\u2026.. 111<\/p>\n<p>Reminiscences of a Pandit (Pradyumna dasa) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 119<\/p>\n<p>Thus Spake Krishna\u2019s Artists: <\/p>\n<p>(Govinda, Jadurani, Baradwaja, Pushkar, Bhargava) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 127<\/p>\n<p>From Proofreader to Devotee (Mahamaya dasi) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 135<\/p>\n<p>How I Met Swami Bhaktivedanta (Madhusudana dasa) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 144<\/p>\n<p>Two Poems from the Early Days (Patita Uddharana dasa)\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230; 146<\/p>\n<p>I Just Want the Truth (Patita Uddharana dasa) \u2026\u2026..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 153 <\/p>\n<p>Letter from a Bookbinder (Patita Uddharana dasa) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 163<\/p>\n<p>His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: <\/p>\n<p>Wedding Ceremony and Lecture Boston, 6 May 1969 \u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;168<\/p>\n<p>In2MeC (Diary Entries of HH Suhotra Maharaja)<\/p>\n<p>1. How I Almost Missed My Initiation \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;.. 180<\/p>\n<p>2. Meeting David Allen \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 184<\/p>\n<p>3 Why Don\u2019t You Write? .\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;.. 188<\/p>\n<p>4. \u201cMy Name is Prabhupada dasa\u201d \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 189<\/p>\n<p>Letter from a Friend (Prabhupada dasa) .\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026 206<\/p>\n<p>The Story of Kushakratha Das (Pushkar Das Adhikary) \u2026\u2026..\u2026.\u2026. 210<\/p>\n<p>Crazy Peter (Giriraja Swami) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 219<\/p>\n<p>Prabhupada\u2019s Lecture at M.I.T. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\u2026. 221<\/p>\n<p>Shrila Prabhupada&#8217;s Indexer (Satyaraja dasa).\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 236<\/p>\n<p>ISKCON Press Bulletin Board (Patita Uddharana dasa) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 256<\/p>\n<p>The Letter that Saddened Shrila Prabhupada (Govinda dasi) \u2026\u2026\u2026.. 264<\/p>\n<p>The First of Many Lessons (Rameshwara dasa) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 267<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou Will Take Stones to Eat?\u201d (Hari Sauri dasa) .\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 271<\/p>\n<p>The Purport behind the Purport (Shrutakirti das) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 272<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few reviews:<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love this book.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Vaisheshika dasa Prabhu (conveyed verbally via Gaura dasa)<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is My Heart is a relishable read. Oh, for the innocence and idealism<br \/>\nof those early days &#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013HH Bhakti Vikas Swami<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA great read and a wonderful collection of stories around the press and also great research on all the photos. Classic. You have done a great job compiling the stories about the printing history of Prabhupada&#8217;s books which brings things into great historical perspective.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>-Siddhanta dasa Adhikary<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have just taken a few minutes to glance through your new book. Really, you have done an amazing job of assembling historical nectar and putting it together in a way that all devotees will relish for the many years to come. <\/p>\n<p>-Bhakta dasa Adhikary<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>This Is My Heart<\/i> immediately captured my attention. It is a masterpiece of putting together so many small pieces of information to make a great picture of glorious ISKCON history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Vidyagati das Adhikary<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>This Is My Heart<\/i> is a very nice read for all Hare Krishna devotees. Ramesvara Prabhu\u2019s input about how Shrila Prabhupada dealt with all the artists concerning the Krishna Book shows how Shrila Prabhupada felt about the art work in His books.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Satyahit dasa Adhikary<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>This is My Heart<\/i> is an awesome book. It has opened up many memories that were stuck and helped connect the dots.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>-Damayanti devi dasi <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-SH5jwO6E4RU\/Vpzmhk9Yp-I\/AAAAAAAAYzU\/xDl10aaZKRY\/s0\/Croply_-_Mozilla_Firefox_2016-01-18_14-20-06.jpg\" alt=\"Hare Krishna\"\/><strong>By Patita Pavana dasa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Each day the artists\u2014Baradwaja, Muralidhara, Jadurani, Parikshit and sometimes Devahuti\u2014were upstairs in the studio. Adwaita was running the gigantic offset. Uddhava was moving from here to there organizing everything. Madhusudan and Narayani were typing away on the IBM electric in a tiny basement nook. Vaikunthanatha and me were downstairs in the basement\u2014once a morgue\u2014hand binding Ishopanishads of Nectar of Devotions or cutting BTGs. Or we could be found operating the folding machine upstairs once Adwaita had printed the sheets. 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