New Book Coming: "My Revered Spiritual Master"

We are in the passionate last days of work on the latest book from Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja.This will be a very special presentation of remembrances and realizations about His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. It will contain original art work by the well known artist Anuradha Dasi. Below is a rough outline of the book (the sequence and titles of some of the chapters will likely change in the next few days).

"MY REVERED SPIRITUAL MASTER"

Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja

OUTLINE

Mangalacarana: (from one of Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja's lectures)

Intro: The Mercy Manifestation (also from one of Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja's lectures)

Section One: I. MY REVERED SPIRITUAL MASTER
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1) Establishing a Temple in Bhubaneswar

2) Always Present

3) Srila Prabhupada was Empowered

4) Beyond Birth and Death

5) Krishna's Own Man

6) Our Well-wishing Friend

7) He Gave Life

8) Meditations (Excerpts from conversations etc)

Section Two: II. PRABHUPADA'S IDEAL SOCIETY
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9) Prabhupada's Ideal Society

10) Understanding Prabhupada's Purpose

11) A Home for Everyone (Centennial Interview)

12) Prabhupada's Padayatra Preaching

13) Dedication to his Mission

14) Prabhupada Laid the Foundation

15) Vaishnava Institutions and the Sweet Dealings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

16) Meditations

Section Three: III. AFTER PRABHUPADA'S DISAPPEARANCE
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17) When the Acharya Leaves

18) After the Disappearance of Sri Guru

19) After the Guru Leaves

20) Guru has not Left

21) The only Lacking is with Us

Section Four: IV APPENDIXES
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a. Correspondence (72 pages of scans of the original letters exchanged)

b. Room Conversation with Srila Prabhupada

c. A Brief Life Sketch of Srila Gour Govinda Swami

d. About the Artist

e. Sources of materials

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Artwork
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This book will be lavishly illustrated with original drawings by Anuradha Dasi. Anuradha is a well-known and talented devotee artist. Her specialty is pencil sketches of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja. She has been staying here in Bhubaneswar for the last month making some special artwork just for this book. She has provided us with over 30 drawings of Srila Prabhupada, Thakur Bhaktivinode, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja, the Bhubaneswar temple, Srila Prabhupada's hut in BBSR etc etc.

We are still negotiating with the press and working out the design and layout. We intend to print in two colors (text in black and drawings in dark brown) on recycled, slightly yellowish paper with a natural texture. The cover will be made with handmade, papyrus style, rough paper. We hope it will be different and striking.

This book will contain much little known information about Srila Prabhupada's relationship with Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja, as well as early history of the Bhubaneswar temple. Please bless us that it will come out nicely for the pleasure of Sri Hari, Guru, Vaishnava.