1. Food For The Spirit, (Steven Rosen, Bala Books, 1987). The substance of this paragraph comes from page two of this book.

2.  The information quoted in this footnote appears in the booklet, You Mean That’s In The Bible? (Satyaraja dasa, p. 33, FOLK Books, ©1984). "Dogmatic denial of non-Christian religions seems to be a tenet of popular Christianity. Such prejudice is largely based on the following verse from the New Testament: ‘ego eimi ha hados kai ha alatheia kai ha zoa; oudeis erketai pros ton patera ei ma di emou.’ JOHN 14:6—‘I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father (except) through me.’ However, this is a rather slender peg on which to hang one’s religious intolerance. Especially since the original Greek renders the verse a bit differently than cited above. The Greek word erketai is extremely present tense. So, rather than ‘comes (to the Father)’ as the word is rendered above, it would be more accurately translated, "can presently come (to the Father).’ This, of course, changes the whole meaning. Jesus is actually saying, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one can presently come to the Father except through me.’ Jesus simply said that he was the way presently, at that time, in Palestine, 2000 years ago." Says Dr. Boyd Daniels of The American Bible Society (from a personal conversation with Satyaraja dasa), "Oh, yes, the word erketai is definitely the present tense form of the verb. Jesus was speaking to his contemporaries."

3. Shrimad-Bhagavatam, (Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, © BBT-Int’l 1972). This great literary classic is known as, "The ripened fruit of the tree of Vedic knowledge" and is translated: The Beautiful Stories Of The Lord.

4. What would Jesus do?  This question is asked throughout the provocative book, In His Steps, by Charles Sheldon (Word Books Publishers, Waco, Texas, 1988).

5.  You Mean That’s In The Bible? (Satyaraja dasa, p.11, FOLK Books, P.O. Box 400716, Brooklyn, New York 11240-0716).

6.  Food For The Spirit (Steven Rosen, pp. 25-26, Bala Books, 1987).

7. Through the Eyes of Jesus (C. Alan Ames, Vol. 1, page 135. This book is in three volumes, available from the 101 Foundation, P.O. Box 151, Albury, NJ, 08802-0151, phone: (908) 689-8792)
 

3.   Follow this link to read NOTE #3.

4.  The Spiritual Master and the Disciple, (Subhananda dasa, © BBT-Int’l, 1978.)

5.  Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi-lila 2.22, (Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, © BBT-Int’l, 1974).

6.   Ibid.

7.   Ibid.

8.   Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, (Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, © BBT-Int’l, 1884—The complete history of Lord Krishna’s appearance can be found in chapters 1-3).

9.   The Lives of the Vaishnava Saints: Shrinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, Shyamananda Pandit, (Steven Rosen, p.84, FOLK Books, 1991).

10.  Chaitanya-charitamrita, Antya-lila 3.97—These pastimes of Haridasa Thakura were recorded during a live, eight-day lecture series, given by His Holiness Varshana Swami. Varshana Swami is a much-loved and respected sannyasi (celibate priest) in the Hare Krishna Movement. Quotes are taken from these lectures. Quotes are also taken from the tenth canto of the Shrimad-Bhagavatam, chapter 13, and from the Chaitanya-charitamrita, Antya-lila, Chapters 9-11.

11. Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead (see note #8).

12. Bishma had been given the benediction of not having to die until he chose to do so. The story of this mighty warrior is narrated in the great classic from India, the Mahabharata.

13. Conversations With Shrila Prabhupada, Vol.6, p.123.

14. Chaitanya-charitamrita, Introduction.

15. Ibid., p. 209.

16. Ibid., p. 204.

17. Conversations With Shrila Prabhupada, Vol.7, pp.124-25.

18. The Word of Faith, (February 1989, p. 6, Kenneth Hagin Ministries, RHEMA Bible Church, P.O. Box 50126, Tulsa, OK 74150-0126).

19. Conversations With Shrila Prabhupada, Vol.6, p. 369.

20. Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Chapter two.

2  Bhagavad-gita As It Is, (Introduction, p.3, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, © BBT-Int’l, 1989).

3.  For the complete history of Lord Chaitanya, including His many miracles, please refer to the Chaitanya-charitamrita.

4.  Shrimad-Bhagavatam 1.19.35, (Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, © BBT-Int’l, 1972).

1.  The Wor1d Book Encyclopedia (World Book, 1992), Vol.2, p.100: The banyan (BAN yuhn) tree belongs to the mulberry family and is classified as Ficus benqalenis. "It is a kind of fig tree that grows in India and adjacent countries. A single banyan tree has many trunks and can look like a small forest. The tree grows in a peculiar way. Birds drop banyan seeds into the top branches of palm and other trees. The seeds sprout in the treetops and branches develop. Eventually, the branches send roots down to the ground. These supports then enlarge into trunks and develop new branches. In time, the banyan kills the supporting tree by strangling it. A fruit like the edible fig grows on the banyan tree but it is not good to eat. The largest banyan tree is on the island of Shri Lanka. It has 350 large trunks and over 3000 small ones.

2.  Gaudiya (goo-DEE-ya) literally refers to West Bengal, the place where Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu made His divine appearance some500 years ago. Thus, it is also used to refer to Shri Chaitanya Himself. Gaudiya Vaishnavas are those devotees of Godhead who approach The Absolute by the method conceived of and taught by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

3.  The Universal Form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, was shown to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Bhagavada-gita 11:9—"Sanjaya said, 0 King, having spoken thus, the supreme Lord of all mystic power...displayed His Universal Form to Arjuna." Only Lord Krishna is able to display this form of God, establishing for the faithful that, indeed, Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is one of the Vedic tests that separate so-called gods from the true God who can display the Universal Form.

4.  Bhagavad-gita As It Is, 8.22, (Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, © BBT-Int’l, 1989).

5.  Ibid., 14.26.

6.  In 1961 this revelation became known to an anonymous Christian while immersed in prayer.

7.  Kali-yuga—the present age we live in, characterized by quarrel. It is the last period in a cycle of four ages, lasts 432,000 years, and began five thousand years ago.

8.  SHRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM 12.3.51—"My dear king, although Kali-yuga is full of faults, there is still one good quality about this age. It is that simply by chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the spiritual kingdom."

9.  Teachings of Lord Kapila, (Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, p. 183, © BBT-Int’l, 1986).

10.  The Way of a Pilgrim, (Helen Bacovcin, p.145, Image Books, 1978).

11.  The Science of Self-Realization, (Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, pp.147-48, © BBT-Int’l, 1977).

12.  Shri Namarita, The Nectar of the Holy Name, (Subananda dasa, p. 530, © BBT Int’l, 1982)

13.  Elevation to Krishna Consciousness, (Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, p.90, © BBT-Int’1, 1973).

14.  The Way Of A Pilgrim, (Helen Bacovcin, p.132, 159, Image Books, 1978).

15.  The nine kinds of devotional service are mentioned in the Shrimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.23). These nine ways of serving God include, hearing about Krishna, glorifying (speaking about) Krishna, remembering Krishna, offering service to Krishna, worshiping Lord Krishna in the temple, offering prayers, working as a servant, making friendship with Krishna, and full surrender to Lord Krishna.

16.  Padyavali #29, (by Shrila Rupa Goswami, cited in Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila 15.110).

17.  The Way of a Pilgrim, (Helen Bacovcin, p.139, Image Books, 1978).

18.  Conversations With Shrila Prabhupada, (Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Vol. 3, p. 157, © BBT-Int’1, 1989).

19.  Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila 17.51, (Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, © BBT-Int’l, 1983).