Reading Books Thoroughly and Translating Scriptures

Partially recorded audio session

0:00Indian man: . . . (indistinct)

Discussion on writing and translation

0:02Prabhupāda: Yes, why not? We shall select.

0:15Indian man: Īśopaniṣad.

0:18Prabhupāda: Whichever you like.

Reading books thoroughly versus superficially

0:28Īśopaniṣad? (break) Instruction is: read one or two books thoroughly, but don't show yourself a scholar and simply note down, "I have read this." That's all. This is foolishness.

Avoiding the collection of unread books

0:41This we don't want, that you give one friend, he'll never read one line, and collect book and carry like an ass lots of books. We don't want this. Read it.

1:02Whatever book you have got, read it thoroughly. (break) Rascal scholarship. What is scholarship?

Criticism of superficial scholarship

1:20He does not read, and "scholarship." To show, make show that "I have collected so many books. I have read so many books."

1:33Bhāgavata: Whenever you go to visit these professors, we try and get . . . (break)